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Guernsey sounds good to me anyone got any clues re accommodation on the island? Peter

Agree with Adam having seen the forecast tonight I think this week is dead but a date in earlynJune would be good although we could make the reserve date Peter

Be worth it when the new one arrives!!!!! Peter

We will be out Sunday not sure what we will be doing yet wrecking is tempting but am told there is thick bloom of May water around Portland so it may be breaking. Peter

Sorry Charlie Rob told me this morning he already has a room so we are all sorted Peter

Charlie I have one crew member with no accommodation who would probably be interested in B&B place .....Rob can you check with Nic Thanks Peter

2 weeks does not seem possible it is so near .. Bring on a week of brilliant weather and fishing !!!!!!!!!! Peter

I think most us use fuel from the island Mainbrace will bring it out to the boat or you can go alongside if tide is right. Hope you can find some crew Peter

For anyone going from weymouth end Weyfish on the quay will fill a large ictec box with ice for £2 such good value I generally give them a fiver. Just phone the day before to make sure machine is on Peter

1. Alfresco, Charlie plus crew tbc 2. AWOL - Martin + Dean 3. ??????? Dave + Dean + Kev + Craig 4. Kingfisher - Chris + Chris A 5. Tigerfish - Steve, Lloyd, Alan 6. Redfin Peter + Matt + RobF + NickT 7. Wandering Star - Andrew, Terry & Tony 8. Manta Ray...Tomo, PJ, Tubby, Paul D ,Steve, Paul Walker, Brian Vincent, Andy Barnes Pilot. 9.JV - Adam, Ian and Alun 10. Aqus 2 - Dan, Dad (BobR - just joined the forum) & crew 11. Lilbrit?

Wow forgotten just how rough it was going back 2011. Bring on2014!!!!!! Peter

Since upgrading we have space for 1 or 2 additional crew on Redfin if anyone fancies the trip,to Alderney. We have one spare B&b space plus a comfortable Berth on the boat Peter

It is a common misconception that fish farms have a beneficial effect on fish stocks. I n fact they fall into two separate cases. Those that use fish meal as feed and those that use vegetable based feeds. The former have a serious effect on ecosystems as they rely on indiscriminate catches of small fish such as sand eels to make the feed which results in the destruction of food sources for takeable fish and large catches of undersized fish that will not reach maturity. This is a huge problem in the east where prawn farming consumes vast quantities of fish meal and is impacting dreadfully on fish stocks in the surrounding oceans. I guess unfortunately the majority of farms currently use fish meal so perhaps we all need to,seek out and champion those that do not. Peter

Hi Martin, is AWOL cat b or c .. Surprised coverage is unrestricted as most I have looked have at least 20 mile restriction .. Which means we gamble a bit and hope we do not get run down by a tanker at 21miles out! Peter

2nd Weekend in May 1. Alfresco, Charlie plus crew tbc 2. AWOL - Martin + crew already sorted 3. Wight Magic Dave +crew already sorted 4. Kingfisher - Chris + Chris A 5. Tigerfish - Steve, crew tbc 6. Freeboys Peter + Matt. ..... Definitely want B&b this year .. Are rooms at Alderney angling allocated yet Charlie? Peter

Well done Adam, I was out Tuesday too first trip since escaping from hospital so good to be out, very slow day one small bass and a whiting loads of dogs and one very large conger lost on the way up when the hook just came free. Peter

EPosted Today, 04:33 PM 1, Kingfisher 2, Fisheagle 3, Slice of Life 4, Awol 5. Reflections 2 6. The Grinch 7.Wishin Too 8 Freeboys

Looks an excellent job Brian are they the18x12 boards advertised in the Makro store on the web? Thinking of copying .... Imitation is the greatest form of flattery!!! Peter

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Bad luck Adam you must be gutted particularly missing such a great weekend Comiserations peter

Nothing like a bit of live action to make you feel jealous. Well done on what sounds likes fun day Martin. Peter

It is hard , I was at an awards dinner with one of our developers recently bemoaning the fact that local protests can prevent much needed housing and the jobs they create until the barrage came up and I switched into nimby mode on behalf of the salmon. Looking at the barrage the destruction of a complete ecosystem seems a high price to pay. How does that compare with cracking and the reserves we probably have for 30 years? This could become an issue down here with the geology around kimmeridg! Perhaps we should all take to kayaks before it's too late!! peter

We nearly lost one on Saturday at kimmeridge after much manoeuvring managed to lift but it would not hang up on the ring and kept sliding back as soon as power off. Eventually after getting the warp as short as possible a prolonged pull along the surface got the anchor to plane up and lock in the ring. Could. See something pretty large attached turned out to be a massive pot anchor with about 3ft of scaffold tube and large rebars plus a really heavy growth of sea life.Took both of us to lift in the boat. Amazed the bouy managed to lift it. we seem to attract these things having had a pot full of concrete, something worryingly like a torpedo that got released very quickly , a submerged cable and about 200mts of pot line just before Christmas. Just goes to show you can get most things sorted with a bit of patience Peter