What it takes to get that hake.

Green arrow indicates the position of the netter Ajax AH32

Skipper Alan Dwan aboard the Newlyn netter, Ajax can be seen fishing in an area to the west of the Isles of Scilly based on the postion he has given.

The boat's most recent tweet (Wednesday evening) has Alan sat in the wheelhouse, dodging whilst eating a bacon sandwich - outside, the weather is blowing gale force 7-9! 'Dodging' is a term describing how the boat is kept 'head to wind'; the bow faces the direction of the wind while the boat slowly going ahead in order to minimise the effects of the weather and reduce the extent to which the boat rolls. While the boat is dodging she is unable to work the gear. No doubt the crew will be down below getting some unexpected extra time in their bunks, not that comfortable though.