Mackerel Gurdy - Selling the Catch

Catching mackerel using a gurdy and some on rod and line. Keeping the catch fresh on ice in an insulated container before grading and selling some of them.

[@AK-ru3sg]

Nice one big fella - you seem to keep your boat clean as well. Great to see.

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks a lot 🐟

[@gordonstrachan3528]

Hi tom its ice to have watched your journey so far as you have learned a lot up to this point keep it up mate your doing well ,great vids ,great content for all to see

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks Gordon for the nice comment and the encouragement, I enjoy the learning process and trying these new ideas 🐟 🐟

[@gordonstrachan3528]

When I used to fish hand lining for mackerel I had 20 feathers on the end with a pound weight I could fill the bottom of my wee boat in no time at all usually around 8 boxes and I proved I was better than a gurdy machine against my nephew on his boat he has 4 on his it all depends on what's down there but I would hand line every time Tom, if I ever get over there I will look you up and give you an insight on how we fished in the far north east of Scotland ,lol

[@gordonstrachan3528]

And then I went aboard the family's big boats I was in my wee boat from 13 to 15 years old.

[@bertbigballs]

Hi Tom, It's nice to see how you do things up in Guernsey, The Gurdy was originally a hand operated spool that resembled a "hurdy gurdy" a musical instrument, I believe they are still used for mackerel in Cornwall. good luck, Stay Safe Mate.

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks a lot for the insight. Good to read where the word originates. For sure still popular in Cornwall. Will tweak my system so easier to use and less unwieldy Thanks for the comment and support, all the best

[@deanwhittle2132]

If you put a heavier weight on the Girdy rig it would keep the tension better around the rollers.just a thought!

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Hi Dean have played around with the weights a bit, I think the whole system needs a bit of tweaking for sure, a bit unwieldy at the moment. I find having a big weight on the end seems to scare some of the fish. Just a theory mind Thanks for the comment in any case

[@davidtitcombe4686]

Hi Tom do you really think that machine was a help of a hindrance, you nearly hung yourself trying to get to you're rod when it almost went overboard. You did well with a lot of big mackerel especially when some fishing mags have been putting it around that there's a shortage of mackerel. As always a great vlog that I always look forward to on a Thursday evening, what happened last week!

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks David, just trialling the thing to be honest. It is there for when the mackerel are thick under the boat, which they weren’t on that particular day. I will never waste any catch, I either catch enough to sell or to freeze for the winter. Nothing goes to waste. I’m going to ask the restaurants for their fish frames for my crab pots, to further reduce waste hopefully. Thanks for your continued views and support. Had a couple of weeks off to regroup as editing takes quite a time and not every single trip is view worthy. You’ll be pleased to hear I’m back in action now though 🐟 🐟 all the best

[@hughshepherd6596]

Lovely day Tom. I do think you should apply for a degree course in making a simple task most difficult. If you had put 12 feathers on your rod I bet you would have caught far more than with that gurdy thing (which should have been launched overboard months ago)! Anyway nice bit of filming and of course I know that mark: its "The misty bit of Guernsey mark" Oops, sorry!

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Ha thanks Hugh, always look forward to your comments

[@hughshepherd6596]

@@WahooGuernseyFishing Thank you for your help to date as well.

[@KrasherJack]

human good, Sir Jigalot not so...

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Ha! Another mackerel video next week 🐟

[@user-se4wd4cm1e]

lucky are you that living on that amazing place.

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks yes I think so

[@deanhitchen2742]

That looked really hard work would it not be easier to get a job at Tesco's i bet finically you would be better of 🤤

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks Dean, yes I probably should 🛒

[@sentient8146]

Dean missed the point.. Here in Boston HaBa when your using a Sabiki or such for Mack’s leave the rig down when you get one on the line. It’ll fill all your feathers. I’m about the only person I know who eats them. Skin side down on a hot grill with some rice or Risotto and a salad. I’m afraid the bulk of them get used as striped bass bait.

[@DM-pe2iy]

What size line and hooks? Do you rig them yourself?

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

I tend to buy pre-rigged, fairly heavy line say 40lb, doesn’t seem to put the fish off Hooks size 1/0

[@DM-pe2iy]

@@WahooGuernseyFishing I just ordered some from place in the UK thanks

[@dotnetdoug218]

looks to me (and only a youtuber watcher) that your snoods are a bit too long which means everything gets a bit wild when bringing in... very short snoods should make it run smoother...

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks may give that a go 🐟

[@baggieboys9]

like your videos not too much talking lol

[@WahooGuernseyFishing]

Thanks, less talking more doing 😉