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Great post Mike , very educational for kayaks i must say . .

There were about 20 species caught in the OK classic in May , difficult to drift fish on the bottom because of snags , try floats in close or anchor further out for rays .

No problem , lets hope a few more come next time ? Didnt half take some water onboard doing the seal launches. .

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Firstly brilliant report as usual Paul, When a plan comes together its very satisfying but then you wonder if it was too cautious considering the fine conditions . As it was my first trip out from lulworth and on a spring tide I was determined not to end up with an epic struggle battling against the tide so timing was important as was the route . 0700 launch ,high tide in mupes bay 10.14 , fish worbarrow area till 1200,lunch break on beach ,sail /paddle with 7/8mph SE wind to durdle door, low water 1504 ,play about , land back in lulworth 16.00ish . We stuck to the plan apart from having too much fun at durdle door and stair hole and I think we got in about 17.30 . . Paul has a great way of playing things down and on more than one occasion his reply to my concerns were

Excellent report Paul , I'll put some more pics up tomorrow ,thanks for a great day mate , Ben

Crikey dave , thought you would have sold her by now ?

Overun has been sleigh riding sharks for years ,dont think he's been in the news though , , ,

nice one lofty

I have received an email with a report and results from darnsarf, , It goes like this Despite some decent fish being caught during the Grand Slam in Christchurch Harbour on September 18th no one competing managed to catch both mullet and bass, leaving the title still to be claimed. The competition is supposed to be highly challenging with around only 10 per cent achieving the Grand Slam (catching one of each target species). It relies on targeting challenging specimen fish, so what better challenge than mullet and bass. There is real kudos in achieving the Grand Slam and the Lower Stour fishery can certainly brag about specimens. In 2011 double figure mullet and high double figure bass have all been caught in this protected catch and release water.

I have some news regarding training to discuss at this months meeting , get him to come along lofty ?

PJ , i have been in touch with Paul Fennel (darnsarf) , hopefully he will give us some information about the Grand Slam . Ben

Looks like the weather is going to be good , Ladram is sheltered from southwesterlies , hopefully doing some flyfishing from the kayak , , cant wait now

Good luck lofty,sorry but most of us are going down to Exmouth on Friday .

Still waiting for the full report PJ , Bass and Mullet were caught on the day ,

I was at the Grand Slam briefing at the outdoor center this afternoon ,mullet were caught today , , it should be a good event but the winner needing bass and mullet to take the GS trophy, , good luck for tomorrow to those taking part, ,

Hey dellboy, should be the same group that were at oxwich ,most of us are going down on friday , , see you there , , Ben

I am sure it covers that area Rob, you also need an EA rod license for the weekend if you dont have one, The comp is based at the outdoor center at hengistbury head which is saltwater so why do you need one ?

Thanks Dave , there has been a bit of a delay getting return emails from the AT . Good to see the flyer out now.

Brilliant in depth report James, I always look forward to your posts , your trip planning and preparation is faultless even down to knowing you were going to crash and burn in the surf ,some great fish caught too , Love it Ben

Good to see you monday Graham, the fishing in the harbour was poor for us too,good fun tying off to that channel marker on the way back in though. We had a nice day paddling around the wareham channel , passed through giggers island then sailed back with ebbing tide , , easy life nice pictures mate thanks, i think paul has some of you Ben

Good luck dave , have you got some photos , i might know someone who is interested, Ben

Paul , does that include the paddle Good luck with the sale Martin , if only i could win the lottery this weekend Ben

Been watching the thread on Anglers afloat , it looks a bit vague but you do need to be AT member to enter which will restrict it , hopefully some of us will fish ,not sure about a team yet Rob . Dave I am sure the AT have arranged special day tickets for the kayaks and it will be catch /photo/release.

Lovely photos Paul, The beauty of old harry on the kayaks is how different it is each time you visit , you got the wind and tide just right for exploring this time , well done mate Ben