Jim

Familiarizing myself with the controls. Hmmmm that's the pointy bit - - - - - - - - I think ! That sort of thing Martin ? ?

Martin's been on the Vino again Tony ! !

Happy Birthday Neal, Fishing today ? Or Cakes & Beer ? Enjoy your day. Jim

Be nice & warm with the cooker on the go Sam ! ! !

1) Court Jester - Neal, Stuie, Steve Scott 2) MegaByte - Brian, TBD 3) Kingfisher - Chris, Niggle 4) Fisheagle- Allan and Dave L. 5) Madness - Martin, Dean + That young slim fella - ( Jim THE GNOME ) 6)Reel Bizzy Kev , Jacob and Dave Thanks Martin.

Can you squeeze a young slim fella on board Martin ? ?

Happy Birthday for next Saturday Neal ( as you're away ) Does anyone with a heater need crew for this comp ? Brrrrrrrrrrrr Jim

Happy Birthday Mike. Not seen you in ages. Jim

Indeed. . . . . Great boat. Great Skipper. And a Jolly fine HELIPAD too. Jim

Thanks Martin. Good post. very useful. If I ever get out. BRRRRRRRRRRR not today though ! ! Jim

Well done Mr. Fox ! It's a close call but I think your grin is a bit bigger than that Cod ! ! ! And well done to Neal for great skippering. Jim

You can't scratch your nose these days without someone trying to make easy money out of it ! ! I kept that nice and clean didn't I

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Ahhh BIG BALLS eh ?

Tony collected me at 09:40 We nipped down Lake road for my bait and then off to Cobb's. It was a lovely morning but Tony commented on the breeze which had seemed non existent in our garden. Loaded the gear and away. Dropped the roof bling and straight under the twin sails. The poor old lifting bridge was looking a bit sorry for itself but I suppose it'll be nice and shiny when it's finished. As we headed through the distance Tony said he thought he could see the retired lifeboat ahead. As we got closer we could see that it was. We slowly overtook her and her escort. Once outside of the harbour the lifeboats increased their speed and overtook us. It certainly was a spectacle. ( I wish I'd brought the drone ) I had to film with my phone and caught some good footage which most of you will have seen but here's the link just in case you missed it. I have given a copy to the RNLI Anyway back to the FISHING ! As we headed out to Tony's secret mark . . . . some Gulleys out there somewhere we spoke to Allan on Fisheagle who informed us that the further out we went the lumpier it was so they had moved back inshore. We spoke to Neal on Court Jester who said it was fishable. Stopped for a quick word with Chris on Kingfisher. He'd had various fish but no Cod. We carried on a little further and dropped the anchor. All we had there were small doggies. We stayed for a while and decided to move. We went round & round . . . . & Up & Down. . . . . but no sign of any Gulleys ? ? ? We tried again there and more small doggies. After a while we decided that a move further inshore so we could have a cuppa was needed. The water was much smoother at our new mark and the Doggies were much bigger ! After a while we decided to move close to the shore to have a go for Flatties, Gurnard etc. One of my reels had fallen to bits so I thought I'd have a quick try with my big squid baits before changing tackle. As soon as I dropped my line in I snagged on something which cut my braid. Oh dear I've lost the lot ! I exclaimed. Tony said " you can't have it's a sandy bottom here " Well somehow I managed it. I had what I thought was a small pout only to be told it's a Poor Cod so I slipped it a fiver a put it back saying " now go and buy a decent meal " Tony was happy cos it's another one for his species comp. After that we tried Poole Patch and various places along the shore on the way back with much of the same results. Got back just as it was going dark. Cleaned everything down and nipped in for a quick Doombar with Chris. Sorry for waffling on so much. I really enjoyed my day so a BIG THANKS to Tony. Jim

Mine last for YEARS ! Jim

Wish I'd seen this sooner Rob. I'd have had a chance to ask Jacqui before we planned something else. Good luck. Jim

Happy Birthday Gary, Not seen you in ages. How's the Warrior 175 going ? Enjoy your Birthday and have an extra slice of cake. Jim

Try this: Bit of a rush job on the editing. Enjoy. Jim

My lifeboat photos are not as good as Tony's Mine are videos which need editing but here's a couple of pictures to be going on with. I'll get the videos edited ASAP but it all takes time. Jim

I tip my hat to you and all who are involved with the lifeboats Derek. But seeing what is going and what is replacing it doesn't fill a simple fella like me with confidence. By the way. I have some good film of the lifeboat leaving Poole escorted by two smaller craft. I'll post when Iv'e cut & spliced the best bits. Jim

I saw the replacement on the news. Hmmmm ! Something that can handle all sorts of weather replaced by a RUBBER DINGHY ! I wonder if the people that made the decision have been out in stormy weather saving lives in a flipping rubber dinghy ? ? ? ? And before anyone asks ! ! ! No I have not. I'm not brave enough. Jim

Sorted ! Thanks Tony

Happy Birthday Terry. Not a good day for boating so you'll have to have an extra slice of cake. Jim

I expect there'll be plenty more where that came from.