Steve S

Yippee, it looks like Guernsey and I assume Alderney are planning to open up to the UK in July. This appears to be based on widespread vaccinations in both. If that happens I will be looking go in July on a suitable tide, not checked those as yet.

I'd probably go 12kg Bruce or Delta with 15m of 8mm chain. And if in doubt 15kg.

Jerry I'll tell you which day I'm planning on going once I know the weather forecast with some certainty

Tigerfish - Steve, TBA

I see this person has a 'P' plate... Clearly not enough lessons/test not hard enough. I guess they don't include basic common sense!

Like others, I put a 5 litres or so of petrol in once before realising, I filled it up with diesel then just ran the car, I could feel the difference but it ran ok, did another diesel top up later. Car ran fine afterwards. Half a tank is a bit much. If I was you I would buy a siphon and some plastic tanks to drain the lot in. What you can't get out won't be a problem. You then have some cans of diesel/ petrol mix.

Nice ones Lofty. Your leg seem to be having a bit of a love in with the Undulate Steve, you want to be careful about that, there's laws about that you know!

I've posted this before, if I see a boat on heading towards me mentally I'm prepared to take avoiding action by starting the engine and motor forward at an angle to avoid the anchor rope. The lines in the water will just have to take care of themselves. A couple of times I've started the engines just in case. The main point is you must a plan of action in advance ready enact when it happens. Blowing a horn/shouting/radio might work but there is no substitute for taking action by moving yourself to avoid a collision. That's horrific. I thought I was close to having my anchor snagged by trawl gear, while cod fishing at the car park a few years ago. I was hovering over the rope with a knife with my sister looking at me in a very bemused fashion. Happily the danger passed by and I could carry on blanking.

That's the US model, the UK one looks rather different 😪

Hope to do a short trip Saturday too. If last weeks trip is anything to go by I'm setting my expectations very low.

Saga for me, no increase this year

Red Osprey appears to be in dock there so maybe some sort of refit

I went fishing on Sunday with Diane for a change! The forecasts for Sunday were all over the place, the Met office giving it Moderate to Rough!! F3 to F5, some others wind getting up midday before settling again, others little wind all day, which it what it turned out to be. I checked the live reading saying 6 knots and thought I'd give it go on the basis we could always turn back. Hardly any boats to be seen of any type, except Red Osprey (Red Funnel Southampton to Cowes Ferry) heading down to the Needles around 16:30 and then out out into the open sea, it's now apparently in Falmouth!!! Any idea why? There was very little wind and a very small tide but there was a fair old swell 0.8m 12 secs, the fishing was frankly poor, I managed some whiting, only one of a good eating size. The livebait size ones were put to use but I had no takers for them and they were all returned to grow bigger. And that gentlemen was about it, Diane spent her time watching TV as reading in the swell was making her queasy. It's probably my last trip before the boat goes on the hard.

So sad to hear that, RIP Dave.

I've heard similar advice Jerry, I think it's a load of old tosh, better to antifoul from the off, then the paint should grip on the leg (abraded) better.

93rd time lucky!

Asking for trouble with a name like that! Dan Bran pontoon.

Think might be called the thumb knot.

I think that means they are considering banning/restricting them along with a whole load of other stuff. banning/restricting will be a whole lot easier politically if there are none UK owned.

The catch report viewer does not yet allow 2021 as a date.

I'm planning to be out Sunday, probably aiming for whiting.

You'll be welcome on board Terry