lofty

Well. The Mrs and kids decided on a last minute trip to the shops. "would I like to come?"

Thanks for the comments. Kenzaki + slosh = weapon of bass distraction. Cheers Graham but it's not that sort of anniversary Got to make the most of these windows. It's a long winter. I love the training bank. Lots of surprises for me there. Oh and the guys on the breakwater all came and had a butchers. Hope it kept them interested? Now to try for a Stingray.

There goes the neighbourhood

Time to stop bothering smuts So the weather window materialised as xc promised and as i planned i got down to Sandbanks around half five.Met up with Peackie and paddled over to the training bank. A pleasant evenings fishing ended with several Ballans each and a new pb bass for me,my first this year. Weighed in at 7lb20z Happy Lofty

Good effort. Did you try for Stingrays? There's a club record waiting at Tanners lane.

Straight out from Tanners 500 yards. Not the hardest of paddles to be fair but great sport. A chum had a stingray on his kayak last weekend. Took big ragworm baits

Picked up my Kenzaki. Thanks Chris. Top man. Just need the weather now

Cheers for the feedback,a 19lb one was taken on a kayak from Hillhead last week.

I had an evening session tonight,seven smoothhounds,two were about 7 lbs but the others were big boys.Biggest was 6.75 kilos on my scales.14.8 also had two dogs and a good bream to nearly 2lbs that managed to get a 5/0 hook in its gob?

Well I won a new slosh on fleabay, 60 quid, and I'm going to stick it on Chris's kenzaki when I can get my sweaty little hands on it. I'm happy with that. I'm going back to Tanners tomorrow night(Monday) for another crack at the smuts, just past Lymington if anyone else fancies it.

I've got a Kenzaki 12/20, which I don't use, not my style. Your's for

Ok tackle tarts.Im thinking about getting some better kit. I use 2 x 12/20lb Rovex 7'6" rods,one with an ambasaduer 6500c,the other with a slosh20(my favourite reel,i love it) Im bidding on another slosh so if I win on fleabay ill have a pair,(about

Well,i knew it wasnt going to last and with a final weather window i decided on Tanners lane. A wise moustachio'd chap told me where to go and what bait,so armed with squid and twenty frozen peelers off i popped. I arrived about 4 with a nice bit of sun and abit of breeze but by the time i got to the mark the sun was gone. Two rods with a zip slider on the mainline,swivel,2 foot snood ,mustad bass 4/0 with two peelers whipped on and in they went. Less than 5 minutes and rod 1 goes vizzzzzzzzzz. The biggest fish ive had to date was a 6lb bass(only been at this just over a year)so when my first double figure smut finally came to the side i was blown away.Got her on the yak and she flipped and jumped and twisted. I wasnt ready for that. Unhooked and thinking what to do when rod 2 goes vizzzzzzzz. Smut goes back and i play the next one to the boat. Roughly the same size. 30 minutes and my two biggest fish. Vizzzzzzzz. Off we go again. This time a smaller one and i remember ive got my camera in my pocket Doh.This one put on a better scrap and done the first leap out of the water of the afternoon. 5 more jumped well clean of the surface for the next 3 hours,you could here me wooohooo in Lymington. The biggest one was in a different league though and pulled the yak to and fro,went under the boat and nearly had me over!I weighed it in the net to approx 14lbs My twenty peelers didnt last long and i was down to squid but that took longer for bites but it did the trick 14 came aboard the boat,12 starrys and 2 common,with another double dropped at the side and one missed run on the squid A session I wont forget in a hurry Various phots in no particular order

Yes mate. Safer just to set a car on fire.

Good man, worth a go.

If anyone is renewing a day smoke flare my daughter is after one for a photo shoot Art project. I would supervise and it will be used responsibly and not at sea. Thanks

Might be worth a look? I'll be launching the yak at hillhead

Owing to work commitments I can't make this one Apologies Lofty

Hi Nick. I recently done my VHF course and the dsc bit is covered in about 5 minutes but you will get the up to date licence, although I think the likes of Si and Cam have the license and could call on your behalf ??

I need to get me a Charlie on my kayak

Hello hooky, last saw you in a tent on the beach at Southbourne Sounds like a good session. The other day I had a live maccy on and the rod slowly pulled over. I wound in and a bloody big cuttlefish/ squid/ not sure which was all over it. It came off at the surface but I kept putting the now dead maccy down for the next 30 minutes, and as soon as it was down the rod bent over every time. Try as I could I could not hook the bugger though. Shame about the injury but great to still be afloat

Happy birthday Ben Seagypsy.

That's fabulous. I was on the ledge today but not out as far. If I'd caught that it would have towed me! Top dangling