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I'll be out for a few hours in the morning....over the High waters. The Bar at the entrance to Christchurch is very shallow at the mo.....and needs a different route in/out every few days. Some calm weather is needed for the river to 'cut through'. Alun.

Competition Winners 2017 Fish of the Month January Mal Thomas Spurdog 19lb 8oz 163% February Christine Boucher Spurdog 22lb 0oz 183% March Dave Lynes Undulate Ray 12lb 0oz 86% April Dave Lynes Spurdog 19lb 12oz 165% May Tom Smith Undulate Ray 19lb 6oz 138% June Jan Tryska Undulate Ray 17lb 0oz 121% July Wendy Chapman Undulate Ray 16lb 9oz 118% August Colin Francis Thick Lipped Mullet 5lb 5oz 125% September Jan Tryska Undulate Ray 17lb 0oz 121% October Dave Lynes Conger Eel 59lb 0oz 148% November Mick Pike Spurdog 16lb 14oz 141% December Dave Lynes Bass 13lb 4oz 139% Trophy Winners Bob Horne Memorial Alun Jones / Terry Bartell Flounder 1lb 6oz Steve Chester Memorial Mal Thomas Cod 19lb 4oz Frank Fudge Memorial Dave Lynes Conger 59lb 0oz Simon Hall Memorial TBA Bass Junior Shield TBA Ladies Shield TBA Specimen Hunters Shield TBA Peter Peck – Chairman’s Award TBA Competition Winners Bream Comp Dave Lynes Black Bream 2lb 15oz Spring Species Hunt Allan Green / DaveLynes 14 Species 48Hr Comp DNF B.A.S.S. Comp – Catch / Release Chris Witheford Bass 8lb 8oz Flatfish Comp Mal Thomas Turbot 9lb 3oz Ray Comp Jan Tryska Undulate Ray 17lb 0oz Cod Comp Mal Thomas Cod 15lb 0oz Junior Comp Under 11 Winner Olivia Frances Over 11 Winner Jacob Givans Best Specimen Blake Witheford Undulate Ray 14lb 8oz Annual Species Hunt First Fisheagle Allan Green 45 Second Boblin2 Colin Francis 44 Third Kingfisher Chris Witheford 41 New Club Records (for consideration) Allan Green Herring 1lb 4oz 125% Specimen Colin Francis Thick Lipped Mullet 5lb 12oz 135% Specimen Specimen Hunters – 32 Anglers with 119 Fish 100% Specimen or over Alun Jones Mal Thomas Charlie Chapman Christine Boucher Dan Chapman Dave Evans Dave Lynes Steve Loftus Ian Simpson Nigel Allen Steve Scott Will Summerell Ian Jones Allan Green Bobi Francis Greg Toms Stuie Cooper Martin Burt Mick Pike Tom Smith Chris Witheford Kevin Couzens Nick Maingay Frank Morris Bob Cockayne Colin Francis Terry Boyle Wendy Chapman Blake Witheford Sam Chapman Jan Tryska Prizes awarded to Fish of the Month winners Club Sponsored Prizes awarded to new Club Record Holders Identification Guide to the Inshore Fish of the British Isles Prizes awarded to Specimen Hunters Club Sponsored Miscellaneous Prizes Poole Sea Angling Centre sponsored

Ouch !!!!

Out 9th Feb for usual clean up, bum scrub and polish............oh , and bigger anodes!!

I will be getting this repaired !!!! And some AF..... Oh yeah and as she’s out the water maybe get the engine serviced, it not due til May but saves having to pay for a lift out again ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We'll be ashore in a couple of weeks. I have last year's new Bowthruster instalation to check out, blades to remove and antifoul, anodes to check, etc. We also fitted a galvanic isolator last year, which should have stopped any electrical "leakage" and stopped eating my anodes so fast. Results will be interesting. When we bought the boat (gosh, nearly 2 years ago), the top-loading cool box had cooling plates that didn't work. Following a recent survey, I know I have a blockage and all of this needs to be ripped out, and replaced, else it will remain an inert cool box. I'm looking at a complete Isotherm system that's keel-cooled, as a long-term best fix. Have one more project ashore, more details to follow, when I have more clarity. Otherwise, scrubbing bottoms, polishing, greasing my sea cocks (ooeerr Rob) and fixing a few gel coat "dings" the previous owner left me.

I'm just waiting for some dry weather as mine includes a scrub and polish. Adding a couple of fitted cupboards with drawers for gear then Stingray is off to Cobbs in March.