Paul D

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 )

Am I missing something?

 

DEFRA Minimum Landing Sizes (MLSs) for Flounder 27cm

Recommended Retention Size Limits (RRSLs) for Flounder 25cm.

 

How come the Recommended Retention Size Limit is 2cm smaller than the DEFRA Minimum Landing size?

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

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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.

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Theft of RIB EYE Playtime 600 6 m RIB

www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1523

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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

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Theft of Yamaha 80 Outboard Engine

www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1524

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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

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Theft of Mariner 3.3 Outboard Engine

www.stolenboats.org.uk/view.php3?q=1526

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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

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Theft of Indespension roller coaster 9 Trailer

Link

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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.

Similar to Adam, if any new members want to buddy up when I am out, feel free to let me know, you are always welcome.

Actually, out on Saturday and we were discussing the benefits of being in the fishing club, having seen "Pink Squid", Marineboy, Just Purfik, Sheila Marie and new member Jo Jo joining us as well.

Somehow seems much safer watching Tomo and his crew hauling bream

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 .......

Nice fish Kam. Shame it was caught on a charter or would be a possible fish of the month I think.

All the best to both of you.

Dan,

PM coming your way

When are you planning going - I would love to give them a bash as well.

What happened to the cooker Gordon ?

We had a similar story with regard to the fish coming to the uptide rod.

BTW: How did Fat Chance get on - I didn't hear if they had got into the rays as well. ( If not I have a theory as to why ! )

Added a few more fishy pics to the front page. ( Thanks to Duncan for the "tweaking" ).

Wow - that is really impressive Duncan.

Nice fish for a first ray - well done.

I had only caught a few Thornies before I went to Burnham yesterday !

Made the trip 2 years ago without much success. This year though was a whole new ballgame.

Neo went Nuclear

Left Christchurch at 5:15 AM, met up with the others at Blandford and then off to sunny Burnham.

We launched and headed out past Hinkley Point to a bank where OOTB had already arrived with their buddy boat. No soon as we started Bob dropped a fish and then I caught a small conger ( first of many ).

Bob then proceeded to catch a succession of thornies all around the 5lb mark.

I had just the one ray before the tide slackened.

In the meantime I was having trouble finding my car keys before realising that they were in my waders. Bob was repeating "Oh my god, oh my god" as he realised that the keys had been hanging from the pocket of my waders as he washed them down earlier over the side of boat ..... - phew !

As the tide turned it was staring to rough up a bit, so we headed with the local boats to a more sheltered mark close by the power station. Slow start but then the fishing came alive. This time I had a succession of rays ( mostly to the uptide rod ). Bob finished the day with a ray on each rod - accompanied by the "fish horn".

Our best fish was much the same with rays of aorund 8lb 8oz ( Bobs was slightly bigger more like 9lb ). I also caught my first ever Bull Huss - they get rather aggressive don't they !

It is great fun being hooked into a fish and not knowing excatly what you have caught until it reaches the surface. Fishing in a sandy soup.

Throughout the day we had been playing "Guess the water depth". The mark we were on has 18ft of water to start and when we left there was something like 38 ft of water.

We then headed back for the slip with Neo skippered by Bob, who seemed quite impressed with the way the boat handled.

Back at the slip even managed to retrieve Neo from the side of the slipway using Honda Civic power instead of tractor power.

Fast trip home ( following Fat Chance ) arriving back in Christchurch around 9:45 PM

Many thanks to th Burnham guys for an enjoyable day, Adam for arranging it all and to Bob for the good company throughout the day ( might have been different if he had lost my car keys and trailer lock key though )

Change of plan - no need to go to Bob's so Tesco at 6 AM then.

Christchurch depart at 5:15 still I think ..... zzzz

Get him to take his boat and he can follow me up as well

( Will leave around 5:00 from Christchurch , should be at Bobs around 5:45 ish ).

Fed up repairing the prop each year, so going down the stainless route now.

Upside is :- Should be far less repairs needed.

Downside is :- Rich can no longer call me "FatWallet1" !!

So what's the plan with regard to times and route of travel ?

Also, if anyone going ( Bob ? ) has a spare wheel could I stick with them in the convoy as I have no spare at the moment.

It is busy this month. In fact I need to buy a new one now

Terry,

I will collect mine in Burnham if that is OK thanks.