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Two chaps sat in the club waiting for the meeting to start,Chap one."did you get out on Sat.?" Chap two "yes,I had a 4lb mackerell,How did you get on ?" Chap one " I pulled up a Coleman lantern and the light was still burning !". Chap two " you bl***y liar !". Chap one " well if you Knock 2lb off your mackerall,I will blow out the light in the lantern.".........Yes I know,it's a GROAN one! Jack

Thanks for the offer Rich I will look foreward to that.

The vicar,from Poole, in accordance with his deceased parishioner's wishes,was in the charter boat with the ashes and the deceased relatives,on thier way to a burial at sea beyond the Isle Of Wight .As they came into the rougher water off St.Catherines Point. They saw two fisherman from PBSBAC in thier boat hanging on to a long rope,at the other end of which was a third man,."Look there " cried the Vicar "How wonderful it is to see those men,risking life and limb to help that unfortunate soul". Upon hearing this,member one,says to member two."It's flipping obvious that HE knows nothing about Shark Fishing ".

Rich,with so many members interested in fly fishing for sea species,would it be practical to give lessons/demo on a club evening,can you learn to cast indoors? especialy in a large hall ?I myself have gathered together most of the bits I think i will need ,but as yet its all a paper excersise.Like you are inclined to do when starting something new,I have read books and articles but you cant beat ,hands on,or at least speaking to someone who knows whats what.

If you already know about this I apologise,but.Most of the French Hypermarkets have a really good fishing section, I usually buy my addative oils,ie Pilchard,and even Shark liver [dont open indoors] oil in I litre plastic bottles,at a ridiculously low price.Could help to offset the Booze expenditure !

Well done Paul D. I have spent many happy hours searching for just this item.Great !

Welcome Fish Finger,I too have gathered together the gear to try out sea-fly fishing,it's got to produce more than my normal results.Be interesting to compare notes once things get started....Anyone any idea on what flies you use for Wreck Fishing ?

Three blokes sat in thier boat fishing.one sees a bottle floating past ,so grabs it.A big flash and out pops a genie." thank you oh masters" he said ,I will grant you one wish each.Bloke one says,"I have had a terrible back for years,could you cure it ?" At once the Genie places his hands on the bloke's back and he is cured.Bloke two say's" I have had to wear glasses with these huge pebble lenses since I was a little kid,could you help ?" The Genie puts one finger on each of the blokes eyes and he can see perfectly again.The Genie turns to bloke three ,who cringes away into the back of the boat saying,"Just keep your ruddy hands to yourself,I have been drawing total disability pension since 1998,and theres no way I am giving up my fishing".

This is jack.I e-mailed about the air jack,got a "club" reply but the electronic monster wouldnt let me read it.I will bring the air jack to the club Thurs evening.

Hi Pete.Welcome to The Friendliest Fishing Club around

Hi Scott.Welcome to the club.

Blimey,I thought my ones were bad !

I think R.S.S.means "really smart s**ds " but not completely certain.

Well..I am in the middle of painting and wallpapering,! !

Thanks one and all.."every post a winner"

The disapointed fisherman is making his way home,having blanked yet again.He arrives at the local fish shop and goes in AS USUAL. " hello Fred" he says,"Throw me 2 of those Skate wings, then I can truthfully tell the wife that I caught them". "Hang on", said the fishmonger,"Your Missus was in this morning,and said to tell you, bring a nice Bass,because your Sister and her Husband are coming to dinner tonight"

Father and son sat in the boat waiting for action. "Dad",says the lad," what keeps this boat afloat ?". "Can't really say", replies dad. Ten minutes later, "Dad, how do fish breathe ?". " don't really know", say's dad. Another ten minutes pass,"Dad why do fish chase little pieces of rubber ?"." Got me there," replies dad. A further ten minutes of inactivity. The lad says, "dad, I hope you don't mind me asking you all these questions ". " 'course I don't son,replies dad, Ow else you gonna learn anything" ?.

Thanks for the tip "drop nose pin".just guessing ,but is this the type of pin you have behind an outboard to adjust the "rake" ?

Thanks all,for your help.I think for now I will stick to sending son Andy,up on the foredeck,At least I think we have cracked any "anchor rope around the prop" worries.Our anchor bouy rope has a very large stainless opening mooring clip on its end,which we clip to the anchor warp when its down.but I see if we loop in a ring or shackle to stop the bouy rope some 20ft ahead of the boat we should be able to swing clear of it all when we move ahead to pull the anchor.Our only other problem is that the rope has been known to jump out from between the "ears" on the front roller.It doesnt have a pin through it.If theres room,could we drill two holes and put something through ?

Can I please ask if no more posts be added to this site for 2 or 3 days. I am supposed to be House Decorating .and if my Wife catches me "wasting Time Again " as she calls it,sat reading postings etc,My life is not going to be worth living. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

I fitted Hydrofoils to my 25hp engine on a Dijon 14, I once had.In a strait line from a standing start ,it went like a "Bat out of Hell". But the slightest deviation from a strait line was death defying {or provoking ] I hadn't the nerve to keep them on,and gave them away to a more deserving lunatic.

At the end of last year,my son said to me."Do you know Dad ? every fish we caught this year has cost us over

Paul.An excellent well spotted article.It might at sometime be useful to know this tip.I had an outboard which was destined to be scrapped because my engineer could not unblock the years of accumulated salt/crud etc.With nothing to lose I took everything apart that I could, and useing an electric drill,set on low speed with a 1 metre leingth of spring Curtain wire [the sort for hanging net curtains ] as a drill bit, I drilled in a bit at a time,withdrawing and cleaning the hollow wire centre out frequently,from both ends of the water system.Occasionaly testing with an air line until I cleared it all .I used the engine for a long time afterwards.

HI ZED.If you join the club you won't regret it.My son and I only joined last month,I have learned so much already that I have had to open an info file,Just a few club members caught more fish last Thursday than my son and I have caught boat fishing from our own boat in poole bay over the last 2 years ! We are hopeing to find out how to improve this year.and I am sure that this is the best way to do it.

Alright I admit it,I must be thick,BUT. I have lowered my anchor from a 3/4 foreward position over the side of my 25ft boat.the tide is running hard,how do I hang on to the anchor rope with one hand and attach the end of the lazy line with the other,without being dragged overboard.Especialy as the boat will probably have swung sideways on. I could'nt loop yhe anchor rope around the centre cleat as this is surely a dangerous practice. Not trying to be awkward,just like to get it strait on paper before I try it.