Paul J

The main reason for not carrying it anymore was due to the fact i would need two different types of fuel. If you do have an auxilary(best practice) you have to use it fairly often or it wil fail. PJ

Nope PJ

Last trip out while drifting for bait my etec stalled- im a bit concerned as this has never happened before. I went to start it and it took 3 turns of the key to start and then stalled again- now im concerned. started it again ( 3 turns) and i quickly put it in gear and off i went- no problems Stop to drift again and it was the same story. anyway i had i checked out and it turns out i needed new spark plugs so all is well. It just seems strange it just happened out of the blue with no signs of gradual deterioration. I guess im well and truly used to starting first time every time now. I've now done 200 hours so thats 140 since last July PJ

i'll be in Wales pj

Live, but dead will work PJ

Please see the front page Thanks Paul

i'll be looking for a lefthander soon for plugging- it might take me some time to get used to but it makes sense to go this way when theres a lot of casting involved. My spinning and fly reels are set up for lefthanded retrieve and im totally comfortable with those PJ

Simon, Would love to PJ

Nice Fish Mike Well done mate, could this be the start of things to come? PJ

Nice one Trev- what size? PJ

Happy Birthday to Bob F, Alun J, Domino and Cascars PJ

He knows that - hes just having some fun, Hes boasting while he can and who can blame him- he's in the lead and on a roll PJ

Glad it worked out and youre smiling again. when you going back for the fish thats haunting you? ( the one that got away) PJ

Indeed it is, Comps are just a lottery after all PJ

Had a great time and am totally knackered. My missus greeted me with "who are you" Im still working to the principle that "absence makes the heart grow fonder" or so they say Plenty of brownie points to earn mid week now so i can ride the weekend spring tide PJ

Trev, I think Paul d has a supply PJ

Bass

tope- you can tell it's small as i managed a smile, bigger ones tend to make you wince

baby Tope

A great weekend although hard work (up at 4am Sat & Sun) but it is a labour of love so im not complaining. I fished Solo on Friday morning and had a Bass of 4lb 6oz- couldn’t fish the evening so no points here. Saturday saw Paul Rowcliffe and I fish a local inshore wreck on Marineboy and then Southbourne Rough. Not much to report here other than a couple of small bass. A zillion pout a few medium size bream and PR’s first ever Garfish. Lovely day Sunday, out West with Gordon on Enticer, beautiful weather and gin clear water (inshore) but things were tough. A small Tope of 10lb was the result of our first anchored mark but its parents didn’t show. We drifted across a well known headland during the slack which included dropping down into a deep hole but this didn’t produce the goods. We ended the day trolling some Joeys close in and ended with a 4lb bass for me and a 3lber for Gordon. Thanks to Gordon for a great day out on a superb boat, with excellent company and dam good catering PJ

That's a biggen shirt PJ

Happy Birthdsy Charlie PJ

Peter Hall asked me to post this on his behalf. He's urgently looking for a trailer for his 13ft Dory, anything fairly cheap considered. I'll post his number up shortly, members will have it on the membership list. He also has a sandeel trawl for sale if anyones interested

Yep theres a load of nuts at the meeting PJ

Well done Trev, I got nought all day but did sneak in a 3lber on the last drift of the day- somewhere else PJ