Mal Thomas

See reply on pm Sam

Well done for posting lets hope there is a space, have you seen my post re a charter trip would you be interested?

Neil I noticed you use Tapatalk, did you upgrade to pro and pay or put up with the slightly as reported lesser version. I only ask because lofty raised it in the committee meeting.

We had this miss fortune to go out Sunday and the squall in the afternoon made it lumpy. However Mal. Trevor. Mackerel, wrasse, lsd, conger, bream, Mullet pout lsd bream mackerel Ballan wrasse The weather was such a disappointment Sunday I was grumpy, so my wife sent me out today and I had a cracking day. Two close passes by a large pod of dolphins, must have been 30 at least. I managed some nice Thornies today best 12 lb several more smallest 8lb. Some small tope. Loads of big mackerel and pollack. Lots of eruptions in the water today and I left my grumpy mood out there as well, happy wife happy life. IMG_7287.MOV

Happy birthday Charlie, we hope you make a return to fishing soon. We miss your conservation reports and there is a lot happening in conservation in recent times.

How did the fishing tackle sale go in the meeting ?

Please find pdf files for those of you who would like to see the presentation. 1727467312_BlackBreamWorkshopPresentationJune23.pdf

YNot will be out crew to be confirmed

Alan I will be attending and sending Alice an email to confirm.

Happy Birthday Trev, nice sunny weather to lift the spirits.😊

Guess what i am doing today, it involves a brush and some watery treatment that is meant to be excellent, if so why am i doing it again🥴

Looking to go offshore for something to put a bend in the rods Saturday with a slow neap tide. We were up early and off the pontoon by 6.15am, what a beautiful time of day to cruise through the Harbour. Wind as forecasted at the start but building quickly, we hoped for some IOW shelter once we crossed the Bridge. A slight improvement, enough for us to plough on and everything still very safe. Looking through my bow roller I could see someone on the mark. The seas were building and I had resigned myself to have a chat with the fisherman and probably move to more sheltered waters. The boat was Squidward III a popular you tube poster and very recognisable, they were also surprised by the wind and not very comfortable. As we talked my bow was below the level of the wave approaching and time to run for calmer waters. The boat was unphased but we were being tossed around a bit. We headed towards freshwater and we had a good mark all to ourselves. With wind beating the tide and lines going up to the bow and no sign of improvement we decided enough was enough and went to Alum bay for some shelter. We found a feature and dropped the anchor in unknown waters. We soon realised we were close to chosen route for motor boats seeking anchorage under Alum bay cliffs. One particular 40 plus footer with fly bridge and G & T glass holders was approaching me dead a stern, plumb centre with no altering off course. When about 150 yards I sounded my nice new twin horn, It made us deaf but had no effect on the numbskull piloting this very large vessel almost on our down tide fishing lines. I was fuming, he has put us in a stressful situation with no consideration, my engine was running with me looking over my shoulder looking to take evasive action. What a complete ----. All very unnecessary. Still nothing but dogfish on our catch account and 50 litres of fuel used my round trip included a stop at Milford On Sea to see if my Thorney mark might save the day. Thankfully it did with 3 in quick succession and some blistering run offs with the baits. The largest did not make it on the boat, a small double. With the day half salvaged and some nodding heads it was time to run home and complete the day with a good wash down, how does the boat get it such a mess, even washing down during the day !! Whilst writing this I wished I had videoed the day, note to self must get a suitable set up for recording.

In a similar vain I always try to keep the applying cloth damp, similar results. I have used Meguiars boat wax and found it to be long lasting. A bit late to this thread struggled to spell Meguiars.

We did enjoy our day Lofty and admire all those well equipped fishermen. We did notice what looked like some hard and sometimes precarious retrievals of stuck in anchors. Question, do they trip their anchors, if not it might be something to make some aware of. Well done on your caught species.

I get the whole single handed photo thing, I tried a suction holder and just caught my phone before it hit the deck. Will not be trusting that anymore. Might try a magnetic holder next.

I use a large carp sack for weighing, I have found it to be easy to use and rinses easily. Will take heavy duty use no problem.

Dale you have found a shrewd way forward here, I have no doubt you will soon be challenging the species hunt.

Happy belated Birthday Adrian hope you feel like joining in soon, thinking of you.

I have said I would and filled in the form.

Oh you were responsible for someone sneakily carrying a non marked carry bag out of the meeting.😃

nice reply Martin thankyou

Hi Dale I am far from technical with plotters etcetera, but some plotters will allow you to connect to them with your mobile phone Navionics app, however just to get you on the mark once you have done your research on your lap top in the comfort of your lounge rather than a rocking boat, the phone is fine and clear as long as you have a signal. We do have some starter marks on the website. Not knowing your skill level, if basic I would avoid rocky anchorages until you have more experience. The end of the swash channel is always worth a go on an ebb tide.

It beats arms outstretched.

Happy birthday both of you.

Thanks for putting up the News from the Angling Trust. Some interesting subjects and ongoing campaigns.