Paul J

Wish i had a finger like that, i'll try the index next time PJ

It is a great photo PJ

I got it, the fish took one look at you and threw itself onto the beach PJ

Happy birthday Simon PJ

Brilliant! Well Done Paul Not a bit jealous sitting in the office getting a fish by fish commentary by text PJ

Mike, It takes a lot to shut you up Glad youre on the mend PJ

Nice report Tom, good to see the guys in action PJ

we've heard this from Frank before if i remember rightly Well Done Frank, shame we couldn't get the true weight PJ

Gordon, thanks for the update, i'll be interested in how it gets progressed Cheers PJ

Well done Bob- looks like the commitee are showing the way today PJ

Terry, No problem PJ

Christmas Cod- 16 1/2lbs - expected it to be full of Squid however it was quite empty with only a few crabs and sprats inside it- must be that anglers haven't been able to feed them 5lb boxes of squid lately due to the weather.

Delightful Morning

Not being able to commit to a full day I had to give the flounder comp a miss. The Weather was too nice to miss though so I planned a quick run out of Christchurch to have a look around. Having promised to get back early and with low water at 2:30, a 7am-12 trip was on the cards. Launching at 7am, it was lovely going down the harbour and through the run in calm still conditions with the sun rising- marvellous. As I went offshore it soon chopped up and it was a tad bumpy going out, anchored on the spot and settled beam on in a medium size swell. I got pestered from the off by dogfish and they became a nuisance as the tide slacked off- eating all my cod and whiting baits, all that re-baiting is hard work you know. About 10am as the tide was ebbing I got a good hit which I let run and then tightened up into something heavy, It gave a real good initial run making me think Conger! After a bit of a tussle it settle down but stayed deep giving some strong nods which had me hoping and praying it was what I now thought it might be, A nice steady retrieve and a good bend in the rod eventually yielded a beautiful plump cod of 16

Al, Im sure we can flog some on the side of the fence PJ

Sad indeed, Portland has had a couple of tragic incident recently

Rich, Its a technical hitch that they are working on and hope to have it restored soon PJ

Rich, I heard about this facility but i can't acess it and i am a member. There apparently is a known blogger who likes to post annoying messages, best ignore it PJ

Alun, Really enjoyed the day out mate Thank you PJ

Nice one Mike, That stale-mate that occurs when youre wrapped around an object is so frustrating, it happened to me 4 times last year and only got two out. About time we had a catch report Cheers Paul J

Theres plenty more of this quality advice available on their Members only Forum. I joined last month and am very impressed with the quality of writing, not only do these guys know how to catch fish they know how to tell a good story as well. The quarterly Mag is worth the subscription alone if you compare it to the monthly fishing mags. PJ

Big Bass are rare, you may have caught one cause somebody else returned it prior to you catching it. They have the potential to grow to 20lbs, wouldn't we want to see more of these? It's not all about conservation, its about sport also PJ

Must be the weather! PJ

A good start might be if you want to trail it or leave it on the water PJ

Lets hope we see another one on our Open Comp in the next couple of issues PJ