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We my see you out there tomorrow Brian A few f us will be out on our kayaks drift fishing from Aunt Bessie Buoy up towards Baiter along the edge of the main channel. I will give you a shout on the radio

What a cracking fish. Well done Brian/Derek

Glad to help Dave Things dont hang around long on Freegle. I managed to grab a fridge freezer that was in excellent condition last month.

Dave. The easiest way to get rid of something is to Advertise here.Just put in the advert they must collect. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BournemouthFreegle/ You need to register first.I have got rid of loads of stuff the last few months and not needed to go to the tip.It has all been collected

Hiya Lofty. Just going out to get some mackerel then see if any Gurnard are around. If you go to the training bank Saturday try keeping to the shell bay/Studland side of the rocks and use some surface poppers.Cast towards the rocks at high tide. You can also fish next to the main shipping channel for plaice.But I personally wouldnt do that on a weekend this time of year nor on such a big tide. If its a multiplier reel you have it strips down easily.I clean the bearings in Lighter fuel.Just put some lighter fuel in an egg cup and drop your bearings in.The rest of the reel I wash in soapy water then lightly oil the spindel.But keep the oil away from the drag/Break plates.Then oil/grease the cogs.There are some sites on the internet that show you what to do.If your still unsure I will show you what to do then you could keep them maintained yourself. But if its a fixed spool reel you have they dont last long being used in a kayak Dont use WD40 it causes more harm than good.It strips away all the oil and grease.

I would stay clear of the harbor on a big Tide,unless you fish the upper reaches at Holton Heath.But that doesnt come to life until October.Plus Low tide is at around 7 - 8am so there wont be much water in the harbor. A few of us are planning to launch at the end of the Prom(Southbourne) at around 6.30am Sunday and fish round the Double Dyke outlet Pipe.Feel free to come along if you want.

Nice report Lofty and well done on the fish too I will be going out next weekend if your intrested.

I think they are the same size as the flambeau box which I listed.Not 100% sure though. But they are just under

I dont know if this is big enough,but alot of kayak fishermen use this. http://www.fieldandmoor.co.uk/m9/Flambeau/...oduct_info.html

Hiya Steve. Welcome to pbsbac. There are a few of us in the Bournemouth/Poole area that are out fishing alot in the Bay and surounding areas. I havent been out for about 5 weeks as work and caravaning have got in the way but I am planning on getting out on the 11th or 12th of Sept. Why dont you pop along to the next pbsbac monthly meeting.Its held on the first Thursday of every month at 8pm in the Parkstone working mans club.I am sure all the boat and Kayak guys will make you feel very welcome. ATB Mark

Looks like you had a nice workout James Some cracking photos there mate.Nice report.

Cheers Adam. I have 2 anchors on Durley Rock.I can give you a lift on my kayak.Just have to sit you in the Tankwell

That about sums it up Jim

At the committee meeting last week Charlie asked if any Kayakers wanted to attend the Weymouth meet?Either for the day or weekend.If you do want to go can you let Charlie(Great White) know ASAP.

Thanks for the replies Guys Dave...I had the other hand wrapped up in a cloth trying to stop the bleeding .I dont know if it was the smooth hound or the hook that cut my hand.Or maybe even the line when I was holding on to the leader. All the blood in my footwells was from my hand and not the fish ...Just glad I had some super glue with me .Though it was only a scratch but they always seem to bleed more when mixed with salt water.

I decided to have a go for Smooth hounds a few days back so PM'd and texted a few people to see if they were free Tuesday night,a few had to work or had other commitments. Milo (Mike) and Coombseye1 (Mark) had said they could make it. Mark hadn't been out since last year because of work commitments and he has never caught a smooth hound so was looking forward to maybe catching one All day yesterday the wind was getting stronger and I was in two minds weather to go or not.But it was off shore and as long as it stayed that way we would be ok. Mark came round to my house at about 7pm and we had arranged to meet Mike at the waters edge which was about a 45 minute drive. Got to Tanners at around 8pm,the wind had dropped right off and the tide was just starting to flood. We quickly set up and paddled out to the first set of Buoys the wind was strong as we lost the shelter of the mainland and was wind against tide,so it wasn't very comfortable fishing. Down went my bait and within 5 minutes I had my first fish and also my personal best common Smooth hound of 14lb 6oz ;D It was 3' 11" long A few minutes later Mike was playing a nice fish in which turned out to be a bass of about 3.5lb. Mark had a few runs from Smutts but they kept dropping the bait. Finally he did connect with one and is shown in the video at the bottom of this report. We managed about an hour fishing then the weed got bad so we moved closer inshore but had no more bites. It looks like the best time is in daylight and also dusk.Once darkness had fallen it went quiet. I did manage a nice Bass just as it got dark though ;D We will give it another go next week on neap tides and a hight at around 8pm. Some video caption of the evening.Click on blue box to view.

Also the Poole harbor Flounder meet which I must arrange a date for .Sometime in November this year. That will be held at Lake Pier area.

Hi Rich. If you take a look on Anglers afloat there are alot of people that fish freshwater.I have only paddled on a few rivers but never fished them. Here is a link. You will need to join to view the forums. http://www.anglersafloat.co.uk/index.html

I am on nights all next weekend Good luck to all that enter.

Thanks for letting me know Adam Maybe another time.I am off for 4 days at a time as I do shift work. Best of luck for tomorrow If I am out early enough you may pass me around the Aunt Bessie Buoy area Mark

Paul. Are you going on JV tomorrow? I need to know as I am wondering weather to take my Kayak off the car roof tonight and store it. If You are going I will have a go for Plaice in the harbor Mark

Hiya Adam. I was waiting on a reply from yourself as to what we were doing,if you were going out or not. I have all my tackle ready incase I was going out with you. I think Paul (Sprinter) wanted to go out with Paul(Sinbad) and crew for him???? I will give it a while to hear back from you.If I dont go tomorrow I will probably end up going out on my Kayak. Regards. Mark

Sorry Adam. I read the title wrong If you have already arranged to take people out its ok with me,my mistake for not reading the title and just reading the post itself. I normally use 15lb line,1/0 hooks and 3oz weights for smooth hounds

Hiya Adam. I am not back at work untill Thursday and would love to come along with you.But not sure what sort of tackle you use out there I have a boat rod with a 12lb,20lb and 30lb tip.A multiplier with 18lb line and one set up for tope with about 30 -40lb line.But havent a clue what sort of rigs or lures you use out there. I will be happy to chip in with fuel and bait. I have never caught a cod off the boat had some small ones off the beach and one of about 3lb from the kayak.

Ooooops Sorry Richard.I just copied Martin Thanks for pointing it out Dave