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11lb 6oz of hard fighting lure caught offshore banks bass

Jim's first Bass in ages. Caught at a secret location in Dorset.

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Mike and Clare from the Fisherman's Cafe are taking over.

As suggested I had an early (very cold) start At the boat in the dark and slipped her berth at 7 Lovely weather for a run to the winter banks. And anchored up for the flood. Lines out and time for coffee Rods nodding from the off, doggie on one, small whiting on the other. That seemed to show that i was in the right spot. But that was one of only two whiting all day. That was not the same with the dogs, i had dozens of the bloody things. I thought of moving but then started to add a few congers and 3 small blonde rays. At noon i did have a short move, the same continued plus a Small Eyed. Weather picked up, so one more move further inshore, guess what more dogs. I decided to get the squid jigs out and have a go, but damn the breeze was cold, so i gave up after 30 minutes. Run in was simple and back on her berth before dark. Lots of fish , another good day But nothing to bother the catch report stats.

Crutches returned back to the hospital last week thank Christ!! and looking forward to the meeting [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let’s have some ideas to make it a special meeting. Best jumper is a given, there’s a start. Greg attending on his crutches all mended and throwing them aside. Mince pies and cake for Jim.

Hi all There looks to be a possible weather window on Wednesday, so I may change my working days to fit another trip in Tides are nice for a trip to the 50/50 area for some rays and whiting, or maybe a bit further out for some Spurdogs and larger things dependant on the sea state anyone fancy joining me, pop your number on here or give me a text/Call Charlie

Morning Charlie, I would have loved to pop down and join you but I cant, wife still in hospital and the work commitment, I had seen that window two weeks ago, it was showing as a brilliant two day job at one point, and I was hoping to float my boat , just now I reckon it shows even better for you, so good luck, I can't believe you hadn't got more replies, do some ringing round mate, need someone or two to witness the great fun your going to have😄. Come on clubmates, liven up😄. Colin

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Some of you may have seen this on youtube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=B-RkqAt_hQU&si=-UtjKOOuOzZ92lPK May be worth a look, before raising a question to AT at the meeting tomorrow

A last minute decision to go out on Wednesday, having driven down from North Yorkshire on Tuesday then on down to Poole the old body was complaining! I arrived in the dark and sorted the boat, doing engine checks etc, all seemed good, crew expected 6.45am and a hard frost forecast. Rumors of the the odd Unicorn coming out, squid, cuttle and sardines as bait ever the dreamer! Crew arrived and after de-icing and J2 and Dogfish thinking they were chatting to Chris across the pontoon they discovered it was Mal, lots of woolies obviously, we headed for the 7.30 lift, calling the bridge Charlie replied, strange he's got another job? No skipper hadnt noticed it was on channel 6, derrr, then as Chris and Mal came past (safety officer) they announced my Starboard light wasnt working, after some verbal abuse i discovered they were not winding me up it was out. The day was going well!! Hook down and a LSD for Dave first drop and a Whiting and LSD for me, Monkey out the boat. After what must of been 50+ LSD and only 4 Whiting, one about 3lbs one of Daves commercial mates was hauling pots next to us, a quick phone call and we had 16 crabs for tea, result! Tried squidding with no joy so back in on the 14.30, washed down, fuel stop, ( fuel 6p cheaper by the Old Town bridge than MDL) we had a lovely day, Chili for lunch via Dave and a bottle of Rioja from me, another day they cannot take away.

That's a long old meeting 😄 do I need to send a few packs of outdoor reared back bacon , or shall I send the whole pig ? 😄. And how is a speaker going to talk that long? R. We could ask Allan to talk about serviceing reels 😄. Sorry Allan 😋

hopefully, as on Home page it shows meeting from 8:00 am till 10:30 pm

eh? Did I hear someone mention Breakfast?

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Thanks Colin Looking forward to it, unfortunately Dave is working, but I will keep an eye out for any big fish. If I get small whiting I may pop a few in the live bait tank just in case

Oh no, you may as well give Allan the Turkey now and save us all the trip [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji106] I hope to take part leg Willing [emoji1696] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No need to hold that donkey forward.😀

when have they ever played nicely with us?

This months winner, Dave hook up to big BFT

Well worth watching, thanks Charlie Should be an interesting discussion with AT tomorrow

As per xmas meeting seems to be starting at 8.00 am,will breakfast be available.😄

Cake. Yes without fruit. Mince pies. No. Don't like them. Fussy old B****r 😜

That reminds me I have a coffee grinder to bring in

Well done and thanks to all who attended the meeting on behalf of the club. 👍. Colin.

I would love to come out Charlie but can't. 👍

Thanks May go early and not too far Steve

Looks a morning only trip on the forecasts I'm seeing

Ok due to the great lack of Flounders I thought we could try a different Christmas Competition. Species Competition within the harbour £5.00 entry Individual angler 21st December (shortest day and first day of winter!) First prize A Christmas Turkey, bottles and other festive goodies to fourth place PLEASE sign up for this in advance, unfortunately I cannot make the December meeting but it would be good to have an indication of numbers around that time, so put your name down, we always have a good picnic and even a glass or two on the Christmas Competition.

Wicked! Yes please Martin. Thanks very much. 👍

Martin on Madness. Jim you can join me if you like? room for one more, if you fancy it post here

How about the best bass caught on flounder tackle like the last few years 🤔

Imagine What You Could Do with £25,000 This Christmas!

Signed up

Done

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Great Bass guys , well done

don`t think the ragworm will mind a few breadcrumbs😄

Congrats to you both, well done, just make sure there’s a sink between the ragworm and the butties! 😂👏👏

Thanks Rob. Congrats to Mike & Clare on the new venture. All the best for the future.

More engine problems, Brittany ferries being towed out to sea last week, Honestly😀

Two Gordon’s and Andy on Isabella out of Burravoe Cod! Haddock (preferred target), mackerel, wrasse and dogfish and maybe ling. Nobody buys fish on Yell.

Big fish on, very local

With the weather we have had the last few days I-managed to squeeze in two trips. First day was chasing Bass with a huge tide and J2 and a friend celebrating his 71st birthday, 7.30 bridge and we all felt a few live bait would help our plan, no birds no mackerel or Scad so we managed enough Pouting, though not easy. Off to our chosen bank and fish from the start, smallest probably 3.5lbs most around and over 5lbs and best going 9lbs. We had two triple hook ups and and lots of doubles which caused chaos with the landing net. J2 stuck with Shads which produced the biggest fish of the day, Martin the birthday boy used live baits and dead baits, I did initially but went to SPJ as the tide eased and even had one drift with a whole squid on a circle which again produced a fish. We only had 2 blank drifts all day! Saw Kingfisher who had also had a red letter day, if only we managed a few more wind free days

We have camped in Burnbake site on the Rempstone Estate, not much has changed here for centuries and it shows with the bird count for two walks totalling 19 miles. The tally is impressive and a first siting for me. Cross bills. Coal tits. Kestrel. Jackdaws. Curlew. Chaffinch. Wren. Buzzard. Wood pigeon. Greater spotted woodpecker Serin. Robin. Raven. Collar dove. Dartford warbler Goldfinch. Song thrush. Rooks. Tawny owls overnight. Siskin Long tailed tits. Meadow pipits. Crow. Pied wagtails. White throat Blue tits. Chiff chaff. Jay Gold crest. Cormorants Great tits. Green finch. Magpie. Fire crest. Egret The crossbills have eluded me for decades so I was very pleased to see so many. Such beautiful scenery especially up above Corfe on the ridge that runs all the way to Old Harry. Not so good on my Deer’s maybe Sika and Fallow

The plan day two was to go sharking but unfortunately J2 couldn’t make it so another plan came together and Stuie was collected to make the 9.30 lift. Traffic was much better than i expected so we had plenty of time to tackle up and a cuppa before leaving Cobbs, arriving at the bridge we were told there was an RTA and the 9.30 was not going to happen. Thankfully we only had a 15minute delay. I still needed a Thornback for the species hunt so that was the plan. After Stuie had had five congers and me two with other bits and pieces in 30 minutes we moved!! This proved a good idea, however no Thornbacks, Stuie was on fire and we managed 9 Small Eyed and a nice Undulate of 12lbs, I had the dogfish side of the boat but still had a few Small Eyed and a Conger or two. We fished for under four hours and caught a lot of fish but unfortunately not the target required. Returning at the 14.30 bridge, a great day out with Stuie, lots of banter and a happy tired angler was dropped back at Cobbs at 15.00. Oh if only the weather played ball a bit more!!!!!

Hi, really sorry I ca not make the meeting due to a funeral. Please make sure you put your names down for the Christmas Harbour Species Hunt festive prizes including a Turkey first prize😁😁