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And a belated thank you to you all! Hope you're all well. Cheers!

Greens tackle and bait , is the new guy at Cobbs Quay 07378 932111 Wessex Angling 01202 668244 Or our friend Andy at Poole Angling Centre 07548 795744

Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to ? Happy Birthday to you Wey Hey ! The big 40 Oli. What's your plans then? Have an extra slice of cake tonight. 👍😉

Anglers, starting TONIGHT in Shoreham, the Marine Management Organisation - MMO is running a series of quayside events to gather views on the current Fisheries Management Plans out for consultation. If you are interested in sharing your views on skates and rays, this is your chance to be heard [emoji476] Sign up [emoji117] https://tinyurl.com/yx7huebn If you can't attend one of the events below but still want to share your views on the proposed plans, Defra is running an online consultation until 19th January 2025: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/ [emoji226] Monday 11th November | Shoreham-by-Sea | 4pm @ Sussex Yacht Club (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan) [emoji226] Friday 15th November | Whitstable | 1:45pm @ Whitstable Umbrella Support Community Centre (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan) [emoji226] Tuesday 19th November | West Mersea | 2:15pm @ West Mersea Yacht Club (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan & Southern North Sea Non-Quota Species Fisheries Management Plan) [emoji226] Tuesday 26th November | Brixham | 2.30pm @ Brixham Trawler Agents Ltd. (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan) [emoji226] Wednesday 27th November | Newlyn | 2:30pm @ Cornish Fish Producers Organisation Ltd (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan) [emoji226] Monday 2nd December | Poole | 6:30pm @ Poole Harbour Commissioners (Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan

A trip out on Wednesday with my mate Rob Rennie having not caught up with him for 2-3 years proved pretty slow to say the least. Rob catches huge numbers of sharks in the Celtic Deeps and i wanted him to approve my set up and rigs etc as the few times we have dabbled with little success. I know some chaps who fish our area sharking a lot, with great success with Threshers and Porgies, but the numbers just are not in our waters so more time and effort needed. Well i was glad everything i was doing was right, except again no sharks around yesterday!!! 0-3mph wind forecast, however it was a horrible lumpy chop 18 miles off with a lazy swell mixed in somehow. We drifted 6 wrecks which we felt all had nets on as we left over a dozen shads on to our annoyance with not even a Pout to show for our troubles. Slack water approaching and not a fish on the deck i decided to anchor a wreck in 140ft, well first attempt spot on, except the anchor dragged straight into the wreck after 10mins!!! Not happy i played the dart board game and luckily after 15mins we got everything back and the anchor hadn't even tripped. I decided some banks close to the wrecks a better option. Rods out and a really good chum trail nothing was happening except the usual congers to 25lbs and only 2 Pout!. The tide swung round and after a bit of knitting with shark rods we settled for a couple of hours on the flood. Not the best anchoring while sharking but at least we had a chance to bottom fish whilst a toothy bait was out. Getting close to pulling stumps Dogfish had a nice Huss just over 10lbs followed by second next drop 14lbs a pb for him so at least we had achieved something. Real last knockings i had a bite which proved to be a 6lbs Bass. Homeward bound we had a nice but choppy dry day, put the world right about 100 times, bacon butties, crab sandwiches, about 50 cups of tea, very few fish. I think i will wait for the Whiting to come before my next trip out, unless the weathers right!!!!!

Happy belated!

Happy birthday hope you have a good one

Happy Birthday Oli, have a good day, spoilt no doubt. 🎉🎂🍻🍷

Happy Birthday Oli.🍰🎂 Enjoy the day 🍷🍾🍺

Happy Birthday Oli.

Wishing you a very happy birthday Oli

Happy Birthday Oli