Mal Thomas

Happy Birthday Stuie.

Just returned from Spain and carefully climbing aboard a sparkling clean Wishing Too tomorrow with over shoes, gloves, feather duster and a yes you guessed it a pink pinney. Big thanks to Neal for the bid for the lift and clean, the Money will be forwarded to Heros on the Water. Glad to be back.

1) Court Jester - plus crew TBA 2) Frisky Fox - Carol and Mike 3) Kingfisher - Chris - crew TBC 4) Wight Magic Dave -crew TBC 5) Sweet Pea Mal & Trev

Reminds me of the time a lively thorny rose up and clamped on to my finger, ouch.

Welcome Dave to a great club a reely good move.

Most popular sight on saturday was boats trying to anchor from 35ft yatchs to small speed boats with tangled blue poly rope drifting back to other boats, What is it with yachties who think a vertical chain should hold them. The marines didnt set a very good example when they weaved between boats doing at least 15 knots creating plenty of wash.

Nice job, how did you join the upstands to the base?

Charlie I believe nigel sorted the boat today, fuel starvation I think Mal

EPIC DAY AND NIGHT STILL BUZZING

I have a question re an earlier post, can my species count on sweet pea species count, I know it doesnt usually when caught on another boat. Please clarify for a very confused angler.

Well done Neal, can only be good for the club.

Martin as you know theirs nout stranger than folk it takes all types. Leave the aggression to younger folk as you know it takes us an age to forget it and get over it. Your first thought needs to be I think a large glass of red should sought that out.

Hi Rob I thought the easterly looked quiet strong and Iam knackered with recent efforts, so no I will not be out tonight.

Great work Charlie your reports are very interesting, perhaps a video after a meeting of your most hard hitting topics would be a real eye opener.

Awesome James well done

Hi Neal Could you let me know what percentage my 14lb 6oz thornback was must have been close, assuming my posting was recieved, computers are not my strong point

Well done Ben, I had a very pleasant evening after passing you in the harbour nothing big but very busy, beautiful evening and gorgeous sunset on the way in.

1) Court Jester - Neal plus crew TBA 2) Kingfisher - Chris plus crew TBA 3) Dream Drifter - Alfie plus crew TBA 4) MegaByte - Brian, Mark, Thomas, Tamzin 5) Awol- Martin, Dean, Rich Stevens 6)Wishin Too-Nigel,Martin Cherrett ,Mike Toms 7) Sweet Pea - Mal Thomas. Crew TBA

Nige is taking up golf probably wont see him for a while

Always available work sometimes gets in the way.

Cheers chris we must have a trip sometime soon.

Awesome vid really enjoyed it.

Taking advantage of some good weather, I promised the missus some bream for tea. Could I come up with the goods or would it be a tale of woe and a lost anchor? Looking out to the ledge, two boats out there. Would they be on my mark? Not quite, thankfully. Dropped the anchor and put on my newly tied rig, small hooks and tiny pieces of squid lowered down.No action on the charter boat, was I wasting my time? Thinking about what to do with the other rod my attention was drawn to my rod bent over in the rod holder. A cracking 2lb plus male bream was on board. Wow... that was quick. How lucky am I? Within the next twenty minutes another three on board. The following half a dozen were all returned. What a trip! Mission accomplished. Happy to go in with a feeling of satisfaction. Within two hours we were dining on lovely fresh bream. That's how fishing used to be.

Sorry i didnt make the last meeting to collect my penant, had the urge for an evening trip, I would be happy to pay for it to be posted if thats an option. many thanks.

Visibility was down to 150 yards at times, but nothing was going to stop our day's fishing. My brother had made the trip from Egham Surrey; it was his first trip of the season and what a good trip it turned out to be. We started the day with a 10lb 4oz thornback. I thought we peaked too early in the day. Is the day going to be a long day waiting for some more excitement? We didn't have to wait much longer before we had small eyed and thornies averaging 6-8lb. The boat seemed to take an age to turn on the flood. During the tides we had a small starry smooth hound and a 2lb 5oz doggie. My brother then dropped something sizeable, the witching hour was upon us and expectation was running high. A double hook-up was to follow and the landing net was out of reach, oh sh*!. I reached for the net when I saw my fish.Landing it myself, it wouldn't fit in the net. Two goes at it; done the job. Small hooks, light lines and a quiver tip rod had my pulse racing a bit. I've seen a fish like this last year that won me some prizes, so I was eager to get it on the scales. A 14lb 4oz thornie was the result. I managed to slip the net under Trevor's small eyed 6lb ray for him. A dozen rays caught and all released. The final lift produced the biggest edible crab I've seen caught on a hook, so Trev took him for the missus. Two very happy Anglers were rewarded for our conservation when Niggle returned from Alderney and kindly gave us some Pollack. Cheers Niggle and congratulations on your 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow.