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WELCOME TO PBSBAC.CO.UK - The
home of Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club ........
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Welcome
to Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club, Poole's only club dedicated to
small boat angling.
For a membership form click here>
We are a small club established to promote safety at sea and small boat
angling. We have in excess of 150 members with over 90 boats. Members keep
their boats on trailers, swinging moorings and pontoon berths. Boat
sizes range from small outboard driven dinghies up to a maximum length
of 35'. The club aims to cater for the needs of sea anglers fishing
from small boats within Club waters that extend from St Catherine's
Point in the East to Portland Bill in the West.
We hold regular club meetings, competitions, social events and an annual
open boat competition usually held during November. Club meetings are
held on the first Thursday of every month at the Parkstone Trades and
Labour Club Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. For map see link here
We also organise for our members occasional courses.
Some courses recently attended by our members are RYA Powerboat level 2,
RYA first aid, sea survival and VHF.
As well as formal courses there is a great wealth of information (both
boating and fishing) waiting to be gleaned from other members.
An initial joining fee of £15 is payable with Membership of the Club currently costs just £15 per club year or £20 per club year for a family membership
If you feel that this club could be useful to you please contact membership@pbsbac.co.uk
an information pack will be emailed back to you
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A membership pack will be e-mailed as above.
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Latest Fish Pics
The fishing off of Alderney can be spectacular
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 | June.... |
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 |  Here are a few pic's from the last few trips out.
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| | Posted by JIMBOB on Wednesday, 1st July @ 11:49 pm (153 Views) |
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| Night time trip - Tues |
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| A last minute call, and Gordon and I popped out for a few hours after work yesterday. Got to the boat as the rain stopped - and the sea was as flat as a pancake.....damn humid though!
Fished the banks off Swanage in 80' water with the plan for rays and conger. In short a pleasent evening, a fresh chilli-con-carne with cold stella on the flat sea and stunning sun-set, and plenty of fish, but not really what we were after.
After being spoilt with the Alderney tope that average 30lb - the pack tope that pestered us last night were a nusance! We must have had 20/30 and just couldnt keep a bait down lonng enough for a 'proper' fish. Anyway best fish of the night was a 10lb Starry Smoothhound for me and a 9lb 8oz Small Eye for Gordon.
In to the berth at 12.30am and home in bed by 1.15am.....
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| | Posted by Adam F on Wednesday, 1st July @ 8:20 am (202 Views) |
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| The Rips 6th attempt |
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| Yes! We finally got out for the Cod.  On the slip at 6.50am Abode at the pumps 7.25am quick call for diesel only, to be told sorry out of action until 3 July WHAT,  so off to the floating barge not, open until 9 am, back to Poole bridge again no service until 9am. Anyway hit the mark 11.40am (thanks and I mean a big thank for the info from Alun) twenty boats but a big difference in the areas and the distance between them. Four charter boat closest so I slipped in behind them, two drifts not a touch, then the banter on the radio that the Cod were thin on the ground and small compared to early that morning and there was talk of moving. Sh*t  all this way, so we moved 25mts south, bang Jackie first in.  Hit the way point button and then made shorter drifts, funny that we started a queue over the same drifts as now all boats seem to now be catching and the banter changed from no fish to three a drift (pure luck as skipper I think) As I had commitments we headed back at 2.30pm with 9 happy fish in the cool box 5lb -9lb.  Thanks Alun again. Club members and the club don’t you just love them. 
Craig/Gas
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| | Posted by Gas on Tuesday, 30th June @ 3:52 pm (242 Views) |
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| | Posted by crazy fred on Monday, 29th June @ 10:02 pm (272 Views) |
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| Mackerel |
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| | im heading out from mudeford tomorrow late afternoon / evening are there any Mackerel about .. only got a small dory so don't want to go out miles.. |
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| | Posted by that's_a_biggin on Monday, 29th June @ 8:17 pm (163 Views) |
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| Solent Stingray |
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| Began as another Friday night Smooth Hound foray, sadly the weed which was absolutely horrendous put us very close-in and out of the tide. Last cast of the evening resulted in this:
Not a monster, but another fish off the species list.
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| | Posted by Overrun on Saturday, 27th June @ 4:01 pm (263 Views) |
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| Summer Cod |
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| Tuesday saw me out on ‘True Blue’ with Steve Porter for a mid-channel trip after some of those hard fighting summer cod - & what a day it turned out to be. Joined by Clive Tyler, Kenny and just a couple of others with Steve fishing too, there was masses of room on this impressive ‘Cat’ – 105 feet around the gunwale and full ‘walk around wheelhouse.’
After a very comfortable steam out we quickly settled in to an hour of drifts, just catching the last of the tide where we had a reasonable chance of a few cod. After a slight adjustment from the initial drift, the first of many cod hit our lures and it was ‘game on’. My rod was second to go over - which gave me a serious wake up call regarding just what these summer cod perform like. On a 12lb / 8’ 6” Ugly Stik and using braid, the fight of these cod from nearly 200 feet down is awesome . We had just enough tide for a few cod drifts and we managed about 20 cod between 6 rods to start the day off - hopefully setting the pace for the rest of the day. I would add that we intended to return as many of the fit fish as possible so all fish were rotated through the live wells for recovery, to maximise their chances of survival.
As the tide cut away, a few of us set to with feather rigs for a few mackerel whilst others set up for congering over a nearby wreck. I set up with my Hiro Formula Bass lure rod and Penn Slammer which is light and easy to jig for bait fish.
Literally moments after we settled on the anchor the first of a handful of congers fell to the skipper. Steve continued to demonstrate just how easy it is to catch congers on each drop, while the others looked on with no action at all.
I’m still trying for mackerel……………….
After about 15 minutes of trying for mackerel I was becoming a little frustrated having only boated a single. So without a thought for the possible consequences I dropped the Stinger jig and 5 feathers to the bottom. Result…… 
With one crank of the reel, I was connected……..seriously, properly and definitely connected………but to what?  Three or so minutes later I had managed about four feet off the bottom – how bl00dy long was it going to take for the other 190  . It became a little easier after a while and soon we saw colour on several fish – 2 pollack < 4lb and a black bream of near 2lb - netted. It then became clear why I had the early problem parting fish from seabed. All three of these fish were on the feathers but no ‘Stinger’ – just a small 75lb swivel and a very straightened clip. I suspect the mother of the 2 pollack I had landed, grabbed it and was fighting against all the other fish on the feathers.
The tide started to run again so back to the cod.
Over the next few hours we enjoyed spectacular sport with most fish in the 5-9 lb bracket, a smattering of codling of 3-4lb and a very respectable number of double figure fish. The best drift saw 5 from 6 rods bent within 30 seconds of each other resulting in at least two good doubles. My best doubles were taken towards the end of the day, making 12.5lb and 15lb – a new PB. …………I’m knackered.
Overall we boated about 80 cod to 15lb quite a few congers (8 ish) to approx. 40lb but not sure as I didn’t see many – (busy with pollacks) 1 black bream, 1 wrasse a plethora of pout, 2 pollack and a smattering of mackerel.
A wonderful day in good company on a great boat.
We finished the day in great style, being escorted from Ballard Down to Hook Sands by a very playful pod of dolphins – what characters they are………
Many thanks to Steve Porter
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| | Posted by Wedger on Monday, 22nd June @ 4:12 pm (493 Views) |
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| If you check the numbers they are slightly out of club waters.
I decided to the family to Florida, Parks the first week, then Gulf Coast the second week. The FPO booked the villa, and hey presto we are staying near Boca Grande, the Tarpon Capital of Florida.
Well I did a few beach / Pier sessions for the usual sting rays and around here they seem a bit smaller thean the average stamp I have caught further South near Fort Myers. Best one for the week ran to 19lb though and great sport on carp rods.
The piers did have some huge fish caught at nights but you need 50lb + gear when you are trying to bully Jew Fish in the 100lbs class out of the pier pilings and kids regularly hooking and loosing 80lb+ Tarpon at night on similar gear.
All in all not the variety of species size and venues they have further south but when you can average 10 to `15 sting rays in a 4 to 5 hour session in the morning up to double figures, who's complaining.
Anyway the high light of the holiday ( after the family delights of course  )
One morning I was looking for a new venue I had been told about and stopped at a marina for directions, and started chatting to a skipper who's customers hadn't turned up. Well after some haggling I was racing down the ATM machine to withdraw $300 for a 6 hour trip for Tarpon in the Boco Grande pass.
This is a narrow pass about the size of the swash channel and runs up to 60' deep and tens of thousands of tarpon gather there prior to mating.
Well you have never seen anything like it. Huge tarpon rolling on the surface and anything from 50 the 100 + boats all working an area less than the size of half a football pitch, I kid you not.
At the hot spots you have to hold your rods close to the boat so you don't catch them on other boats. There were times when I could have ran accross 3 or 4 boats by just stepping accross the gunnals. The most incredable sight you have ever seen. The bream marks on the ledge, luxury. At any one time there are probably 4 or 5 hook ups all trying to find a pathway out of the boats whilst hanging on to a silver torpedo that is stripping 40lb line like it was cotten.
The tackle was an odd arrangement too. 40lb mono, 80lb mono 3' hook length, tied to a 10 O circle hook, then clipped on the bend of the hook by a small snap link was a 4oz lead head with a 2 inch shad with no hook in it.
The idea is lower it down to the bottom, wind up a turn and hold still untill you feel the faintest pluck, then wind like hell. As the fish turns it picks up the circle hook.
Well we had 5 hook ups. The most visual lasted about 5 to 10 seconds. I felt the pluck and even with a 6.1 to 1 retrieve could not keep up with a fish estimated at 150lb that swam from 50' down to launching itself 10 feet in the air and shook the hook out. How it didn't land in a boat I never know, it happened so fast it left me speechless.
Prior to that I hooking into one that I got to the side of the boat and was estimated at 110lb and that took 25 minutes to subdue even though the skipper was just following the fish around while I pumped and wound and lost line to a fish that didn't seem to think I was going to mess up his day. Despite loosing the next 3 hook ups it was a trip I will never forget, for all the reasons above and the sight of a 1000lb hammer Head trying to relieve one angler of a small 40lb Tarpon, and all in 90 degrees of sun shine.
If you have ever fancied a trip where you can all but guarantee hooking into one of the most exciting, hard fighting fish in the sea, Port Charlot between May and June has to be on your list of venues.
I am waiting of a picture to be emailed of me trying to hold onto the rod, unfortunately as the skipper was avoiding boats and the crew was helping to unhook at the side of the boat we didn't get the pictures I would have liked
But here's a stinger to be going on with
Glad to be back NOT
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| | Posted by Manic Moore on Tuesday, 16th June @ 5:12 pm (276 Views) |
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| Aldeney return |
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| First time Alderney.
Yes I finally got there, and what a weekend.  The first thing I would like to say ( On record sorry to Duncan for calling him Gordon all weekend ) what I don’t think most of the lads realised was. That I’ve only taken up sea fishing in the last two years and this is the first real boat I’ve had that hasn’t spent more time on the harbour wall than at sea. I was so disappointed that I couldn’t take Abode11,  but I think it was for the best looking back at the weekend.
My report is aimed at the new people in the club and those who are thinking of joining the club. Duncan was a star. Every question asked he answered. His knowledge of tides, fishing currents and what to look out for was overwhelming for a new boy (old man ) He new all the marks and some.
The things I learnt in just one weekend.
(1) How to fish for Turbot.
(2) How to read water conditions
(3) How to drift over banks and catch
(4) How to set a drift over a wreck.
(5) How to rig for Turbot
(6) How to read a radar screen.
(7) How to present Mackerel strips as bait.
(8) How to interpreter sonar to fish wrecks and banks etc.
These are just a sample of what Duncan has shown me over the last weekend. He is a first rate skipper and has a great boat.
Alderney was beautiful with lovely food, good cider (and for those of you who smoke you can STILL smoke in all of the pubs!) and I liked that!. The fish of the weekend for me was Adam’s Bass, the man was a pro with his playing skills (you just had to be there ) there is no way I would have landed that fish in those conditions. Top man Adam.
Weather was so good, flat and calm. Look at the sea picks.
I’ve got to say the fog I didn’t like or the big swells which Duncan liked to surf.  ( at 26 Knots! yes he loved it) I held on TIGHT, at which point the sun broke through. Shirts off and back to wreck fishing. All boats catching and the radio was good. After the wrecks, heading just passed “Old Harry” a pod of dolphins surfaced which rounded off a great weekend. Shame I could not get no picks. Then into the swash where there were four teenagers waving at us in a bay liner speed boat. Duncan didn’t flinch at rescuing as everyone around just flew past. In tow with minutes back into Poole we were handing them over to the harbour master.
Great weekend and I will do it again yes hopefully in Abode11.
PS thanks to all the lads especially Duncan.
Whilst I write this report Jackie is cooking our first caught Alderney Turbot.
Craig Gas.
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| | Posted by Gas on Monday, 15th June @ 9:07 pm (156 Views) |
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| JV - Alderney 'The Return' 2009 |
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| What can I say! - a trip I'll remember for a long time! Just come back from a most memorable 3 days in Alderney, with good fishing, great company, superb weather, stunning food and just a generally spiffing trip!
I had to go to work today (on holiday all week) at 5am which kind of bought me to earth with a bump - but forgive my detail here as I'm keen to remember it again.
BTW - PJ was chief cameraman and videographer so I have no photos to add - but the video he put together is superb!
JV Alderney Video
So! An silly early start on Friday The plan was to miss the wrecks on the way over and hit the banks south of Alderney to make the most of the trip given it was to be 3 days not 4. So at 3am the Alarm went and we all dragged out of bed - dreary, but full of boyish enthusiasm for a big fishing trip. 4.30am and PJ, Alun and I are loading 5 - yes 5 trolleys into JV - it was like the tardis - after 10 mins she still looked empty, but all lockers, holds and storage areas were stuffed full and with 200 ltrs of fuel and 40 ltrs of water onboard she really was stuffed to the brim - throttling forward at the chain ferry with Wight Magic alongside she felt sluggish - but on the oily flat sea she easily sat at 18 knots and 2800 rpm as we plotted our course - the famous Shoale Bank - 8 miles south of Alderney and some 60 miles from the chain ferry!
A short stop some 30 miles off for coffee, bacon rolls, toilet breaks and oh - of course a sneaky 2 drifts resulted in full bellies, empty bladders and a full fish box as the pollock lined up!
The sea stayed flat and with the excited chat we were soon throttling off to start the fisrt dridt across the Shoale......which produced a cracking bite and fish for me - which turned into a doggy on the way up!!
Anyway - the first day went well on JV and through the tiredness we managed 6 flatties between us with a 4lb 12oz brill the best fish to me. We crawled into Braye at 4pm and struggled to find a mooring - and then onto the infamous haunt which has become traditional for the 1st night in Alderney - the Maris Hall - for yet again the traditional staple for the 1st night - fishermans soup - peppered steak - and mountains of beer - al good apart from the last.... which didnt feel quite so great at 4am!!
Day 2 to follow.....
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