Well I've already put my new 2 piece Penn flotation suit to the test. I went out on New Years Eve for a couple of hours and today I've spent from 1pm to 8pm fishing.

The Penn flotation suit is totally amazing!. I was on Torquay pier and it was gale force winds and cold. I started off with a tee-shirt, jumper and Penn suit but after a short time I was down to tee-shirt and penn suit. I could hear the gale force winds but couldn't feel a thing. I took it off to see how cold it was and I was shivering. The Penn flotation suit really is 100% windproof and waterproof. I've never had anything like this before and I know now that the cold and rain will no longer stop me fishing and I'm going to be doing a lot more night fishing now.

I also love that the knees have extra padding and it makes a huge difference when you kneel down to set your line up.

It was too windy to float fish so I went bottom fishing instead. This afternoon was a bit quiet but tonight was outstanding. I lost count after a while but I know I had 3 Cod over 1lb and one reaching 2lb. Dozens of 1/2 and 1lb Pollock, wrasse and whiting. I would cast, get a tug 20 seconds later and reel it in. It was a great night and I like that I have already caught my first Cod for 2004. They can be real hard to find and catch here in Torbay.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!