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Hi M R W, Sorry , dont know your name, just wondering is it a 240VOLT OR A 12/240 VOLT ? Thanks Colin.

Like Tony said, good call Jerry, i will aim to support both comps on 29th, but be warned folks the long range forecast at the minute will need to change, and may well do so, fingers crossed, Colin

Good idea lofty, £5 a ticket i will have one, £1 a ticket i will have 5. Since its not the christmas raffle may be we should just give it Jim straight away ! And yes Alun, sure we are all disappointed with the forecast, but i can tell you as a farmer you can only work with the weather , not against it, safety at sea is paramount, lets hope the replacement day turns up trump"s Colin.

Just looked at flounder forecast, done my health and safety planning, and decided like Frank us baiter boater boys would rather support the charity Heros on the water rather than try and be one! With jest , if the hamper is a problem why not have a kite flying comp, the kite needs to be in the shape of a flounder ,and the winner is the person who keeps it in the air the longest, or the highest ! So as they say on dragons den iam out Colin.

Well done Lofty, Nice photo, nice fish, Nice day by the look of it, probably the biggest club Flounder caught this autumn so far? unless you clubmates say differently? 😊

Looks good fun, is this the first time it has been held? Colin

hoping to fish the comp tomorrow, boat;; undecided, Skipper Colin Whitehead Crew Pump action Pete! Good luck to all, hope to see some of you at weigh in.

Very handsome photo Charlie, You didnt look to bad either! Colin.

Dont tell me , when we come to visit we will have to worship the great all mighty C O D !

This may make sense for fish or bass conservation , i dont know, but i wonder if the "bass police" were aboard the trawler sight seeing up and down the coast off brighton a few days ago did a species count we would like to hear their findings. By a species count i mean the number of fish in each species, it could have been a frightening amount couldn't it ? possibly a significant number of bass in that. Colin.

Read it properly !

Very interesting indeed Brian, i put a new engine on my boat earlier this year and went through a process of testing 3 props, one aluminium 2 stainless, the advice i was given about the stainless was not correct it was a prop called appolo, the best prop i found , after doing very accutate tests up wareham channel was called balistic. it seem to out perform all the others at most stages from idle to flat out ,. at preferred cruising speed especially. i achieved a top speed of 28 m p h . o yes and by the way at 25 m p h i passed the only boa t visible in the whole area on a sunday afternoon which was harbour control. i did a quick u turn to explain my reasoning for being there, they gave me a positive response told me to be mindful of any other boats if i met any, and said they would look the other way . phew i thought my sense of humor and quick thinking honesty has probably just saved me£ 1000 fine and or 3 weeks porridge! after this testing i also had the pitch increased to add further fuel efficiency The Sharrow prop seems to suggest a further 15% fuel saving could be made. i will try and pursue this but dont expect it will be easy. i will do some research. and update my findings. price ? i think 1 and 1/2 to twice the price of normal stainless prop may be? Colin.

Sounds like a good day Jerry, and what a clubmate, delivering tea bags, on a day like saturday that must come close to being in the category of life saving !

Just when most of us made the decision not to brave the rain i found out a couple of keen clubmates did , iam posting for them, their day was spent mostly catching Rays i am not going to post the coordinates on here as it is secret, "hint-hint". A grand total of 15 i believe, were hauled up biggest around 13 lb est, 3 varieties . interspersed with 8 doggies and a couple of mac. just in case anyone thinks they were mad going out in the rain i will not mention any names, Farmer Colin, P S I could not remember how big the mac was Frank and Jan!

Very interesting Stuie, it would be great to hear if some of our club juniors could take up the challenge. Colin.

Hi clubmates, using ref start point as end of swash, is it possible any of you have knowledge of a wreck i e name of, and coordinates that i can go to within say 10 to 20 miles out (or along) that i may have a sporting chance of catching Ling in the coming week"s , if so it would be much appreciated, Many Thank"s Colin.

Dont know your name Wedger, my advice is try the N F U I have a fleet of vheicles with them, read there claim reviews, i tow a seven metre trailer with my boat on behind a motorhome that costs £300 per year. Hope this helps good luck,

Also yes please mick, if available still, is it a raffle? draw straws? auction? all the best farmer Colin.

Happy Birthday Charlie, got you priorities right then i see, work first build up the appetite, love is more important than fishing, so no fishing trip today then, good compromise you could have fish and chip supper with Wendy! Hope you have a good day. Happy Birthday as well Dave all the best Colin.

You may be the man then, as it is my birthday today (61 candles required) and my girls wanted to know what they may be able to get me as a present , i was hoping to set up with a camera or video camera to try and take pictures both above and below water when fishing this summer from my boat, any advice would be greatly appreciated many thanks Colin.

Nice one Yan, wish i was there with you ,we enjoyed our Kimmeridge expidition last summer, hope you had an uneventful landing this time ! Good luck Colin.

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If Lee is not a member of our club i take it we will be inviting him to join and then he will be duty bound to share the mark with us! That"s a great fish, Colin,

Never mind the kids paddling pool, do you think they have checked that the engine "flushing water" is working as most of the time we need it ; it is not, just in case the visitors need to wash their clothes etc, and of course no doubt they will have advised them that the water from these taps is not of drinking quality it is ground water pumped. Yes sure that will have come up in the health and safety risk assessment as like the toilet, thats why they will be delivering Chilton spring water or near equivalent free of charge at you Dorset tax payers expense no doubt!

Sounds like a good winter earner to me, how many of them are there? they charge me 13-80 a go Even on a sunday! And i have got my own bog. Have they put slot machines on the pikies? Farmer Colin.