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Happy birthday Jacob 🎂🎂 16 today getting a big boy now 🥳 Grandad 👍👍

Thanks chaps I will relay it on We should have had a trip out tomorrow but he has got the dreaded flavor so a sore head 😢😢🤣🤣👏👏

Yeah it's picking up as the day progresses. Have a launch booked for 9 so even if we get a few hours it'll be worth the trip...busting to get out!

Happy birthday Jacob

Happy Birthday Jacob🎂 Doesn't time fly 16 eh Deserves a special present from Grandad I think😁 Enjoy

Happy birthday mate

Have a great day, you’d better let Grandad catch a few this year😜 Hope your heads ok🥳😫😫

Happy Birthday Jacob, Where's that little lad gone that I used to go fishing with ?? Have a goodun mate !!🥳🥳 Mick

Happy Birthday Jacob!! Rob

Hi Jim, Im not sure about Marks insurance but I know he keeps his boat on his own trailer and uses the tractor to launch not the forklift, Mark, I too am out on our 1st trip Sunday......looking like a early start early finish with the wind 🌬️

Hi Mike, I managed to get out on Monday and Tuesday. First was Southbourne, 4 plaice and 4 whiting. The west Bexington. 5 dog fish and 3 pouting. I have introduced a new fixed spool to one of the rods with 23 lb braid and tapered shock leader which has improved the distance whilst casting. Tight lines

Happy birthday Jacob Hope grandad spoiled you

Happy Birthday Young Jacob! Not many years ago I remember fishing for Bream near Ballard and heard an ear piercing shout " Dolphins " When I asked who it was I was told " Jacob " and saw a little lad on Grandad's boat. That was our first meeting although we didn't actually meet. I've watched over the years and know just how proud your Grandad is of you. 16 is a major milestone so enjoy your birthday and enjoy adulthood. Enjoy. Jim

Hey Jacob, happy birthday, get Granddad to take you fishing

Well, with the removal of the "stay local" constraint on exercise, I tried the rods using existing reels on 2 local beaches. The difference is incredible, they really launch a lead and baits with so little effort, and am already achieving decent casts of way over 100 yards (the old target back in the 70s) with bait, from little more than semi-powerful lobs. I know the species don't count for our boat comps, but so far have seen: Bass (first fish on each rod) Flounder Whiting Dogfish 5-bearded rockling A total of 10 fish in two sessions, so taking a few boat skills shorewards does work. George also had all of the above, and added smoothound and plaice to the list as well. Hoping to visit Feisty again after 12th April, and maybe stay aboard if it's warm enough. Not long now...

Blimey 16 !! Have a goodun Jacob,enjoy the hangover [emoji23]