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Looking closely at the picture, it looks very much like a sample was taken from the right spot!! Hope there are enough for a conclusive reading ....... one's just not enough to be sure.

Mmm......... Scale sample required!!

Cabin fever set in then Gord.........

I am told by those who should know, that unless sharks in general, but especially the larger ones are handled with extreme care, that liver damage is quite likely. Even sharks apparently ok at return after being decked, may eventually die. Certainly one of this size would have little chance after being heaved in a trawl net and then decked. I can't see how this one would have survived, but you'd have to be there to know, so no judgements from here. Just a shame to see her go. I suspect that for

Your a star PJ......... Must Christen my new bass lure rod with you sometime.............

Congratulations Charlie and the Chappers gang. Worth every minute!

H B Tell. Have a great day

Coddy Jim, who you met yesterday, has one. T

Hi Chris Welcome aboard the best sea angling forum on the web. See you on the tide maybe T

Called you at the time,,, but no answer............ good news to hear all safe T

Rob Thanks very much for the help, I'll give all this a go when time allows Cheers T

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Rupe with a good representitive

Yep I can resize OK but incerting into a post I get a mesage refusing dinamic images What's that?

Having heard recently about a couple of cracking plaice trips I was eager to give it a go myself. I

Must be a old chestnut this but I'm having trouble! I go to my album select upload message says upload successful, press continue I press continue browser goes blank and says done bottom left and stays blank ??? am I a dullard?

Sweet of them. You'll be on the tide at the weekend then?

Very sound advice!

Lightly fried in butter and a dash of sweet chilli dip I hope

Yes!!!!!!!!! Had to beat a set of those out in an emergency this year on the big trailer very messy and time consuming. lost half a tide and only managed 10 bass to nine pounds! in the tide left !...... Heart braking

Paul,, Same thing applies. They're great if you can keep them stable and of course, nothing to grease..... but again if your hub heats up because your brakes are sticking the seals will fail as it cooks and the water will creep in on the next dip. You can imagine a hot hub condensing all that salt onto the bearings. IMHO this is more likely with the 'sealed for life' ones as you don't really expect grease trouble. T

I always found the brakes to be the downfall. I religiously flushed but it only takes one sticky brake on the outrun after standing around for a week or two. This cooks the grease out ready for a dip in the brine letting salt into the bearings. Here starts the rot. The bearings will have limited life from here on but could even go the next time out if not spotted. Brake maintenance is as crucial as the bearings themselves. My escape was to simply take the brakes out........I never lost the bearings again. I would not however, advise this of course. I was lucky enough to be dragging a modest boat just on the un-braked trailer limit and towing with a 2 ton vehicle. The moral here is

Lovely trip Rob, great to see you out.