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Dave, I've got you booked in for the comp.

Terry, I haven't received any PMs from you ? ( mind you my message folder was full for a while so maybe something to do with that ). I got a PM from Richard - so offered the space to him. Sorry - maybe next time.

Gordon, I have crew for Sunday already and just realising I forgot to call you back last night. ( on the town ).

Weather willing I will be needing crew for the Sunday Bream comp. Happy to go from Christchurch or Poole ( provided someone lets me know the marks from Poole ! ) or willing to crew for someone if wanted.

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Got one like that I have used on my Orkney 520. Fits well if placed over the handrail to get in ( although needs a little bit of space for storage. )

Rupert's Fish was 5lb exactly - percentage specimen is as stated above ( I think it was misread from the catch reports list. ).

Website here :- Photopirates and the cost is

Rob, Try Christchurch Boat shop along Bridge Street. They had some 5Kg ones last tijme I was there and they were reasonably priced too.

Its on the bottom right of the front page or go straight there from here :- Amazon Link

Dom / Dan, If you want to fish the banks and after a buddy boat then I would be happy to tag along as have been thinking of fishing the banks - weather willing of course. Of course I would need to get some crew for this as well, but nearer the time.

Plastimo octahedral jobby for me I think, just got to work out where to mount one now. ( The elevation angle is all the more critical for yachts than for us, since they will have a tube reflector heeled over whilst underway but as the report says, 1 degree is enough to make the tube reflector next to useless ). How about mounting 2 octahedrals ?

Cracking start for your first post - well done.

New British Record I heard .....

I got my newsletter "on paper" last year and I am the webmaster !

You should be able to access this area if you have logged in via the front page. Could try logging in using the Login box at the top lhs. Works for me. ( Not that you are missing much though )

I think that is because the MLS is the one specified by Southern Sea Fisheries ( it is mentioned at the bottom of the page on the NFSA web site. )

Not to my knowledge but had the following come through today and all in the Lymington / New Forest area as well :- Theft of Yamaha 115 Outboard Engine www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1521 Please click on the link above to view further information. Outboard Serial No. serial 68VL215608 model F115AETL Theft Date: 30-Apr-2007 Theft Location: Brockenhurst Description: This engine was fitted on an Avon 620 rib and on a single axle trailer. The rig was stolen from a property away from the water. ================================== Theft of RIB EYE Playtime 600 6 m RIB www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1523 Please click on the link above to view further information. HIN: ZARB160039E303 Datatag: Theft Date: 14-Apr-2007 Theft Location: Bucklers Hard Description: Grey and white playtime rib stolen. this was on a Bramber roller coaster trailer and fitted with a Yamaha 80 hp engine =================================== Theft of Yamaha 80 Outboard Engine www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1524 Please click on the link above to view further information. Outboard Serial No. serial 67G1002444 mod F80 AETL Theft Date: 14-Apr-2007 Theft Location: Bucklers Hard Description: This engine was fitted to a Ribeye playtime 600 rib which was mounted on a Bramber trailer ====================================== Theft of Mariner 3.3 Outboard Engine www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1526 Please click on the link above to view further information. Outboard Serial No. OP107723HP3 Theft Date: 24-Apr-2007 Theft Location: Keyhaven Description: This engine was left inside a small yacht called Ka Lea on a mooring at Keyhaven. For more information please contact info@stolenboats.org.uk Please do not reply to this email.

Theft of Indespension roller coaster 9 Trailer Link Please click on the link above to view further information. Serial No. SDHRC1506G062494 Theft Date: 29-Apr-2007 Theft Location: Lymington Description: This is a silver trailer and it was stolen from a driveway where it was connected to a car.

Mike, I would suggest that the conditions we fished the Cod comp in would have been reason to call off any of our club competitions !! That was on the limit of what I would consider safe and I guess that was more a southerly F5 ?

Dolphins Bream Comp is on the 20th May Our Bream Comp ( best Specimen ) is on the 13th May

Try these two NFSA Min sizes Specimen Weights However, I think Coddy's min sizes are more up to date than the NFSA one as BAss is larger now.

Be careful not to confuse our Bream Comp with the Poole Dolphins Bream Comp. They are two different competitions.

Glad you had a good day out. Wick slipway is that entertaining at times that myself and Helen used to go down to watch the days proceedings ( certainly beats TV ). Only thing is to make sure that you are not starring in them at some time as it is easy for things to start going wrong. In my time "spectating" I have seen the following :- 1) Trailer pulled down the slipway by hand and then let go, flies down slipway and sinks. Snorkel donned to find the winch strap and pull it out. 2) Boat being pulled up the slipway by rope only for passer bys to not see the rope and falling over it. ( This boat took around 30 mins to retrieve ). 3) Seagull outboard being held by some "responsible" parent's child who was wearing nothing on his feet and he had the propeller facing him. The parent then started the outboard while his son held it. - Myself and another person actually told him it was rather dangerous ! 4) Wait until the summer and see the kids wading and leaping in the water whilst boats arrive and go - accident waiting to happen there. 5) Standing on the trailer whilst boat is reversed down the slipway. Someone lost their leg in another part of the country doing just that. Plenty of others but easy to mock and end up starring in some sort of mishap - so be careful PS: I've heard the slipway at Bridge Street also sees some interesting incidents.

Adam, I am awaiting the test results being carried out following the Ouzo incident, which are imminent. A large surface area is of less importance than consistency of reflections ( ie. You are better off having guaranteed weak reflections than strong ones which are not always occurring each scan of the radar. The tube type may be of use if it can be mounted at a high point ( say when anchored if we mounted one at the top of a tall pole of some sort ). Each person on a boat actually has a radar cross sectional area of around 1 metresq but as they are in effect at the height of the waves a radar does not pick them up effectively as it cannot distinguish between the path directly to them and the path via the waves, so they disappear in the noise. Height is the key. Awaiting report .......