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	Graham Dryer, proprietor of Brixham Bait & Tackle who is also Chairman of Brixham SAC caught this fine early Winter Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck on a soft lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 16th November 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Jamie Hopwood caught this fine early Winter Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck on a soft lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 16th November 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Ross Howe caught this fine early Winter Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck on a soft lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 16th November 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Neil Evans a member of Cymbran Celtic SAC proudly holds his Pollack caught on a "Storm Shad" soft lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 18th October 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Di Loder a member of Cymbran Celtic SAC proudly holds his Pollack caught on a "Storm Shad" soft lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 18th October 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mick Hallam a member of Brixham SAC proudly holds his Pollack 15 lbs caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Wednesday 8th October 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Simon Gibbs caught his personal best Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck while using a "Storm Shad" soft lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 20th September 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Shaun Bevis from Andover caught this hard fighting Summer Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 31st August 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Nicky Malson a member of Pontypool SAC caught this superb Summer Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck mark on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 28th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mike Wakeley a member of Pontypool SAC caught this superb Summer Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck mark on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 28th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Mike Concannon caught the biggest Pollack of the day from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 25th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Steve Shelley from Chudleigh caught a top quality Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 25th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
	Ray Coppin from Teignmouth caught a prime quality Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 25th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
Huw Griffiths a member of the Rhonda SAC proudly holds his top quality Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 20th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	This sporting Pollack really did pull my string Wednesday 16th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
I was really pleased to catch such a sporting fish Wednesday 16th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
	Lady Teachers can catch fine Pollack too, said Bea Tyndale Wednesday 16th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
Mick Hallam a member of Brixham SAC proudly holds a quality Pollack caught on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat, his new "Gemini" Saturday 12th July 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	John Chester a Consultant from Taunton Hospital caught the best Pollack of the day 18 lbs on an orange "Redgill" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 2nd March 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Paul Harris (left) and John Chester caught a variety of Pollack on "Redgill", "Shad" and "Jellyworm" soft plastic lures aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 2nd March 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Brian Coles from Paignton proudly holds his specimen Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 24th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Carol Rice from Derbyshire proudly holds a brace of fine Pollack caught on a "Jelly Worm" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 24th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Jason Knott proudly holds his best Pollack of the day caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 23rd February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mike Morgan proudly holds his best Pollack of the day caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 23rd February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Paul Frayne proudly holds his best Pollack of the day caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 23rd February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Tim Phillips from Bridgewater proudly holds his best Pollack of the day 18 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Wednesday 20th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Mark Barnett a member of Kingsbridge SAC who works for his Mum and Dad at the Devon Angling Centre in Chillington nr. Kingsbridge, your favourite bait and tackle shop, proudly holds his best Pollack of the day 17 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Wednesday 20th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Stephen Parr proudly holds his Pollack 22 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Wednesday 13th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Stephen Parr proudly holds his Pollack 21 lbs 8 ozs caught from a mid-Channel wreck on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Wednesday 13th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Derek Parr proudly holds his own best Pollack of the day 19 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Roger Huntley proudly holds his personal best Pollack 22 lbs caught on a black "Redgill" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Dereck Parr proudly holds his personal best Pollack 21 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Roger Huntley proudly holds his personal best Pollack 18 lbs 8 ozs caught on a "Jellyworm" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Brothers Stephen (left) and Alan Parr proudly hold their pair of Pollack 18 lbs and 20 lbs, caught on black "Redgill" lures from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Alan Parr (left) and Roger Huntley proudly holds their top quality Pollack 20 lbs, 19 lbs and 22 lbs caught on "Redgill" lures from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Stephen Parr proudly holds his Pollack 21 lbs 8 ozs caught from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 12th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Dave Wetherby proudly holds his Pollack 18 lbs 8 ozs caught on a brown "Jellyworm" from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 11th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Junior angler, Jake Rogan proudly holds his Pollack caught on a blue "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 11th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Mark Rogan proudly holds his Pollack 18 lbs 8 ozs, the best fish of the day, caught on a brown "Jellyworm" from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 11th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mick "Mr Wilkes" Hallam a member of Brixham SAC proudly holds his Pollack 17 lbs 8 ozs caught on a brown "Jellyworm" from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 11th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Tom Jones proudly holds his Pollack caught on a brown "Jellyworm" from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 11th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mike Concannon struggles to strike a pose with a pair of hard fighting Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 8th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Graham Dryer Chairman of Brixham SAC and proprietor of Brixham Bait & Tackle caught this hard fighting Winter Pollack from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 8th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Mitch Johnson a member of the Birmingham Hookers SAC caught this hard fighting Winter Pollack 20 lbs 8 ozs a new record for his club for this specie, from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 8th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
	Jim Laing, President of Torbay Sea Angling Festival caught this hard fighting Winter Pollack of around 16 lbsfrom a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 8th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
Mitch Johnson (l) a member of the Birmingham Hookers SAC caught this hard fighting Winter Pollack as did his fellow "hooker" Roger Lovell from Solihull from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 8th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
	Andrew Grimsdell a member of the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Services SAC proudly holds his best Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Thursday 7th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Paul Heap a member of the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Services SAC proudly holds his best Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Thursday 7th February 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Kevin Turbervill a member of Pontypool SAC proudly holds his Pollack 19 lbs the best fish of the day caught from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 28th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Les Escott a member of Pontypool SAC proudly holds his Pollack 16 lbs 8 ozs the best fish of the day caught from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 28th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Andy Parfitt a member of Pontypool SAC proudly holds his Pollack 16 lbs 8 ozs the best fish of the day caught from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 28th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Bill Trevarthen (l) and Bill Devlin proudly hold a pair of Pollack caught aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" from a mid-Channel wreck mark Saturday 26th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Mary Lennox
	Richard Wilson a member of Torquay SAA with his best Pollack of the day 15 lbs 8 ozs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid- Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 27th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harris
Malcolm Shears from Brixham with the best Pollack of the day 17 lbs 8 ozs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid- Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 27th January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Colin Davies from Kingsbridge who regularly contributes photos and articles to "Boat Fishing Monthly" magazine proudly holds his specimen Pollack in excess of 16 lbs caught aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 22nd January 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
John French (l) from Torbay and Alan Edwards hold a pair of top quality winter Pollack caught aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 22nd January 2008 Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon
	Mike Concannon who writes regularly for "Sea Angling News" proudly holds the best Pollack of the day 17 lbs 4 ozs caught a small Dark Silver Grey "Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Tuesday 22nd January 2008 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Pete Spencer from Taunton proudly holds his specimen Pollack caught on a "Red Gill" lure from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 6th January 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Bill Trevarthen from Plymouth holds his specimen Pollack 17 lbs 5 ozs caught on a "Redgill" lure from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 31st December 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
John Chester a Surgeon from Taunton caught the best Pollack of the day on a "Storm Shad" lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 17th November 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Brian Westley (left) and Ian Rowswell (right) hold a couple of quality wreck caught Pollack aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 17th November 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Lawrence Fender from Swansea proudly holds his Pollack 14 lbs 8 ozs his best fish of the day aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Friday 19th October 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Brian Coles from Paignton proudly holds his Pollack 17 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 14th October 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Chris Zech (l) and Colin Higgins (r) from Bridgewater hold a matching pair of Summer Pollack caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark on "Shad" lures aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Monday 8th October 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Martin Evans from Birmingham holds his brace of fine Pollack the best of the day, 15 lbs 10 ozs and 14 lbs, both caught on "Storm Shad" lures from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Sunday 30th September 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Another talented local angler, Brian Coles, proudly holds his specimen Pollack 15 lbs caught on a "Storm Shad" Lure on 15 lb class tackle aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" from a mid-Channel wreck mark Monday 27th August 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
	Peter Kukulsky from Czechoslovakia proudly holds his personal best Pollack caught on a "Storm Shad Lure aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini" Saturday 4th August 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Rob Marshall of Brixham SAC with his best Pollack of the day 18 lbs 13 ozs 14 dr caught on 15lb class tackle and Storm Shad lure aboard Gemini out of Dartmouth Friday 6th April, 2007 Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Nearly a Record Pollack - David Lingham, (whose Dad, Barry Lingham used to own and Skipper the charter boat "Jennifer Ann" out of Dartmouth), was netting out of Brixham, off our local coastline, on one of the many mid-Channel wreck marks which are regularly fished by our local charter boats.

Dave who is also an accomplished rod and line angler, realised what he had caught in his net. It was a Pollack which when later weighed ashore tipped the accurate scales in Brixham Fish Market to 15 Kgs. That is a fish in excess of 33 lbs.

Dave Lingham (left) - (sorry I don't know the
name of the chap in yellow oilskins)
proudly holds a specimen net caught
Pollack which weighed-in later on shore tipped
the scales to 15 Kgs that is around 33 lbs plus
and would have broken the present rod caught record
for this species from boat by around 4 lbs

March 2007

Photo courtesy of Rob Penfold

Dwell on this for a little while. The present rod and line record from boat for this species currently stands at 29 lbs 4 ozs and was set way back in 1987 off Dungeness by a W.S. Mayes. You are looking at a specimen Pollack which would have beaten that record by about 4 lbs. Read this and weep.

I ought to start a rumour that it had a "Shad" hanging from its lip on a broken trace, but I won't. Maybe there is another fish of this superb calibre out there with your name on it.

Dudley Figg a member of Brixham SAC
proudly holds his specimen Pollack 21 lbs
best fish of the day aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"

Wednesday 7th March 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Steve Leadbeater from Staffordshire
holds his specimen Pollack 21 lbs 8 ozs
caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark
aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini"

Monday 5th February 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

"Cwmbach Predator" Pollack Trip aboard Dave Harrison's "Gemini" - Email received today from Rob Thomas in deepest Wales - Thanks Rob, it's always good to hear from you. An independent view is worth many thousands of words from others such as me, who might perhaps be considered biased.

Robert Thomas with a 19lbs Pollack. This fish threw up all its stomach contents before being weighed.

Rob Thomas from Wales holds his
specimen Pollack 19 lbs
caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark
aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini"

Saturday 27th January 2007

Photo courtesy of Rob Thomas

This fish was part of Saturday's haul aboard "Gemini". It was a very difficult day to start, not much fish activity on the chosen area and gill nets everywhere. By the afternoon, only a few medium sized fish to show for our efforts. Dave gave us the option of steaming the afternoon tide away to find another location, or to try one more wreck close by. We all agreed to persevere. Dave seems to have an instinct for this sort of thing. Trust me guys, its not all about steaming miles. The chosen wreck produced some of the finest Pollack fishing I've seen, with many personal bests being landed. It just goes to show that flying round the Channel at 20 knots is not the answer; istening to common sense, wisdom and experience is. Thanks - Robert Thomas "Cwymbach" predators S.A.C.

What a lot of Pollocks!