With strong south-westerly winds, a chop on the water and the threat of yet more rain, conditions were less than ideal. Chichester Harbour in West Sussex is over 9000 acres of creeks and mudflats. It’s a huge expanse to explore by boat and the ideal location to test the capability of a boat to fish in ultra shallow water, which at only a few feet deep in places is accessible only to boats with very shallow drafts – those that that can creep up on bass and mullet, with barely enough water to cover their dorsal fins.
I was here with Ben Stevens to test out the Tracker Targa V-19 WT, a new boat being imported from the USA into the UK by RBS Marine. Trackers are deep-V aluminium hulled boats built in