Mike Fox

2lb 7oz for me, weighed on board Court Jester....but I did see a bigger one Mike

Great new Rich. Mike

Court Jester +crew TBA Kingfisher- Chris, Mal (Alderney trip dependant) Fisheagle-Allan, Dave and Mike Pike. Serenity - tony .peter Wishin Too-Nigel,Martin Cherrett Mike and George available as crew. Frisky will not be afloat.

Have a good one both, and hope you get a line wet this weekend! Mike

George can't make it, but I'll have a bash. Have spoken with Kim, and now have a set of rules etc. Anyone else interested? Mike

Great looking fish Stuie! Wonder if the bream think it's still a bit early, or were their numbers hammered last year? Mike

Have a great one Chris Mike

Agreed Charlie, the intention was to warn members about things they shouldn't be taking for the pot. I'd still love to see pictures, and see them registered for species comps and other trophies. Mike

Yes, which is why I believe this club needs a definitive list of species we CANNOT take as Recreational Sea Anglers, and ideally pinned for all members. There might be separate list of "species that if kept should get you a short stay on the norty step", but that's a separate story. I'm also wondering if Bluefin Tuna is on either I suspect Charlie Annear will have the answers, he's good at this Mike

Can we have a list of fish species found in Club Waters that are protected or restricted in some way? There's so many sources of information, and so many changes, it might be a good idea to collate them all in one place. I'll try to get the ball rolling: Basking Shark Bass (in nursery areas, and outside subject to a 3-fish bag limit to RSAs) Couch's Goby Giant Goby Salmon (unless you have a Game fish license) Seatrout (unless you have a Game fish license) Shad - Allis Shad - Thwaite Sturgeon Tope Undulate Ray What about other possible migrants, such as the tuna species? Mike

See here for results: http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/ipb/topic/16937-species-hunt-results-19th-april-2015/ Mike

Reel Bizzy: Kev kindly took pity on two waifs and strays without a boat, and we met on board just before 7.30. Popping down through the harbour, all looked encouraging, until we saw the swells in Poole entrance, but we popped out via the East Looe channel, and steamed steadliy inshore into breaking white water, hoping for some lee off the land in the ENE winds. Most of the seastate was wind against tide, and with an improving forecast and wind with tide later, hopes were high, despite waves breaking over the cabin into the back of the boat. We tried a number of inshore rocky marks, which were frankly challenging in the conditions. much gear was lost, few fish were boated, and most by George. We tried drifting over sands, and George did well again, and finally anchored a lumpier bit of rock, to see if things would improve. Kev and I had a couple of fish, but the boat was yawing quite violently in the stronger gusts, with the boat lying to wind, and tide bringing gear back to us. it wasn't idyllic even though the sun was shining . As the wind died away and the tide changed, the improving conditions from "wind with tide" improved the seastate, so we moved offshore, and then back in again, to try to fill in a few gaps. Many of the other club boats had similar tactics, and we saw Awol, Kingfisher, and Dream Drifter several times during the day. We combined local marks and tactics, and steadily caught a total of 31 fish through the day. George slowly wilted, and spent much of the afternoon sleeping either with a rod in hand, or down below at ungainly angles of dangle (despite the space), and missed most of the afternoon's fun. Returning through the East Looe was shocking. The building swell was breaking in the shallows, and depths at low tide were frankly untenable, and potentially disastrous. We didn't touch, but saw 2' on the sounder, and it might even be less in places.Definitely to be used with caution at low tide! Many thanks again Kev for taking us out for what turned out to be a good day, on a great boat, with a superb skipper in challenging conditions. Overall results: 31 fish in total 10 species, including 7 new ones for the boat this year. Kev had 5: LSD, Poor Cod, Pout, Ballan Wrasse, Baillon's Wrasse George had 6: Black bream, Plaice, Poor Cod, Whiting, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse Mike had 7: Tompot Blenny, LSD, Poor cod, Pout, Whiting, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse

Have been chatting with Kev, and he's a bit concerned at driving down tomorrow if the competition is going to be cancelled later in the day. Others have bait etc to get. The current inshore forecast for tomorrow has E/NE F5/7 on the inshore, and the outlook for Sunday is currently showing E/NE F6/7 decreasing 4/5 later in the day. Could I request an early "call" please on whether it's on, or will be deferred? Thanks, Mike

bump...

We already have three 'Poole Bay Exotics' worth targetting, in red mullet, gilthead bream, and triggers, that weren't seen even ten years ago. I wonder what is next? Perhaps the bonito... Mike

1. George and Mike (if we can crew, Frisky will still be out of commission).

Hi Rich, There's lots written on the subject of fibreglass osmosis, and a professional treatment could cost you a few thousand. If you have an option of getting your money back from supplier or surveyor, it might be worth doing. A full professional treatment involves removal of the affected gelcoat, followed by heat treatment to dry the hull totally over several weeks, and then replacement of the gel with an underwater, waterproof epoxy filler to the same thickness. You can treat blisters locally by removing them, grinding back, drying them out, filling each individually with underwater epoxy, then making it smooth with an orbital sander etc. It can take many days, and might need doing again and again in future years, but will progressively achieve a similar job. If you sand back the surface of the blisters, treat and re-antifoul, you'll make the gel very thin, and puncture it in a few places (filling as necessary with underwater epoxy), then cover it with a few layers of treatment, you should significantly reduce water ingress between the gel and laminate, but existing moisture in the hull can keep causing problems. There is a risk that next season, the blistering will either be back, or be worse. You'll also have the risk that when you come to sell the boat, few buyers will be keen if they know it has had osmosis, or can see the blisters themselves, and you might have to reduce the price accordingly. Another option is to just accept if for this season, and plan your campaign for next winter, armed with tools, techniques, treatments and research. It probably won't look a lot worse. A marine surveyor for osmosis work might charge a few hundred pounds, but might save you money in the long run. If you check your insurance policy, it might also give guidance on if you can claim or not, or what your insurers recommend. I wish you the best of luck. Mike PS Also Google the subject, and you might find someone with a similar model, who has found a cost-effective treatment. PPS If you decide to commence the drying out work now, and get cabin fever, let me know, and am sure I can drag you and Emma out when Frisky is back in commission

Thanks Hooky for a fun day out yesterday. We had plaice, dab, whiting and pollack and a great time over at Southbourne and the Ledge. I owe you a trip on Frisky when we get back in commission. Thanks again, Mike

You have a PM

Frisky is now out of action for several weeks. If anyone would like experienced crew over the Easter Period, I am available. Happy to contribute to marks, bait, fuel and Annual Species Comp totals. Mike

Brilliant, well done Nigel! Mike