Paul J

Rich, who you trying to Kid

I did some Dogfish in Batter for the family some years ago They wondered why i didn't catch more of them as it tasted so good Truth is i can't be bothered, but must try the filleting method

thanks for the interesting read Wedger

James, Listen out on Talksport radio for Keith Arthurs fishermans blues show, Saturday at 6:45am Paul J

When is it? is it today?

your never going to let me live that down are you mate

Coddy, You must be in a different time zone judging from the time you posted your last message

Hi all, We are looking for a gazebo or other type of shelter for the competition. This is to provide cover for the registration and weigh in if it's pouring with rain. Does anyone have anything suitable that we can borrow for the day? Cheers Paul J

i'll tell Bob H on you

Jack 0x0 =0 and always will

Welcome aboard Tim

Went for a quick play in the harbour today but it was horrible. Strong easterly wind so i did'nt even bother to go out of the harbour and didn't fish either. Better off watching the footy me thinks Paul J

Thanks to the Webmaster (Paul D) we now have links on the front page that gives you all the info you need about the November Open Comp

To date the Total Prize Fund value is over

I think Allen on Jigabyte has been doing some this year- so ask him

Adam. Calling him Honey might catch on

not sure if it's possible but is there a spellchecker available for the forum? Some members mentioned that it might encourage more people to participate on the forum cheers Paul J

I'VE ENCLOSED A MAP OF THE HARBOUR and marked Clay Pool with lines and the shore boundry with x's A license is required to fish the harbour, im not sure about the rules for boat fishing below Claypool and if Christchurch AC only contol only the bank fishing or not. PJ

Nice one Matt Thanks Paul J

Sounds brilliant- good luck Paul J

Fishing was very slow yesterday, just off the hh groyne 2pm to 4:30pm. Just picked up my prop that morning and what a difference! Previously i was running a 13pitch on my old 50 Merc and getting a max of 4800 revs with a top speed of 20 knots ( one up) They re-pitched it at 11 1/2 and now it does 5200 revs and tops out at 22 knots, not too bad for the old beast and i don't think i can expect much more. Hopefully this will improve fuel usage as well. I got caught out coming back in to the run, the tide was screaming out and the Bar was fully exposed but went for it anyway. I hit bottom slightly just enough to rough up the edges of my new prop! so i retreated. Determine to get in and remembering Sinbad's suggestion of using the Auxillary i decided to give it a go- i needed to give this some practise anyway for emergencies and the engine needed to be run after a long lay off. I worked fine and made it ok but took a long time as i was only making 1/2 a knot against the run off A 4hp johnson pushing a 17ft whaler was interesting. once a little deeeper, i dropped the main engine and used both, putting the bigger engine in neutral when going over the dodgy bits and using it only to steer. Paul J

Paul, I was at propellor revolutions yesterday and the estimate he gave when i asked about your skegg was about the same as a prop repair and said it may be cheaper due to the size and make of your engine. I was tapping him up for sponsorship and refered him to the website- he's considering it. please take in a poster for the shop when you go - he loves us Christchurch guys for obvious reasons Cheers Paul J

Matt, i'll take one space if poss Cheers Paul J

Bob your correct, the cash pay out remains at