Haddock Fishing - Sea Fishing UK - Tips For Beginners | The Fish Locker
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- Taking every break I can in the weather, I took this opportunity to head down west and fish some different waters. I haven't drifted for Haddock in the this area on my own boat before and I was thrilled with the day I had. As you will see there was a fair amount of ground swell still out there making the day far from perfect. I hope you find some useful information and enjoy the fishing as much as I did.
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You know someone's a pro when they can tell you what's on the hook before it's reached the surface!
- Haha. And just when you think you know. Something different pops up to keep you guessing.Haha.
I know nothing about fishing but still thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Haddock are my favourite fish, there's nothing like them.
- They are delicious aren't they. 😊
We northern lads love our haddock! In the sea and in batter!
Giles Whitehead - I completely agree. 😊👍🏻🎣🐟🍽
Smoked and into a Cullen Skink. One of the best things I’ve ever eaten!
- I do love smoked poached haddocks. :)
I like that you give the how and why your doing what your doing.....It's like going to class.....Thanks for another informative and fun video.....
- That what all of this is about. Sharing knowledge and helping people to enjoy fishing. Hopefully through seeing me sharing everything with people, it will help encourage folks to do the same.
Aw mate - if there's a box I'd like to tick it's the Haddock box. I haven't seen anyone else on UA-cam catching Haddock by the way so well done and thanks a lot for showing how it can be done. Have a great New Year, Dave.
Dave Dawson - No problem. 👍🏻 There is some great haddock fishing to be had down in Cornwall in the winter. So if you really want to tick that box you know where to go. 😉 Hoping to get out again tomoro so might have some more to show you. 🤞🏻🎣
Yum yum one of my favorites Haddock in a light cheese sauce.
- I love haddock.
I grew up on cod, rock and cockles. So it wasn't until I was in my mid twenties that I had my first haddock in Cleethorpes. I still believe it is the very best fish for table. Better than bass and even turbot.
- Delicious isn't it. One of my all time favourite eating fish. 😊
John I've learned the names of at least six fish from watch your show. Also many more things. Have a great day. And thank you.
- Haha. I hope this new found knowledge comes in handy somewhere for you. :P
Haddock wins every time - caught half a dozen, four Grade 1 size, yesterday - tea sorted!
Winner winner.
John you are a star! Really enjoyed the simplicity of this presentation and how you show that we need to throw back the undersized or less usable species to let them grow and reproduce. I worry about the countries that scrape the seabed clean of species to extract the popular and dispose of the undesirable, dead back in the ocean. Love your message x
- Thank you Nick. Hopefully from our example more anglers will adopt this approach to their fishing. I also truly worry about the over exploitation by big commercial vessels. They are just pure destruction and greed.
Great no nonsense video as usual. Lots of tips to use around Anglesey where I'm very fortunate to live!
mr wildgoose - You are fortunate. Round here is great for fishing but where you are is practically an aquarium. 😛🎣 I’m really glad you found the vid usefull. Let me know if you have any suggestions for vids you’d like to see in the future. 👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker I returned to boat fishing last year when I retired. Yes you're right, Anglesey is special and I'm just starting to find out how good it really is, now that I've started to network with the local lads.
I overlook the Straits, so can pop down and find settled fishing when everywhere else has been blown off.
The Straits can be very challenging for boats - hence the famous quote from Nelson "If you can sail in the Menai Straits you can sail anywhere in the world"!
mr wildgoose - Well I hope my vids are useful for you. I have been asked ( and have started ) to do some short vids for the “Small boat owner/user” that I hope to upload to soon. Hopefully they’ll help you out. 👍🏻 Definitely let me know how you get on with the fishing👍🏻🎣
Thanks mate really enjoyed
- My pleasure Pete. 😊
Brilliant JOHN. I hope you and the family are well and I , amongst thousands of others , look forward to you posting new videos in the next few months. Fabulously uplifting . Regards Miles
- Thank you Miles. I am very glad that you are finding our videos a welcome distraction from what is going on right now. We will do our best to keep them going. Take care and stay safe. :)
In New England we love our fish and chips. And haddock is the only fish that will do.
I do love a good smoked poached haddock. 😊
Haddock there so tasty love them 😋
amblenortheastfishermen - They are my favourite fish to eat. Great fun to catch and delicious. 👍🏻🎣🐟
amblenortheastfishermen done we all
Best eating fish in the sea your a very lucky man having them to catch
Graham Precious - They are one of my favourite fish to catch and eat. Cracking sport and taste delicious. 👍🏻🎣😊
Get a few of brid but can only get at them on high pressure when there's no wind as they are 35 miles out at sea on the wall. A load of heavy ground a good run in a small boat we allways go in a group of two to 3 boats for safety but well worth the journey don't get no big ones though your spoilt
Graham Precious - There used to be a patch of ground up near Staithes that would show them from time to time. We do get a cracking run of haddocks down here at certain times. Well worth a go if you find yourself in this area. 😊
What a session. Very few of them taken this year . Hats off to you man.....
leonard whelehan - There are quite a few showing in certain areas down here in the SW. We’re really lucky. 👍🏻🎣
Been watching this channel all day new subscribe here I can’t wait to make UA-cam video on my small boat
Hobbies & Gadgets - Brilliant mate. I look forward to seeing them mate. 👍🏻
Awesome video. Im going back through your archive. Great fisherman and excellent presenter.
Delicious haddock,
- They absolutely are!! My favourite eating fish. :D
Some cracking haddocks there john. We had haddocks close in by NE scotland a few year ago got some cracking haddocks then hears hoping thay come in by again this year stock the freezer up.
- I absolutely love haddock. Such a delicious fish and they fight really well. Shame they aren't as popular as they used to be. :)
My favourite fish, Haddock. You can keep your cod, haddock every time.
- Me to mate.
What a trip mate, if only every day was like that. Never caught a haddock, great video once again
remi naftel - Thanks Remi. Some days things just fall together don’t they 😉 I think the SW is one of the few places where you can still get good haddock fishing. It’s one of my favourite things about the winter down here. 👍🏻🎣
Great catch of Haddock...my favorite fish to eat as many have said...well done John.
- I do love Haddock. :)
A Haddock something I have never caught but its on my list for the future. You had a really good trip there.
Trojs Fishing - I’m really glad it turned out ok because I did actually feel a bit ill at one point haha. That big greasy ground swell is a really pain down here.
@@TheFishLocker I thought you were going to say "that big greasy breakfast" lol
@@TheFishLocker I thought the sentence was going..."that big greasy breakfast" lol..
BrianMered - Haha. No. In certain areas after bits of weather you always get a real sloppy slow swell. 🤢
That Haddock was a gorgeous fish 👍
- They are my favourite. Delicious
Brilliant, I love a flaky Haddock too, mate. I look forward to plundering your store of vids throughout this friggin lockdown...Going mental in the Midlands but all the while escaping to Cornwall with John's Fishlocker Crew...Thanks lad!
- Tell me about it mate. We're itching to get out on the boat and the shore. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and keep your chin up, we'll soon be out after it again. ;)
Some nice haddock john
Sadly we don’t get fishing like that any more.
Some of the best videos I've watched well done mate love it keep them coming
amblenortheastfishermen - Thankyou very much for the positive feedback mate. I’ll do my best to keep them coming 👍🏻🎣
My only experience of haddock is smoked in the chipper (over twenty ago, in Ireland). They were always suspiciously brightly coloured (yellow/orange) !
- Yes it is often dyed that colour. I do love smoked Haddock.😊👍🏻
I love your fishing videos fairplay best wishes from caerphilly South Wales 😁💙👍
- Thank you Jonathan.😁
From all the vids I’ve seen Cornwall could be a million miles from where I fish in North Wales. It seems we don’t have the diversity or the sheer volume of fish one gets in the south west. Having said that, I love the vids. Totally inspirational! I cant wait for my next trip to the coast
Chris Hughes - I don’t know Chris, the waters off the welsh coastline are very productive in some places. You get great Tope fishing!! It’s a matter of right place, right time and right method for the species around here sometimes. 😉👍🏻🎣
Hey buddy what a cracking day our on the boat everything jst perfect those haddock brilliant well done on putting the smaller ones back and stoping at 4 nice keepers great video cheers
steve shiva - Thanks Steve. Yes it was a great day, I really enjoyed myself. I return 95% of the fish I catch anyway, but making sure you take care of the smaller ones is very important. They’re next years fish to catch. 😉🎣👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker yea nothing better when it all goes to plan, do you ever fish MOG south west Scotlandand tope fishing mainly but thornbacks ( doubles) occasional haddock cod etc, really great place for the small boat thought lots of areas to fish in all winds plenty good launching bits for the boat to , tight lines pall
steve shiva - MOG - Mull of Galloway? I have only fished up that neck of the woods once from the boat and twice from the shore. We holidayed on Etive last year. If you have any inside info though I’d love to hear it. I’m hoping to get back up there soon and target those big flatfish 😉
@@TheFishLocker yea Mull of Galloway, and if you mean skate fishing it's not something I've done I do no they come out regularly from boat and shore along the west to northwest coast of Scotland to 200 lb a bit of research on the forums etc will put you on the marks best of luck forgot to mention the pollock fishing at mog can be unbelievable aswel drifting close in below the cliffs with even hokkais can throw out some really good fish personally had them to 9 lb have seen doubles landed
Fair play chief, that was a good trip! Prolly best keeping the lil lad out of the swell for the time being, looked like a day for seeing your lunch twice 😁
Dan Foley - I absolutely agree on both counts. He loves the boat but don’t want to put him off it by making him rough. I must admit I even felt a little iffy at one point.lol🤢
Haddock for supper tonight I take it!!! Nice catches well done on a great video
Just some guy - Thanks very much. 👍🏻🎣 And yes, bloomin delicious they were too. 😉🍴🐟
Great video John. When I was younger and had a boat loved it out in the bay in January, clonking great Whiting as you said up to 4lb ish.
Barry C - Do you still get about much? Just because you don’t own a boat doesn’t mean you can’t fish on one. 😉🎣
@@TheFishLocker Used to do loads of stuff on boats. Used to build them, had the boatyard that was above Penryn Bridge. Sailed on all sorts of boats out of Falmouth. Back problems slowed me up but I still get plenty of fishing in, mainly coarse. Usually manage 2 or 3 days a week. Cant wait for mullet time but may try for a winter fish soon.
Barry C - That’s great. I wish I could manage 2-3 days a week. There’s plenty of options around here. I’m going to give a couple of coarse spots down St Erth a crack in the early new year. 👍🏻
Delicious fish.
- Oh they really are aren't they. Absolutely delicious. My favourite breakfast fish. Smoked poached haddock. Mmmmm.
Another cracking video John not seen a haddock for quite sometime.
Philip Shaw - Cheers Philip. I do enjoy winter fishing for haddocks. Great scrapping fish and taste bloomin lovely. 😉🎣
Beautiful first Pollack, John, well done mate.
The Autistic Angler - Thanks mate, aye it was a great bonus fish. 👍🏻🎣
bonnie haddock's when I went to the fishing many moons ago there were still great long line boats working guy I no told me biggest haddock's they caught was on the Faroe bank 12 fish to hundred weight I no that's commercial fishing but still hook and line really enjoy your channel all the best
- 10lb haddocks would be insane. Biggest Ive seen is a 7lber I think. They do catch whoppers up in Norway still but they're not that common. All the best Fergus. :)
we catch the same fish here off the coast of maine and same lobsters lots of fun and taste
- Delicious aren't they. 😊
Haddock are that rare here in Weymouth that if one is caught it makes the local paper, when I was a kid fishing in the north (Scarborough and Bridlington) every 4th fish you caught was a Haddock
David Storton - There are still a few marks I know in the north east that throw up the odd haddock but sadly they’ve been overfished pretty much everywhere. Down here in the southwest we have the odd spot that throws them up at certain times of year. 😉🎣
Great fishing again. Some really great tips and interesting to see these rigs. I've always used the ones my Da taught me back in the day, but I might just sneakily try some of yours.
- We are open and honest about all of our fishing. If you are interested in the rigs we use we have a second channel called The Fishlocker Workshop. It has our rig demos and other technical videos. :)
Cracking video john
You should be on TV son 👍
- Thankyou very much Neil. It would be amazing to be picked up by a TV channel. Being able to share fishing and help a much larger audience would be brilliant. :)
Great video,thoroughly enjoyed your comments and sensible approach to fishing as regards fish limits. Thanks for memories it brought back.
Bob
MrR M - Glad you enjoyed the video Bob. Haddock are one of the few fish I will actively take for the table but I think that everyone should exercise control. Sustainability is very important. 👍🏻🎣
Enjoyed that matey
Keith Scott - Cheers bud. Had a crack at anchoring that wreck today. Less than ideal conditions. Not checked the footage yet. 👍🏻🎣
Well done; excellent tips on catching Haddock
those whiting can be hellers for tangling anything.......thank you for sharing.....
- Aye mate, they can be a real pain at times. Tight lines mate. :)
Hi bro im pleased your happy doing the things you like
- Thank you Ian. Being able to spend my time with my family and sharing our passions and knowledge with the world is a dream come true. :D
Hi mate what a fantastic channel, stumbled upon it by accident and glad I did! Binge watching atm and need to get out with my son to catch a few. Great stuff mate :)
- Hi Andy and welcome to our channel. I'm glad you're enjoying our content and hope you find it helpful. Let us hope that all this lockdown stuff passes quickly so we may get back out on the water. Take care and stay safe. ;)
Fresh whiting floured and fried in butter with a lemon slice is as good as it gets.
- IMO Haddock is better. But Whiting is still very good. 😊
@@TheFishLocker Couldnt catch a haddock up here to save my life, whiting by the hundreds yes but haddock no. Im green with envy.🤢
Enjoyed watching , thanks 👍
tim Heasman - No problem Tim. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻🎣
Great video
- Thank you very much.
I've only ever caught tiddlers on Sea lochs in Scotland , that thing you caught was a beast. That's what happens when a fish is too tasty for its own good.
grant1133 - Definitely. Shame, but as you say. When something is tasty and worth money that’s what happens. 😔
Great vid as usual John
Dave Hamer - Thanks Dave, it was a decent day on the water. I do enjoy haddock fishing. 👍🏻🎣
Hi mate. Any thoughts on a video about your current boat? e.g. Length, beam, outboard , electronics, likes ,dislikes etc. I have recently bought a boat myself and would be interested in your experiences and recommendations. Keep up the good work - easily the most watchable channel of its type on UA-cam! Cheers...........
Graeme Pound - A few folks have been asking for more boat owner/user vids. So I’ll be making a little playlist about the boat and boat owning. 👍🏻
Why use a sliding weight, sorry I'm a noob, love the channel!
- So the line slides through it and you register even a sensitive bite.
@@TheFishLocker That makes sense, thankyou.
nice video - simple and really interesting - thanks!
- Thank you Tom, I am glad you enjoy them. Best wishes and take care. :)
great fishing mate and your such a long way from geordie land but it must of been worth the trip well done.
John Frost - Haha. Way eye man. Canny spot for haddocks like. 😉
Nice video
Romas fisherman - Thanks mate. 👍🏻🎣
Awesome video as ever!
Andy Gouriet - Cheers lad. Went out yesterday to anchor that wreck. Conditions were not great but it shows great potential. 😉👍🏻🎣
Great video John. How about a fish ID video for the whole cod family? 😉
Mat White - I think I’d have to piece that one together over a while. Do small snippets and collage them all together when I’d caught them all. 👍🏻🎣
Nice video, thanks for the tips.
ducicek - Any time. 👍🏻🎣
Still mackerel out there? Was on the south coast and had a very nice thorny this week up the river.
Geoff Streatfield - Yes there are still quite a few mackerel around and lots of pilchards. Nicely done on the thornie. Where abouts were you, Tamar?
@@TheFishLocker Just west from you near the ferry boat. Unfortunately loads of strap conger messing up your traces most casts!
Great vid bud can u make one explain what u allowed to take back home etc how many and size and when we allowed to begin back home thanks bud awesome vids
- I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm sorry but no not really. I can't make a video explaining what you can take home. Simply because the rules in every place are different and the rules are constantly changing. If I did make a video it would be an hour long to cover all the rules for all the different species and even then it would only be relevant to my area of the coast and at the time I made it. They could change the rules next week and my video would be giving people the wrong information. The best advice I can give is to speak to your local fisheries authority so they can give you the up to date relevant rules for your area. :)
The Fish Locker ok bud can u send me a link so I can read on my area thanks bud great vids tho
great video yet again. where do you go in cornwall ? bet dinner was nice ....
Ian Miller - I fish all over cornwall Ian. That’s the beauty of it, you’re never too far from a sheltered coast. 🎣😉👍🏻
I vote John for tv 100%,,,,,,,, come on itv this would be great for itv
If you know anyone at ITV ask them to get in touch. 😉
Another fine video, John. Have you ever smoked haddock to make Finan Haddie? Oo it's delicious cooked in milk!
- I do love smoked Poached Haddock. :)
Nice video. I like whiting sandwiches excellent eating
Thank you 😋
Hadocck are great fighters you think you have a double figure fish when you catch one lol. Been a while since I caught one lol happy fishing and always take it easy
👍👍👍🏴😜✌️
chopperhehehe - They proper scrap don’t they!! I do enjoy catching haddies 😊 All the best mate, take it easy. 😉👍🏻🎣🐟
The haddock 9 mins in is about the size of portion for a fish supper from the Dolphin chippy in Macduff , Aberdeenshire
just re-watchesd this one
- I really enjoy this video also Rob. I do love haddock. :D
Hi John, another great video. I do like your tackle info and methods for species. Have you done any videos on findng good boat marks? Apart from getting recommendations from locals, I seem to always pick the wrong spots! Happy New Year mate. Enjoy the Haddock & chips 😉
Bob Tooke - Thankyou Bob. No I haven’t, not yet anyway. I find all of mine myself unless someone recommends one to me. I just search through charts etc and use my own checklist of criteria. Then when I find something that looks promising I go and check it out. 😉🎣
My favorite eating fish. But only ever caught them the once, will go hunting in deeper water maybe.
mark findlay - If you’re struggling and really want to get amongst them we do get quite a good run of them in the SW. I’d have a look at Lo Kie Adventures out of Penzance. Great skipper and really gets amongst the fish.
Awesome vid mate. Didn't know you could catch Haddock like that here!
David Watts - We do get a good run of winter haddocks in certain places in the SW. They’re great fishing. 👍🏻🎣
Great film great seeing the Haddock being caught.I remember catching them on a long line,using cockles as bait.
Ken and Helen Cameron - We are very lucky here, we often get a good winter run of haddocks here. A great fighting and tasting fish. 😊👍🏻🐟🎣🍽
I love fishing but I can not get out no more as 71 to old but look at you all day .l love James do you keep some of the fish to eat to take home Wendy Caddick
- Hi Wendy, did you not see the end of the video? Where I talk about the fish I'm taking home? :D
Another Masterclass. I've really come to enjoy your fishing, and what's not to like about haddock? Please keep them coming. ;)
- I LOVE haddock!! Smoked and poached is delicious!!!
Hello John
question or suggestion for your video on Haddock fishing why don't you put a small slide lead between 2 crimps on your rig between the bottom hook and the top hook to make sure your rig goes down tight and it lays tighter on the ground when you drift .
Why don't you give it a try and feedback how you get on. 👍🏻
Fresh Haddock 🐟 very tasty 😊 Set a place for me please? 😁🍽
RicTic66 - I love it. Got to be my favourite fish. 😊👍🏻🐟🍽
I'm a bit mystified why you use a righthand multiplier and a left handed fixed spool. For both types I always use lefthand wind reels, am I missing something? Another excellent video, glad that you only keep what you can eat.
- Fixed spool I pay the fish on the rod - so use my dominant hand. Right. Heavy multiplier fishing I need to power on the handle - so use my dominant hand. Right. Thats my logic anyway. 😊
@@TheFishLocker Thanks for replying. I'm right-handed but afraid that I can't get on with winding with that hand. You obviously can.
Hi mate glad I found your channel! I live in Penzance I was just wondering what pound line you use for Haddock? Am going out on my friends boat soon so I am trying to learn from you. Cheers!
Chas - Hi there, welcome to the channel. Hopefully there will be plenty of useful stuff for you on here. The mainline isn’t really that important. But the hooklength I think I used 30 or 40lb mono. Just in case you encounter anything a little toothier. 😉👍🏻🎣
great video john, newbie here,are you looking for certain types of marks on the fish finder for the species you are catching can you show us what to look for...many thanks scott
scott walmsley - Depending on what I’m doing I watch the finder to see what the ground is like. You can see shoals of fish like mackerel etc but im usually watching to see what the seabed is like. Rocky, smooth, getting deeper/shallower etc.
Do you ever throw a fish back.
Michael Ward - I’m unsure what you are asking here? As you can see in this video I return all but 4-5 haddocks our of probably 40 fish. And if you have watched any of my other videos you will know I return probably 95% of the fish I catch.
Brilliant video! I just wonder, how do you not get snagged more fishing like this?
Experience and choosing the right ground.
Quality Catch ... How did you cook it when you got home ? Wrapped in Foil oven baked with Fresh grated Lemon Zest , Lemon Juice , Butter fresh dill .. and Fresh garlic Puree ? Ever had the FPV Minna come along side you when you've been out fishing ? I've seen her head down the Clyde a few times .. was just wondered if she's ever been down your neck of the woods
colintraveller - Now then Colin, the fisheries boys down here are very laid back. I’ve been fishing the area for years and have my boat moored within eyesight of them and I haven’t spoken to them once. The haddocks are either baked as you say, battered and fried or my favourite is smoked and poached. 😊🍽👍🏻🐟
@@TheFishLocker No worries ,,
Great post John, I noticed you moved round the coast a little for the haddock, can you get them off Falmouth drift fishing or just off the wrecks...?
Andrew Cruickshank - Yes you can during certain tides and conditions but just not as many. 👍🏻🎣
This is high on the wish list of fish species when we get back on the water in a couple of weeks. Are we a little late John in the year to try and target them? Hopefully see you out very soon!
You will have missed the best of the winter haddock fishing but there is always a chance. 😊
@@TheFishLocker thanks John. Probably wait and save the petrol until next winter then!
Is it true john the further out you go has in depth the bigger the fish get ?
- No. That is not true.
wow great variety you need to be in a boat to catch these can you use a beach caster from beach or they dont come in that close? im about to start fishing
- They don't often come close enough to catch them from the shore sadly.
Dang you are good.
Wm Petroff - Thankyou. Haha. 👍🏻🎣
Another great video, thanks.
I have to ask what you think is the best eating fish? For me, you can't beat Haddock. I have a friend who runs a fish and chip shop in Doncaster and he tells me he cant sell Haddock because all his customers ask for Cod. To me Haddock flesh is much more delicate and tender, it tastes much better than Cod, which is a bit chewy for my liking.
- Favourite fish. Smoked, poached Haddock. Cod is ok, so is Halibut but Haddock is my favourite. People who only request cod generally don't know any better.
Hi John, love your tutorials. I just have one question, I have coarse and fly fished for many years and cant reel in with my right hand. So
how do sea fishers manage to reel fixed spool with their left hand and multis with their right?
- Just practice I guess. I find it really weird trying to do a fixed spool with my right hand now.
With a multiplier reel the rod guides/eyes are turned 180 degrees (rod guides/eyes facing towards the sky usually right handed reeling) a spinning rod is usually used with the dominant hand for casting and rod guides facing the water/downward for casting lures/baits can be used either right or left handed reeling just depends on the individual user really
Great video m8 can you tell how far from the shore you are fishing
auto technology - I think I was roughly 4 miles off.
My family moved to Redruth is there any pier or easy beach fishing for me to do around there when I visit in the summer? I must add I'm a complete sea novice I usually course fish
gavin mcnamara - Give me a message on The FishLocker fb page and I’ll have a chat with you. 👍🏻🎣
@@TheFishLocker excellent thanks
On this side of the pond (nova scotia) i pretty much never catch haddock inside of 200+ feet.
I think they have comical little faces 😂
They do have funny little mouths don’t they. 🤣
How do you cook your haddock, I've had it many times battered from the chippie of course but does it bbq well? Great video!
stuart newman - My preferences are either smoked and poached for breakfast. Or the standard battered any other time of day. 😉🍴bloody delicious!!!
As usual another excellent video, out of interest how far from land is you’re average distance for fishing from the boat?
- There is no average distance. I travel to where the fish are I want to catch. 😊
i really miss my boat ,, a 17ft dory that was an open boat ,, i built a ply and gel coat enclosed cabin on it ,, over 2 thousand pounds worth of boat,, my marine agent sold it for £120..,after i had financial problems ..i was MAD grrr