Swainiac

OI OI Saveloy!!!!!!!!! GBG........................Gay Badger Brigade Are you launching Monday Dan??? If so, Mark B and I will see you out there Rich

Nursing a sore head today after yout fist drink of "Mans Beer??" Hope you had a goodun chap. Rich

21 again Hells???? Hope you had a good day. Rich

Bait for a days breaming, ten squid, scuse the pun, Bolle sunglasses to view said bream, 100 quid, seeing crazy's face when he discovers that the little bit of string supplied to keep em round your neck when looking overboard isnt attatched................Priceless Rich

No, the gay badger isnt working, you old shirt. What time are you thinking of launching Mark?? Is Markee B on a trailer, or mooring, do we know?? Ive just taken delivery of some size six VMC sport circles I'd like to try for the Bream..........tying rigs as we speak. Rich ........Im not too sure i like the Gay badger annotation mark

Welcome aboard Roop....................snagged any spikey's yet?? Rich

Gordon, floating beads, or pop ups are used frequently on the match scene these days, very brightly coloured, good for bait robbing crabs, superb for mackeral, first rate for gurnard too. Rich

Gordy, seeing as you are a visitor to the state, state law says that you dont need a fish licence to fish from the beach, piers, floating pontoon docks, or other structures. If you take a boat out under charter, the skipper has paid his dues, and includes these in the cost of the charter. Be mindfull of size limits for snook and redfish, redfish are excellent eating, as are the sea trout, somewhat different to our sea trout. If you sneak up alongside pier stantions, or dock supports, have a look down and see if you can see Sheeoshead feeding. these look like our bream, but have distinct blue and black stripes. Easily caught with the big barnacles prised of the wooden posts, and hooked onto a size 4 or six. They steam off like trains, so a well set clutch is essntial....happy hooking!!!! Rich

Gordon...I'd echo Matts advice........K Mart, Big K, and Walmart are by far the cheapest places to get tackle. Their braid is increadibly cheap, as are stormies, and plugs. Go into a Bass Pro shop, and check out their Rapalas........they have bargain bins, selling standaard Rapalas for a $ !!!!!!! they cost around eight quid here. You should have got an exchange of around $1.68-9 to the pound before you went, so its a good time to buy. Happy shopping...........another tip...find a tackle shop next door to a shoe and handbag outlet Mrs Manic wil love it!! Rich Ps Gordy, try and find a source out there for DO-IT moulds, and check out their prices please.......they retail at

Roger that.

Mikey, try and wrap a whole gurnard in foil, fill the belly cavity with a few herbs, and a slice of lemon or lime, and bake it in the oven.........well tasty. Or.........fill a casserole with a tin of chopped tomatoes, chopped basil, finely sliced n diced onion, slightly sweated, whole prawns, and two or three small gurnard cut into three inch sections, and bang that in the oven for 40 mins on a med heat.....now that is sluvvverly. Mind you, if you have a lobster pot, bait it with gurnard, and you are virtually guaranteed a lobster!!!! Rich

James....just spoke to my uncle Tom who fishes out of Beaulieu River, and he says its total pants at the moment, and the weed has arived early and is horrendous. He's taking me out first week of June for a crack at the stinger record, were having a few evening trips to try and bag a thirty pounder, as his mark has produced some crackers last season. Will keep you informed via Message. Rich

The other one is "a cold spell", when they actually mean, "B*st*rd freezing!!" Rich

I'm so glad I logged on tonight after work..........Slam Dunc's gems make I larrrrrrrfffff <gg> Rich.....sorry Badger

Sorry Gordon nope, Paul D called me at home last evening, and Markee B had a pal who had expressed an interest, although expressing an interest was overhauled by "Yes, I'll have 'em" from Paul D. I have a Penn lever drag thats redundant if you fancy it???? Rich

Alun, I'd see the loss of the rod as bad, but the reel complete with chocolate gearing a true Godsend!!!!! Rich

Dan, I think Barney should possibly stick to his best aspect........casting, and I'll stick to mine....Pie eating and Guinness guzzling Rich

PJ, its amazing how even a tiny fish looks big on camera, did you see my plaice in Sea Dangler?? Looked positively large!!! Rich

Both now gone, Paul D made me an offer I couldnt refuse last night.......ooooer missus!! Rich

Alun, if it's anything like the ground of Alderney, its not where you fish, its just the exact time of tide you fish, finicky feeders!!! I expect tht you'll need to put a few hours in to grab that exact time. Rich

Cheers coddy, I'd apprecite that. Rich

Unfortunately, I am unable to fish, due to bloody work commitments, sorry guys. Rich

PBSBAC have been cordially invited to enter a team of four anglers into the Hants Police open this year, the date is Monday june 5th, out of Langstone. Cost to the team is

Lads, I have reluctantly been advised to get rid of some "stuff" from the garage, as my lease on my workshop has expired, adn I have to locate more of my "Other Stuff" in said garage. So..............I have a couple of reels for sale, a Shimano Charter special, used condition, with 30lb braid.......and an ABU c3 6500 series, far better nick than the charter special loaded with mono. Offers around

James, I have a county match for the Police on friday, out of littlehampton, so cant do friday, I'm sorry, also, the weather looks like its closing in Rich