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Hi, Unfortunately due to the weather the Bream comp is cancelled and will be re scheduled next weekend 15-16th May. I will re post next week and hopefully everyone and more will be able to take part. Jerry

My favourite reel from a purely nostalgic reason is my ABU Ambassadeur IGFA 20 bought second hand in the early 1970's for £80. I think new they were going for around £150+ then. Just did a quick google and found they had appreciated somewhat especially in Sweden ABU IGFA20 The reel is lever drag and built like a tank . I used to use it with steel wire when first going on charters in the 80's with an all roller ugly stick which I also still have. Was a crane rig...It would crank anything up but weighed a ton ....pre braid days of course Both still work perfectly but much too beefy for my present day escapades. Might dig them out to go after the Poole bay monster one of these days or if blue fin turn up in the bay(for purely scientific research reasons of course) 😋

[mention]Andy135 [/mention] gets a bit too excited with his dog fish.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Gazza will pass them on. But I suppose 2012 is a long time. He should be buying US the cake ! 🤪

I'll be there

May be good for me, the boat came out to day and some hard work may see it back afloat and available on the new dates

That's great news, and yes I can make either day.

Hello Thank you for the great advice and insight and where to list. I will check the state of the trailer and include in the listings. Kind regards

Happy birthday Jim - "you're gonna need a bigger......cake" R

You can really go wrong with any smaller sized shimano for lure fishing. 2500/3000 size. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks guys Venison stew, The Guv'nor wine from majestic and chocolate cake washed down with Hobgoblin gold, so beer and cake sorted. Death Trap II you are spot on about buying boats, they're flying off the shelf at inflated prices, hence I was looking at Spain. I missed a nice Arvor AS in Weymouth by 2 hours about 3 weeks ago, gutted. I've got an itch to scratch and it's going to happen

There are 2 different knots both called FG. I use the single mono version ending in 7 or 8 half hitches like Charlie. It's really strong and thin. I'm pretty quick tying it now but if I was wrecking for instance and need to re- rig fast I'd use a double grinner/uni. One thing about braid to leader knots they are subject to wear on the braid and it's not always obvious, particularly when using lures. It pays to cut them off and strip back a metre or two of braid and re-tie fairly regularly. It can seem like a waste of time until that is the braid gives way under surprisingly little pressure. This particularly seems to affect whiplash, probably because it is so thin to start with.

Rare fish nowadays

Hi, I will chat with other committee members later today but it’s certainly not looking good. Jerry