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RODBENDERS NEWS ARCHIVE
Bite Penzance 2008
Late Spring Bank Holliday weekend with typical English weather However we did get a couple of days in and some good sport to boot
We have a short 15min film
Full screen version click here M-Peg 2 file size 968mb Please note that this file will take a while to download But its worth the wait !!! |
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RODBENDERS NEWS ARCHIVE
Great day on Duchess II Report from Bob Shotter (June 2008)
My old pal Andy Key is visiting the UK having travelled half way around the world from Perth in Australia his son Daniel and step son Nathan joined Rodbenders Jumbo Aaron an myself on an individual day along with Mike Billy and Carl from Liverpool and the legendary Ted Tuckerman, we had a cracking time landing Fifty Prime condition Cod along with Red Gurnard Bull Huss Black Bream and the ever present Dog fish Pouting and Mackerel. The Flaming June sun shone all day on a super calm day You can see film of the trip click here This is an m-peg 2 file of 541mb
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This page, which has been added by request (yes we do listen) features some of the films we have made. Over the next few months we will be adding lots of filmed fishing action Including Old news reports and all of our films that have been until now only available on DVD Most of our films are available for free download in full mpeg DVD quality or you can use the poorer streaming quality should you not want to or have the space to save it on your computer. I would point out that we recommend the use of the VLC media player for m-peg viewing. It’s available free and plays many of the files that you will find windows media player ether struggles with or wont play at all. To get the VCL player CLICK HERE |
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VALKYRIE WRECK FISHING We were commissioned to make a film to help promote the type of wreck Fishing that Glen on Valkyrie offers his clients This 30 minute movie was shot on a single trip and tracks the type of day you can expect on a Wrecking adventure from Langston Harbour. It is one of our best films to date and is now available in both streaming video quality and full screen mpeg 2 which is the top quality format.
Click here to view the film in streaming video
Click here to download the full mpeg 2 version
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Join Rodbenders Aaron Bob Julian and Nigel On a trip to the Scottish Highlands
Joined by Whitby anglers Foxy Neil and Nicky For four fantastic days of Giant Skate Fishing
On board ‘Lara Dawn’ skippered by Ronnie Campbell
This was without doubt a trip of a life time with Lots of fun and some very big fish
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Join the three original members of ‘Team Rodbenders’ Aaron Bob and Jumbo as they make there first trip to Falmouth in the south west of England.
Meeting up with Skipper of Blue Minstrel ‘Nigel Hodge’ A man that eats breaths and sleeps fishing and is a great laugh to.
The weather on the first day was a little rough but improved dramatically as did the fishing, providing a most memorable week end.
This movie is available as an mpeg 2 file providing full screen size and very good quality viewing
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Skippers if you would like us to make a movie of one of your trips like those on our films and DVD’s page then please get in touch. This is a free service we look only to cover the cost of travel and if necessary a stop over at a local B&B. We can also provide you with free web space to host the movie with links from any site of your choice.
Skippers who have used us in the past have found it well worth while with increased bookings as a result.
Please contact bobshotter@rodbenders.net |
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February 2009 Winter Fishing in the South West
A short film from Falmouth and a chance to see Nigel Hodge and his new boat Wave Chieftain in action.
CLICK HERE for a top quality mpeg version suitable for Broadband users or CLICK HERE for a streaming video version, small screen and not such good quality but suitable for dial up connections. |
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Report by Bob Shotter 10th July 2009
My four preceding Shark trips had produced just one near miss. This trip however was to make up for it big time even though it was not me that actually made the catch, other than on camera. My good friend Robin ‘Chippy’ Chapman who is getting quite a reputation as a top sharking skipper and can boast seven sharks from the first two trips the season, invited me to join a small group of anglers who had booked the boat for a day sharking out of Penzance. We set up our drift some six miles south of Lands End on a slight sea the sky was over cast and an approaching storm forecast for the next day started to make it’s presence felt as the day went on. A sent trail was set up with the use of a bag of frozen Scad in a couple of laundry baskets, where it was pummeled with a pick axe handle, the four rods were then set up with a mackerel flapper and float and sent out from the boat the first and furthest from the boat set at around sixty feet, in the light tide conditions no sinker weights were used. The seven anglers had drawn numbers and a change round every hour would provide a fair chance for all on board. I drew number one and as fate would have it just after the change over we noticed the sea birds were not settling on the water. Sure enough moments later rod number one screamed of though only for a short while, had the shark taken and dropped the bait? After a minute that seemed like twenty we saw another run and Chippy struck home the hook and handed the rod to the young lad (Josh) who’s turn it was on the number one rod. After some ten minutes he had brought the shark within sight of the boat which in turn sent it on a deep run. Clearly this was going to be to much for the young inexperienced lad so the skipper took charge of the situation and moments later it was Josh’s dad that was to take over. The estimated weight was at first thought to be around 80 lbs but as the fight went on this increased to 100 lb then as we caught sight of this beautiful creature we could see it was all of that and possibly more. Still the fight was not over and the shark dived again some eight or nine times before Chippy managed to heave it aboard for a quick de hook and photo call before being returned. As stated I did catch the all of the action on film and we have it for you to download in full mpeg DVD quality or you can use the poorer streaming quality should you not want to or have the space to save it on your computer. I would point out that we recommend the use of the VLC media player for m-peg viewing. It’s available free and plays many of the files that you will find windows media player ether struggles with or wont play at all. To get the VCL player CLICK HERE To watch the film in m-peg quality CLICK HERE To watch the film in Media Player streaming video quality CLICK HERE
If you want more information about Sharking with Chippy on Bite or any of the other fishing trips he runs, then CLICK HERE to go to the Bite Adventures Web Site
Below are pictures of other catches this week on Bite Left Haddock Centre Weaver just 2oz short of UK record and right a Turbot
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News Report by Bob Shotter Sunday 6th September 2009
Just by chance I was able to join Nigel and a small grope of anglers booked on one of the Wave Chieftain sharking trips on Sunday The weather was not to good but Nigel said it might be ok and was worth a look as the forecast was not due to worsen until much later. So armed with my trusty camera and my still virgin Sharking gear we set off from Mylor Harbour nr Falmouth We travelled about 18miles to start our drift having caught some mackerel on route but we were still only about ten miles off shore Once the drift was set up Jason and Richard who fished the Penzance event with us, put out a small bait for Gar fish and landed a few and I fished the bottom with baited feathers and had two nice Ling a Pollack, Cuckoo Wrasse and some Whiting However the big moment came about an hour into the drift when one of the rods burst into action with a nice 55lb Blue Shark taking line at a rate of knots. Once Nigel had set the hook Jason and Richard took it in turns to bring the fish to the boat. Nicely lip hooked the fish was quickly measured and returned with little damage. We didn't get another take and called it a day a little early as the wind was picking up and one of the two lads from Liverpool (Ged and Dave) had been unwell for most of the day. Film of the catch is at the end of our September 2009 news report film which includes the Penzance open comp. Click here to download it This is an m-peg two file and may take a while to download but its worth the wait. |
