New boat = Big Fish?

Ocean Prowler

I went fishing yesterday, in a new Kayak. It was an Ocean Prowler Trident 15 purchased from Brookbank Canoes. I had been thinking about getting another Kayak so that I could invite my kids or a friend to share this hobby. The problem with the Hobie has hastened that decision. The thought of missing weeks of the valuable English summer whilst Hobie offered a solution to my problem was too much to bear.
After digging some ragworm at Lepe, Tim and I set off to catch some fish. We were a bit limited as I hadn't set the new Kayak up for fishing and I had no means of anchoring, I had to tie on to Tims Kayak. We tried the mouth of Beaulieu river but holding anchor with the strong tide and increasing wind made this uncomfortable. We ended up a few hundred yards out from the Lepe Cafe in about 10 feet of water.
I landed my best ever Bass. Ok, it was 5lb 5oz but for me it was BIG. The day had started a little slow, Tim and I had a few small bass and lots of little bites that turned out to be Black Bream. Then it started to rain and I was feeling a bit cold. Tim, forever the optimist, said that it was good that it was raining and that the fish will bite when it rains. How the hell does a fish know when it's raining? Well, it appears the BIG Bass I caught knew as my line when screaming away. More larger Bream followed, ideal for the barbie.
The Prowler is a nice boat but it did make me appreciate the Hobie more than ever. The Hobie Outback is definitely a more solid and stable craft and the mirage drive was sorely missed. It would appear however, that you catch bigger fish from the Prowler
All in all a successful and very pleasant days fishing..
Oh, and by the way, I fell in again, got my feet tangled with the landing net getting off the Kayak, hence the wet shirt in fish photo.

A small but Beautiful Bass.

My best to date at 5lb 5oz

Tim in action

Kayakers view of Lepe

The FISH

The Prowler

Tims Bream and some cool Kayak dude in the background.

Thanks again to Tim for the photos.