Greg

We were there last week but were hampered with lots of weed. Pretty much in fishable. Greg

By the sounds of things the beam trawler's activity may have put a dampner on that mark too Dave

Great write up Jerry, Dave and Kerry organise what I think is one of the best competitions on the calendar. They make a lot of effort and it is greatly appreciated. At the presentation Dave Wilson asked that if anyone had any suggestions on how to make the competition better? My suggestion is LEAVE IT AS IT IS It's Brilliant Greg

He's been at the juice🍻🍻🍻

Ah the Poole Bay Monster strikes again!!!! Great report and pictures.

Happy Birthday Charlie Greg

Would this make the spoil ground unfishable then Chris?

That is very generous of you Dave, thank you. I would be up for it too. Please add me to the list. Greg

Happy Birthday Sam Best wishes Greg

I would have done the same as you Jim. The obvious is not always the obvious when your first concern is for the fish's well being and trying to get it back in the water asap. It all comes with experience Great to see you out fishing Greg

Happy Birthday Jerry Great day for it.............. Greg

Yes Welcome Neil You probably got it right the first time as Mel is the one who wares the pink apron! Greg (stay pinned to the Forum and you will know exactly what I am talking about!!)

Just the 9 Rob 😗

I wish you hadn't asked that question Brian ☹️ My mate Vic and I could only manage 4 species all day. But we did come a respectable 8th place!! Greg

We managed to get out at about 12.15 PM. We hade a number of Bream with Brad bagging the heaviest at dead on 2 lb. Well Done Kev and Jacob, good to see you both out there again. Greg

) Serenity - Tony, Neal, Stuie - Sunday 2) Reel Magic - Dave, Jim , Mick- Sunday [/font][/color] 3) Reel Magic - Paul Driver - Saturday 4) Looby 3 - Jerry, Jerry? - Sunday 5) Kingfisher - Chris W, - Kevin & Jacob - Sunday 6) Fisheagle - Allan, Dave W, Dave L. Sunday. 7) Holy Mackerel - Yann Triska, Non members Dave and Pete. Sunday. 8) Happy Hooker - Frank Morris plus Trevor non member. - Sunday? 9) Illusion - Tom, Bob, Phil - Sunday 10) Dream Drifter - Alfie, Sally - Sunday 11) Foxy fisher 3. Graham and Chris B. - Sunday 12) Albatross - Graham S, Charlie A - Sunday 13) Marlin - Greg and Brad (Club Comp Only due to working this AM)

Belated Happy Birthday Charlie an Dave Hope you had a good one Greg

The main tip when fishing at the patch is to use as smaller hooks as possible. We use 6s and less. We use a one up snood which is the same length as the sinker. This means the bait is down on the bottom at all times which is very important when fishing for mini species and Bream. Also, as the other guys have explained it is best with juniors on board to anchor away from the main structures. However, for best results, cast away from the boat and slowly retrieve, pause and then retrieve again and keep doing this. This will certainly attract Bream and other species. If you feel you have become snagged, let some line out and wait for a bite. In most cases the fish has taken your tackle into a structure. They will soon come back out again if you give it some slack. My thirteen your old son has learned this and last Monday he must have snagged at least a dozen times and every time he gave some slack and the fish was on. He never lost any tackle. I got snagged just the once, became impatient and lost the lot!!!!! You should only need to use 2 to 3 oz leads depending on the tide and the type of line you are using. If you are using braid then 2 oz leads will be enough. The more you fish the patch the less tackle you will loose. Make sure you take enough. Good luck, Greg

I think Neal has just done the top ten ?

Brad had 8 Species 1)Corkwing Wrasse 2)Tompot Blenny 3) Goby 4)Cuckoo Wrasse 5)Ballan Wrasse 6)Goldsinney Wrasse 7) Smoothound 8) LSD Greg had 11 Species 1) Plaice 2) Tub Gurnard 3) Corkwing Wrasse 4) Ballan Wrasse 5) Pout 6) Tompot Blenny 7) Goby 8)Baillon's Wrasse 9)Smoothound 10)LSD 11) Small Eyed Ray

1) Sea Dream - with Neal & Stuie - Monday 17th April 2) Fisheagle - crew to confirm. Probably Sun or Monday. To confirm 3) alfresco- Friday 14th- Sam, Charlie and will 4) Kingfisher - Chris W, Mal T, Dave Wilson - Sunday 16th 5) Feisty Fox - Mike, Carol, George, Freya - currently targeting Monday 17th 6) Boblin. - Colin & Pete Russel Snr. Saturday 7) Joint Venture - Adam, Ruben, Olivia, Rob - today Friday 8)Reel Magic Dave and crew tba out Monday 9) Serenity - Tony + 2 non members - Monday 17th 10) Marlin - Greg and Brad Monday 17th

Happy Birthday Jim Have a great day (I won't mention the 'C' word) Best Wishes Greg

Happy Birthday Tony Hope you are having a great day Greg

Nice one Chris, I look forward to seeing this in all the Society Mags in the waiting room whilst waiting for my dental appointment :) Some good publicity there, Well Done Greg

Happy Birthday Dave You have got to be out there today!! Greg