Mal Thomas

Have you inadvertently captured a ghost in the bottom of the picture.🤣

Happy Birthday Colin.

11LB smoothound.

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Out on Friday and Saturday in Poole area with the two Trevor's. Both days went well with plenty of fish, Tope to 30lb, Smooth Hound 11lb, Congers, Bass, Bream. The weather good both days with some intervals when it got a little bumpy. Both Trev's are good company and a very sociable enjoyable weekend. Plenty of laughs and a bit of banter and a few dodgy knots to laugh about. 1 mackerel over two trips and 4 lazy lines out most of the time. Martin was along side on Saturday. (They get up late in Poole). We had been on anchor for a couple of hours😄. In good club spirit, we delivered some bait over as we past by. On Friday TT and I spotted a Sib by Hengistbury going back to Christchurch and we both said ‘sod that for a game of soldiers’. Today, at the boat show, I spoke to a couple and … guess what? ….it was them. What are the chances of that? TW done a great job on the wash down and left me with little to do. I was pretty exhausted after two days, definitely feeling my age, but still had a blast, thanks guys for a lovely weekend.

Also done and signed up to Gov.uk for updates.

Do you think it is widely used, is it a forum that we can expand on in any way? Compared to other media forums.

I wonder if when I see you next you might do a demo or perhaps a small demo after a meeting.

Neil, I see you use Tapatalk, how is that as an experience, most tell me not good on a small screen

For a more comfortable ride you might want to give the Christchurch Ledge a wide berth, subject to wind and tide.

That is what mates are for, your winch is a bit like Open All Hours Till, you need your wits about you.

Happy Birthday and good wishes.

With a changeable forecast we had a few alternative plans, hide or run deep, run deep won, we really like that unknown catch element. The sea was moderate with a forecast to reduce and it did. It turned out to be a calm day at Sea with limited visibility all day, the Needles were not always there, similarly Old Harry. Inshore mackerel were elusive, but we had some on anchor, just enough for the day, plus frozen for chopping up and feeding at the stand. The day was even longer than my last at 14 hours, but every minute was nearly enjoyable. On this mark, on two visits, I have been beaten up by something very large, that was the not so enjoyable bit. Both times it has bitten through immediately or swipe through 80lb hook length way up the trace. New hook length 130lb, and if it is what I think it might be, I will drop a wire down for good measure as well on the next visit. Dropped the anchor down about 8.00am, we had a bit of flood and all the Ebb before we headed back to port. We have never seen so many 12 inch congers, we moved 500yards and left them behind. The witching hour was upon us and the rod tips did not disappoint, plenty of fish including Blondes up to small doubles, Tope and a good Bull Huss of 10lb. We really need to keep an accurate tally, we had plenty of sport all day and all fish returned except for the mackerel. A good smooth run in followed by a good wash down and a pint of Guinness to end a great day with my good buddy.

Had a great trip, White tailed Eagle chasing Ospreys with fish. Awesome.

Going tomorrow, will report back.😀

Let's hope not.

Also looking to do this one weather permitting.

I use a pair of Sony bluetooth speakers they have a good tone and good rechargeable battery life.

I have been onto the MMO today and had a very good conversation with Mr Havelock, he said exactly the same as all the others as expected but said he would pass it up the line which is all you can hope for. That makes about 6 or 7 different authorities' I have made contact with and made our feelings know. All you can do is keep on knocking on the door.

Happy birthday🎂

Happy belated birthday buddy.

Happy birthday Mick.

Happy birthday mate.