Mal Thomas

Whelk pots or dare I say it nets for rays is a possibility.

Have a nice day Alan and Happy birthday.

My brother could not make the trip, so I did not return a catch report. I did have a small 2lb bass whilst sitting at anchor. Also, happy to report a good-sized blonde ray up our end of the bay which is nice to see.

Looking at the weather this morning I have no reason to Cancel, the weather is looking stable and slightly improving on Monday so not closing in or a small window. Please take part at your own discretion and do not put yourself at any risk or outside your comfort zone. I will enter M.Thomas and T .Thomas

Looking at the very changeable weather I am concerned by the SE direction on Sunday which turns the Swash into a nasty washing machine, Saturday things have improved however the sea conditions are likely to be lively from the preceding weather. I am veering towards setting another date so our members are safe and not likely to be uncomfortable in small boats. Of course non competition trips should go ahead at the skippers discretion. Do you all agree?

We the committee are looking into trying something different next year that will alleviate these weather interruptions and move away from specific dates for some comps. Chris Witheford is looking into all the variants and possible issues this might create. Hopefully the membership will accept the proposals for a smooth transition to a more inclusive and least disrupted yearly account of best fish results.

Currently Weather watching very changeable over the last few days, weather fronts moving fast dropping vast amounts of rain. Saturday and Sunday are not looking good this morning, hopefully it might improve. Keep watching. Please put your names down to gauge who would like to take part.

Happy birthday Captain.🎂

Kingfisher Chris W and Mal Thomas.

Thanks Jerry, seems doable on my weather apps as well. I will endeavour to take part.

We do get a little forgotten East of Poole😞 Shame about the weather yet again.

Enjoy a good vintage and BTW happy birthday🍷

Stuie you do realise your going to get some flippant hairdo pictures from Jim don't you.

I believe Chris and I both had males 1lb 12oz, we had plenty of bream lots in the 1lb 8oz bracket. Did not think we would even be in the reckoning so was not quick to record. Chris to confirm.

Y knot out tomorrow ch6 Actually did not make it off the pontoon engine would not start, mega frustrating after a big bill over Winter.

Happy Birthday Tony make sure you crack open the good stuff.

Happy Birthday Martin, don't go spending all your money on boys toys will you. 🤣

Happy birthday Brian have a nice day.

Best wishes Alan

Jerry I am busy tomorrow, my input is it looks like an improving forecast 10-15mph at worse as an average, wave height 600mm, so I think it is just acceptable. I will be happy if it goes ahead. I will leave it to you to finalise.

Agree with Jerry, Saturday looking too breezy from Northerly direction. Sunday looking a little better but more than a couple of miles offshore and it will be lumpy for the smaller boats. Might be better to defer as Cod are likely to be in 70ft + of water historically on our coast. Lets see how it pans out.

Happy Birthday Oli🎂

And thanks to the safety officer who tracked us on Marine tracking Ais to make sure we were safe, just joking 😂 I took note of the Lat and Long I will try to avoid.🤣 It was good to see you on the screen, very good for safety👍