Oman Fishing 2022

[Giles]

It was a hit and release, so not counted…..

[Clint_D]

Shit! Sorry to hear about that @Giles but glad you didn't get too banged up! Is that your Stella reel? Hope the reel foot is replaceable or repairable.

[Giles]

It is a Stella, not mine, I'm a Saltiga guy.  I can't see how it can be fixed.  But at least Matthieu now has a spare spool

[Kasi]

Good to see you ok G..

Have fun

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[Giles]

And the good news, it is all fixed, and the cracks in the deck are being caulked as I type - of course, the batteries are in the compartment under the damage 

The unit has been Frankensteined and the donor unit now awaits spares - it came from one of the other boats, which for reasons I have not got to the bottom of, we cant use 

So, we have missed a whole days fishing, but I've lost more than that in a week to bad weather, so all is good….

[goosehd]

Great news!  I can never decide if you’re the luckiest or most unlikely person I know…

[Giles]

Probably, the most unlikely….

But seriously, I consider myself to be supremely lucky.  I get to do some very weird and wonderful shit, and I have a wife in @Madame Buttonfly  who whilst not exactly ecstatic about me doing fucking stupid stuff with people half my age (not in itself a bad thing, but I do shit that I probably should have stopped doing decades ago), puts up with it, in good grace.

[goosehd]

Covid brain fog and f’n spell check 

[Nik]

Wow full on. Did you see the whale?
Glad to hear you fared better than the poor guys in this painting by Charles Sidney Raleigh. 

[sabergirl]

I’m so glad you’re all okay, Giles! What a crazy thing. I wonder if the whale was targeting your boat on purpose?

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[motojobobo]

Very glad you are ok and about to get out there again!

Any idea what kind of injuries/severity the humpback takes after a hit like this?

Look forward to your upcoming GT pics!

[Giles]

I doubt whether we were targetted, we were cruising at 30knots, I think it just surfaced as we crossed its path.  I suspect it did not suffer, the Humpbacks here average about 15meters long and will be heavily protected by a layer of blubber.

We hit it with the skeg and not the propeller, so I guess it was like us being annoyed by a mosquito….

[Matt]

Giles Padmore. Annoying both man and beast all over the world.

Glad you and your trip are both ok.

[Omega Man]

Wow, that is a freak accident.  Could have been thrown off the boat… Glad to hear you are OK!
Need to get back to fishing.  Can't wait to see some pics.

[Paul9221]

That humpback whale was probably just trying to ask you for an ETA on the new UHR denim

Seriously though, glad everyone's okay.  Stay safe, G!

[Matt]

^Thats funny.

[Madame Buttonfly]

@goosehd:

Should change your forum name to “Ahab”.

Needless to say, being woken this morning by a call from Giles at 07:30, with horrible connectivity, saying there had been a boat crash, was - well - bloody awful!  He convinced me in a later call (when I could actually hear what he was saying) that he's okay.  And the fact that he's been documenting his adventures leads me to believe that his mind (if not his body) is still functioning as well as can be expected!  ::)

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Giles:

But seriously, I consider myself to be supremely lucky.  I get to do some very weird and wonderful shit, and I have a wife in @Madame Buttonfly  who whilst not exactly ecstatic about me doing fucking stupid stuff with people half my age (not in itself a bad thing, but I do shit that I probably should have stopped doing decades ago), puts up with it, in good grace.

Nuff said 

[Matt]

If someone called me at 7:30 am to tell me they had an incident with a whale I’d have hung up.  He’s luck to have you.

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Matt:

Giles Padmore. Annoying both man and beast all over the world.

Indeed he is (both annoying and lucky to have me).  But, funnily enough, I wouldn't have him any other way