shytalk

fishing slow on the shambles today we managed 6 plaice and 1 turbot i had the best plaice about 3 1/2 lb the turbot was about 5lb but forcast to improve as the tides slacken

dont say that or his head will end up as big as the rest of him

the public pontoons are dealt with by the harbourmaster bit of a wait though

holes bay marine 01202 667202 ls marine 01202 660110 select marine 01202 742474 (mitchels boatyard whitecliff)

today would have been a good day for the shambles trip plenty caught today !!!!!!

should have 4 net frames for meeting they are comeing out at about 24 inche diameter should fit most fish in em no trouble, the second lot will be a couple of weeks

only have enough metal for four nets so thats it for the minute martin bob adam duncan!!!!!

if i remember correctly shytalk has the following simrad radar furuno fcv662 sounder mlr fx312 gps cetrek 345 plotter cetrek 730 autopilot icom 503 vhf icom 100 dsc icom m59 euro vhf jvc cd player all pretty good sounder a bit long in the tooth but still good plotter one of the best icom vhfs v good simrad radar super with 3d mode takes a bit of learning cb was getting very crowded specialy with sidebanders could be useful if it has quietened down

newfoundland south atlantic???????????? chart upside down ???

will be takin em to next meet t bar

standard gps should be more than adequate for us there are very few who need or could tell they had better than 5m accuracythere main difference seems to be with differential the signal is more consistant ie gps should be accurate to 10m or better for 55 signals out of 60 the other 5 could be 20m+ accuracy as the signal are every second the shift in accuracy would be gone in the blink of an eye anyway also for fishing accuracy of better than a boats length is of no real benefit !!!!

you will need to do some serious trailaway to get waas its for usa egnos is for europe

have a bag full of t bars /alderney rings and am doin some net frames this week any body got a preference round or square?????

need to use the afterburner then it opens at 10 am!!!!!

turbot i mentioned was caught on cara cara there are plaice about but very hit and miss on the bank and west of the bill to

aha its on the poole patch

they are pots and they do get lifted pretty regular!!!!!!

something for those of you going to the shambles a friend of mine had a 26lb turbot today on the bank

on top of bobs list goes a yachtmaster coastal + first aid + sea survival and a medical that gets your yachtmaster commercially endorsed for 20 miles from a safe haven the 60 mile is the same except the yachtmaster is offshore not coastal this is the hardest part to do the exam is very in depth and thorough , you do need to know your stuff but i would recomend it because the knowledge you gain can be invaluable

speak to me martin and il tell you an easier option on parking in weymouth

there is another side to the debate , it does tend to rely on the radar operator knowing how to use the radar , last year i came pretty close to being hit by a bulk carrier in the middle of the channel because i hadnt tuned the radar in well enough the ship was not sounding his horn as he should but never the less if the radar had been tuned in better we may have had more warning to move, these days the electronics we use have so many features you need adegree to understand them

another lesson learned not only must the reflector reflect well but must also be installed well !!!!!!!!!!!!!

there has been a bit of a debate going on about active reflectors big ship captains saying that in congested waters such as the solent they become a liability because they increase the radar signature of a 30fter to the size of the QE2 this causesthe problem that the ship will react differently to a 30fter than the qe2 if there were say 30 boats in the solent with active reflectors all switched on a big ship radar would show it as solid and inpassable where in fact there is plenty of room the suggestion was to only use said units in open waters !!!!

braid to mono leader the allbright takes some beating

the wreck is the kyarra about all you will catch there will be divers it is one of the most dived in uk