Lampuki Season 2011

Started by nemxu, August 17, 2011, 17:30:14 CET

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lazyfisherman

I was going to ask you the same question about how to catch kavalli - however this type of fishing clearly does not suit me - there is definitely no way that lazyfisherman is going to wake up at 2 am to go fishing!

bigboy

mur gibek tqum fxi 1am mela int sihbi u tidhol lura l port fxi 5pm jew tamel xi jumejn fuq il bahar haha

lazyfisherman

No way bigboy - not even if the fish jump into the boat on their own! I have learnt to be satisfied with what I can catch at more reasonable times. Ta' bil-lejl kollu ghalikhom!

Granitu

Quote from: lazyfisherman on September 15, 2011, 13:56:06 CET
I was going to ask you the same question about how to catch kavalli - however this type of fishing clearly does not suit me - there is definitely no way that lazyfisherman is going to wake up at 2 am to go fishing!

lol believe me until you try fishing at night you say so - at the moment I love fishing at night rather than in the scorching sun even if I have a canopy.

kavalli are fun to catch as with the right technique you catch as many as you like. Sometimes they do not bite as much but if the bite is hot they are enjoyable. Plus they put a good fight - even if one should avoid this as it scares the others around.
Good season so far.....

lazyfisherman

I agree that the present scorching sun is not nice at all and I have no doubt that it is a very pleasant type of fishing once you are awake and kavalli are very, very good to eat. The problem remains one - managing to get out of bed at that time!

(It's more thn once that I set the alarm at a much more decent 5.00 am, only to switch it off as soon as it rings, turn over to the other side and bye bye the morning's planned fishing trip!)

robby017

the trick is....... don't go to bed ;)
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bmamo

Sorry for bumping this thread again, but has anyone seen any change in the bad lampuki trolling season this year started with? Has there been any improvements in catches and sizes? Are the FADs tad-dilettanti and the tankers still empty? To catch one do we still have to go abroad? We usually troll, is there any other method that can be used by recreational fishermen?

thanks guys!
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shanook

where do u fish for kavalli at bugibba near the fishfarms.....as i have never tried on this side.........

The_Gaffer

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Was out trolling for Lampuki yesterday.  Left the marina quite late in the morning, about 9.00am, and headed out to my usual area.  At 13kmiles out, started trolling.  Baby tuna (tunagg) were everywhere.  It is rather annoying to hook up tunagg all the time, especially where you're targeting Lampuki.  At 15Kmiles, first strike from a lampuka.  This was a massive 3kg one.  Turned round, and trolled the area again, no more strikes.  Continued to troll, and another strike froma big lampuka.  Very unusual size for this time of the year. Further out, I started catching more lampuki, only this time they were more decent sized, in the 1.5kg range. In all, caught about 20 lampuki, 3 hurrab, and released about 50 tunnag!!!

Sorry no pics, as I then went through an ordeal coming into my berth at the marina.  

I returned when it was raining hard over cenral Malta.  My berth is at Pontoon A, Msida Marina.  Opposite my berth is the exit flow of all the rain that comes down from regional road and valley road.  The force of the rain water gushing out of the exit flows into the marina creates a current that pushes against the pontoon.  I could see there was a current, from the amount of debris that was floating and steadly flowing in one direction.  The marina sea was brown, filthy and stinking of drainage!!.  As soon as I turned the boat into the pontoon, this current hit me so violently that I could not control the Gaffer.

The current pushed the Gaffer onto the mooring ropes, and one rope got snagged between the rudder and the propeller. Luckily, I had already disengaged the engine.  But I was stuck.  I deployed the fenders on the bows to protect mine and other moored boats.  Sat down, lit a cigarette, and thought it through.  I couldn't jump in an release the rope.  The sea was filthy with drainage material, debris and the colour of the sea was dark brown and stinking.

So, I secured the stern of the Gaffer to another boat, and figured out a plan how to (1) release(cut) the rope that was causing the problem, (2) Berth the gaffer in her usual place, (3) secure the other boat once I had cut the rope.
I called Marina security, who were there in minutes.  Told them my plan, and they agreed.  

First, we boarded the boat that had the rope snagged into my stern.  Released the tension on the rope, but the Gaffer did not move.  I boarded the Gaffer, and using a boat hook, brought up the rope from one end (pontoon side) and cut the rope.  Then using the boat hook again, brought up the snagged rope from the other side and cut the rope again.  The Gaffer was free. So all we had to do was manuever the Gaffer into her slot.  Then we secured the other boat to mine, and made sure all was fast and tight as there is a NW high wind forecast for the weekend.

By that time, pictures of my catch were the last thing on my mind!!

When the sea clears, I'll go down and release the snagged rope that's caught between the rudder and the prop.  But until then, the surrounding area is very unsafe to breath in, let alone swim!!
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malvizzu

What an ordeal! I would have gone into panic for sure :) Nice write-up though. Thanks for sharing.
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skip

What a frustrating end to a fun day out fishing..........The last thing you want to have to deal with and then the thought of maybe having to go into that water....yuk!

Once you managed to temp secure the boat, calming down and evaluating the situation is often the best way forward to formulate a good plan.

bigboy

lil ta quddiemek ma qtajtlux ic cimi ukoll hux Joe ? :P

The_Gaffer

Nick, there was no way I was going into that slimey stinking muck, not even for the Gaffer.  The only way out was to cut the mooring rope of the other boat. I couldn't do that without the permission of the Marina.  Once that was solved, I did however get my hands in that muck to pull up the snagged rope.  
I agree with you though, its good to just sit down, evaluate the situation, and go over possible solutions.  If the sea hadn't been to dirty, I would have jumped in without a moment's hesitation.  But then again, the sea wouldn't have been dirty if it hadn't rained and I and the gushing water creating that current.  I've been moored at the same spot for 8 yrs now, and this is the 1st time I've snagged a mooring rope.  I've got used to the prevailing currents at that spot, and always position the boat and use the currents to my advantage when berthing the boat.  Its not easy to berth in reverse using a single screw boat with no bow thruster, but with time one learns.  
More importantly, it was those 2 big lampuki that I caught.  There seems to be 3 sizes out there at the moment.  The usual size for this time of the year (around 1-1.5Kgs) a smaller size (about 600-700g) and these 2 which I managed to land.  I caught another 4 large ones (when I say large, I mean large for the normal size found around this time of the year), but they all managed to get away.  I usually associate that size of Lampuki with Novemeber.  I always go out on one last trip for Lampuki around that time, using some heavy gear (I use hand lines, so its .80 as a main line and .60 for the leader.)
This year, I'm planning on using rods as well.  Just bought 2 new Shimano Sienna 4000FD reels on ebay for €60 for both reels, including shipping.  I'll match them up to two light spinning rods I have.  
This is new territory for me, trolling for Lampuki using rods.  I was planning on spooling up with very light mono and a 20lbs leader.  

What do you guys think?
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The_Gaffer

Quote from: bigboy on October 07, 2011, 13:49:31 CET
lil ta quddiemek ma qtajtlux ic cimi ukoll hux Joe ? :P


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Ostra Kane, taf kif jiehdok il-kurrent hemm?...Jien qatt ma bsart li l-ilma tax xita jinzel b'daqshekk forza u jikkreja kurrent qawwi hekk.  Xejn man, kif dort ezatt ghal pontoon, il-pruwa tal-gaffer qisu qabada tugboat u garra ghal gol pontoon.  Ipprovajt insijja, imma ghal xejn, il-kurrent kien bsahtu wisq!
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bigboy

Hemmekk tal biza Joe meta tamel xi wahda maltemp tajba !!!

Jien al grazzja t alla qatt ma kont fiha dik is sitwazzjoni pero gili kont fuq l art u rajt is sahha tal kurrent li tigi hemmek.

l ahjar haga li tamel ek darbohra terga tinqabad fdik is sitwazjoni mur fej l islipp u tih cans joqod naqa l kurrent