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Good luck this weekend guys, tight lines and thanks for sorting out Mal. I would suggest hold all future Comps in Norway, three days of glassy conditions!!!!

Phil and I decided to stay within the confines of the harbour and ended very happy that we did. Started our day around the back of the islands on a flat calm sea. We were instantly into checker bass along with guilt Head Bream, snotty eel, Smooth hound, Dogfish, spider crab with nonstop action. We decided on a move that produced a slightly larger bass for Phill of 2lb 2oz, his largest of the day. A final move up to the Marine camp saw us yet again into copious amounts of even smaller checker bass but I did manage one slightly larger at 2lb 6oz I unusually enjoyed our confinement to the harbour. We were never going to win the comp but enjoyed a most pleasant and busy day

Rob F 4lb 4oz Adam F 2lb 10oz Alun J did not weigh!! R

Reel Magic had to sit on the ray mark today as had engine problems Thanks Ben for cutting your day short and giving us a tow home Cheers Dave

There goes our chances then !!!! Greg Toms and Rob Samways on Marlin - Saturday

OMG everyone is breaking down, well their boats are

Tarlach Too had to retire due to drive issues [emoji22] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Eek, Tony. Sounds like a new long block will be required, new pistons, some valves. That will be expensive, very sorry to hear it, unusual to get this sort of problem these days. Good luck to those in the bass comp, I couldn't make it sadly.

Oops Tony - good luck with the repairs.. and cost..

looks great Jerry, have a great week

Sad news Tony, hope you get it sorted without too many problems,sounds like a bit of a dent in the wallet😞

Adam, Rob and Alun on JV....on Saturday.

Neil and Leo with Andy135 as guest on Tarlach Too Saturday! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cherries match postponed and wind dropping so I'll be giving it a go tomorrow on Solan. Tight lines.

Tom and Bob on Illusion on Saturday.

Ben and Rich out Saturday

Looking at the weather this morning I have no reason to Cancel, the weather is looking stable and slightly improving on Monday so not closing in or a small window. Please take part at your own discretion and do not put yourself at any risk or outside your comfort zone. I will enter M.Thomas and T .Thomas

Reel Magic Saturday Dave and Mick

Madness will be out with Martin & Phil Trevet

I normally enjoy taking part in this one, but visitors and a race are making it difficult. If I do get away it will be a very short session early on Saturday before we are invaded!

Good luck with any changes to try and get more Members taking part. I will look forward to hearing what is proposed. Wendy and I were hoping to take part in this Bass one, but only have Sunday available. Will only go if weather is good with Wendy crewing.

We the committee are looking into trying something different next year that will alleviate these weather interruptions and move away from specific dates for some comps. Chris Witheford is looking into all the variants and possible issues this might create. Hopefully the membership will accept the proposals for a smooth transition to a more inclusive and least disrupted yearly account of best fish results.

Currently Weather watching very changeable over the last few days, weather fronts moving fast dropping vast amounts of rain. Saturday and Sunday are not looking good this morning, hopefully it might improve. Keep watching. Please put your names down to gauge who would like to take part.

Bringing Back Bigger Bass – Fishery Management Process Underway Another step on the road to the UK’s new bass fishery management plan has been taken with the completion of the “collective intelligence debate” held by Policy Lab last week. Policy Lab have been commissioned by Defra to conduct stakeholder analysis and engagement as part of the development of the bass fishery management plan. Last week the latest stage of the stakeholder engagement process took place – the collective intelligence debate – which saw c. 500 participants from across the bass fishery voting on a series of statements relating to current and future management. The ambition of the debate was to reach a consensus amongst stakeholders. Recreational sea angling was well represented in the debate with many statements reflecting the sectors interests for more robust management that will deliver more and bigger bass. Thanks to all members of the recreational sea angling community who participated in the collective intelligence debate held by Policy Lab over the last week. The bass fishery management plan is one of the first to be developed – a so-called “frontrunner”. Bass is an important species to many recreational sea anglers, and bass angling is a valuable part of the social and economic contribution that sea angling makes to coastal communities. With bass stocks still in poor shape, the government must seize this opportunity to develop an ambitious fishery management plan that maximises socio-economic benefits, whilst securing the health of the stock for future generations. Here’s what the Bass Sportfishing Society (BASS), Save Our Seabass and the Angling Trust are asking for: A healthy functioning population of bass with plenty of protection Effective and clear legislation, which is rigorously enforced Fair and proportional access to the bass stock. In other words, as stakeholders, recreational anglers should have a decent chance of catching bass. (In 2018 UK commercial bass landings were less than £5 million compared to the c£200 million RSA expenditure on bass*.) Protection of key habitats that support bass stocks More data to be collected to fill knowledge gaps The next stage of the Policy Lab process is the co-design workshops to be held in September/October. We will keep you updated as we learn more and the results from the collective intelligence debate are released. Hannah Rudd, Policy & Advocacy Manager of the Angling Trust said “Bass stocks are a shadow of what they once were and the new UK bass fishery management plan offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to right the wrongs of the past and secure a sustainable and thriving future for British bass stocks. Support from the angling community has been fantastic to see throughout the Policy Lab process so far, but this is just one rung on the ladder and we must collectively continue to keep the momentum up and push Defra to design a bass fishery that delivers for all of society.” Steve Pitts, Chairman of the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society (BASS) said “With the UK Bass Fishery Management Plan now being discussed, we believe we are at a crossroads with regard to bass management and exploitation. We can continue to exploit bass as we always have and suffer the wide ranging consequences when the stock collapses again, or we can evolve our management approach and thinking, whilst we still have fish to work with and recognise that both the recreational and commercial industry can have a sustainable future with healthy bass stocks – Surely the choice is not that difficult?”

Very interesting Steve, thanks for posting👍. Colin.

Serenity calling in sick this weekend seems I have dropped a valve guide and valve which have buried them selves into a piston , causing damage to 3 other pistons. Clearly piston broke —- ouch,,!!!!!!! !!!!!! PMA says it’s is repairable, let us pray!!!!!!!!, Tony