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Jay Kay Cost vs BENEFIT of joining the club.......NO CONTEST....BENEFIT every time . I will add the ever growing list by saying , Camaraderie, involvement in various functions organised, and the tap into a great deal of local knowledge /experience. As well as being around a great bunch of smelly boat buddies !! Ha Ha !! Join and enjoy

A middle-aged man bought a brand new Holden Monaro. He took off down the road, pushed it up to 130 kms, and was enjoying the wind blowing through his (thinning) hair.

Rob........soz, should have said of course....I will be in Poole Bay. Good luck and tight lines !! Dave

Ok thanks Martin.....you may be a bit out of range for my modest expedition but at the moment I will be alone so I will be keeping ch6 open in the hope of touching base with someone...... Hope you get out and have a good day Dave

Hi all .....Is any one out in the bay this Sat.....was going early but now I wont be able to get out until late morning but can play catchup...!! Dave

Charlie I sent you a PM Dave

Welcome aboard Alan........as a fellow newcomer all I can say is you have started in the right place. My experience of the club and members so far is all positive. Enjoy.......and stay safe. Dave

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A hillbilly farmer who wanted to get a divorce paid a visit to a lawyer. The lawyer said, 'How can I help you?' The farmer replied, 'I want to get one of them dayvorces.' The lawyer said, 'Do you have any grounds?' The farmer replied, 'Yes, I got 40 acres.' The lawyer said, 'No, No, you don't understand. Do you have a suit? The farmer replied, 'Yes, I got a suit. I wears it to church on Sundays.' The lawyer said, 'No, no, I mean, do you have a case?' The farmer replied, 'No, I ain't got a Case, but I got a John Deere. The lawyer said, 'No, I mean, do you have a grudge?' The farmer replied,'Yes, I got a grudge, that's where I parks the John Deere.' The lawyer said, 'Does your wife beat you up or something?' The farmer replied, 'No, we both get up at 4:30.' By now the lawyer is getting frustrated but tries one last question. The lawyer said, 'Is your wife a nagger?' The farmer said, 'No, she's a little white gal, but our last child was a nagger and that's why I wants a dayvorce.'

....and may that be the start of many more wonderful experiences aboard MegaByte..... Dave

Craig... Yeah a pity that.....I tried to raise you on CH6 but to no avail. I noticed that not many fishing boats were out and about on Saturday too.....I was wondering if "they knew something I didn't". Must admit I was again pleasantly surprised by Now or Never.......even though at times the long swell and choppy sides to the swell sometimes "broke" over the bow....she stayed dry and quite a stable platform throughout. Even so ....would have been nice to have a "buddie" close by !! Maybe next time !! JD's must have been out in force this weekend. Well done Dave

Ok...Ok... Just done some research..!! Chinese Proverb springs to mind..... "better to stay silent and let everybody THINK you are stupid......rather than open your mouth and prove it beyond doubt " Der !!!!! Carry on chaps !! Dave

This is a great thread........Forgive me I am a "know nothing " on this subject. Gordon H......"with wind and tide together " how will the drogue help ??......it will be dragged directly downtide while the boat will be blown near enough in the same direction......UNLESS the wind is at an angle to the tide and the drogue is deployed at various locations on the windward side causing the boat to turn slightly, depending on the vectors involved? OR is windblown always the biggest vector in the situations when deploying a drogue. Setting two anchors in slow running water..............does it matter if the rear anchor slips a bit.....just tighten up on the warp...or am I missing it AGAIN ?? Jim it sounds a bit dodgy dropping the rear anchor first then motoring up tide (above it ) to drop the main anchor.........Makes logistic sense but danger of warp in prop scenario........UNLESS motoring at a significant angle to the first drop (ie downwind )..and keeping warp at cockpit cleat until ready to tie off. Hey ....have I answered my own Q's ??? Dave

where you headed Craig? I am out Sat late morning and afternoon.....maybe able to catch up if not miles out to blue yonder an' all. If not .....tight lines !! Dave

Nice one Craig and Jackie congratulations on the win and managing to get the 40lber over the gunwhale. I remember how exhausted Gordon was with a similar fish with the tide running. Shame about the camera batteries......moral of story is keep 'em on charge "you never know what's out there" Ha Ha Dave

Big " bump " Dave

There's more !! Dave

Would like to add my congrats to all who organised the comp and all those who fished it. I didn't fish unfortunately, but the turnout at the "weigh in" and the friendly atmosphere in the bar at presentation time said it all. Great day....great prizes ....great time had by all.........says a lot about the club and people in it !! Dave

Cheers Paul Good interesting read, and the other features on the page were interesting too !! Return of the Mac recipes and Fish to eat and fish to avoid....nice one !! Dave

Dan....the UTUBE ref was a goodie....when will I ever learn !! thanks. Alun J .....you gotta deal.....Seeing it on u-tube will not compare to a live demo, and if I take a fish to eat I so like to do it justice ...... Dave

Can anybody tell me a fools proof way of skinning these little beauties?? I caught one of edible size today and made a right pigs ear of skinning it. I was told years ago to dip it in boiling water for two or three minutes before attempting to skin....this would make it easy !! heh heh !! So much for that theory.....or did I just not do it right ??? After much adoooo......did manage to get a mouthful or two......but what a pullava. ALSO......Does anybody have a better recipe??? I baked in a little milk and just added salt and pepper...and lemon juice after cooking.....OK !! but is there a better way ?? Dave

Mine too ...... you may be smallfry but here's a great big TA Dave

Thanks again Charlie and Paul.....I will have to check what Apelco suggest.....or does anybody out there know ??? I went out today and all it needed was a stiff brush....not so bad !! Dave

Thanks lads Mine has got the speedo on it too so will not work very well in the boat........the tilt up still leaves it below WL so antifoul is my only option...or red led ?? Dave

Hi guys How do you all keep your transducers from fouling up......I leave mine for a week and it needs a major "de clag".......annoying.....is it avoidable?? Ta Dave