Andy135

Agree with this. Mrs135 is also a solicitor, and she's said the same. It's likely to be the firm in question putting on a good show for whatever reason. Glad it's all sorted itself out in the end though.

South of the Needles the size does improve. The solent congers were underwhelming.

Like anything it depends where you fish. The ones we had in the Solent were quite small. The further offshore, the bigger they seem to get in my experience.

Sounds very nice. May well give that a try next time I get a deep-hooked one.

I tried them once but found them a bit gelatinous, a bit mushy. Is there a way to improve their texture?

Thanks Malc, we'll give that a try next time out. We were using squid and lug with a strip of bluey. Also mackerel, pout and live baited whiting (which took a conger instead of the cod it was intended for... 🙄). Conger do seem to be everywhere this season.

Yeah, sorry about that. Desperate times and all that.

Jog on boy! 🤣

Don't encourage him. The fish wasn't seen, and we've only got his word that it "definitely feels like a cod". It was probably a goldfish...

On Sunday, @Tarlach. and I headed west from Pompey Harbour to chase the mythical unicorns of the Solent. We'd heard and seen reports that they were present, and we wanted to try our luck. As we headed out of Pompey Harbour I caught Neil doing his best catalogue model pose... #dontgiveupthedayjob Before long we anchored up and had lines down. Then Neil's rod gave a good rattle... And the first of many congers graced our hooks. Then Neil has a good bite that puts a proper bend into his rod - all indications are that it's a cod, so he gets overexcited and bumps it off in his haste to see what it was... His face was a picture of broken dreams 😭. Of course I did what any good mate would do and took the mickey for the rest of the afternoon 🤣 The fishing was steady, with some plate-sized whiting coming to baited feathers and some decent sized conger tugging our strings. As a light fog descended the Calshot fog horn started up, which gets old pretty quickly when you're not that far away from it... 🙉 Final species tally of whiting, pout, conger and of course, my favourite, the dogfish! Sadly no cod, but then there's always next time! As we ran back to Portsmouth we were enveloped in much thicker fog. Most unsporting but luckily no drama 👍

Go on @Brian, you must have room for two more rods on that hedgehog of yours 😉🤣

I bought these for JY177 as I thought they were the same as the existing ones already installed, but it turns out they're not. I've now sourced matching ones so these are surplus to requirements. Both brand new, one opened for inspection, the other still boxed. Asking £50 for the pair.

Selling as I already have one of these and I bought a second to qualify for the Lowrance Cashback promo they've been running recently, hence surplus to requirements and brand new.

Brand new C-Map Reveal chart. Still in original packaging. This is the chart with those amazing sea floor interpretations. Works with Lowrance, Simrad and B&G plotters (full list of compatible plotters here: https://www.force4.co.uk/item/C-Map/Reveal-UK/1A30) SOLD

It broke down shortly after and he hailed the Border Cutter for a tow...

Going to the boat just to tinker with it probably isn't essential travel, but going to the boat in order to undertake exercise and recreation is permitted. Interestingly, I found this on the AT website. It mentions that the travel guidelines are just that - guidance, not law.

Thanks Martin - appreciated. Agreed - it seems that evidence is hard to come by!

That's what I get for being on the wrong side of the law! 🤣

I'm not allowed to see that thread I'm afraid Stuie. I get a "you do not have permission" message. 🙈

Does anyone use those coloured leads that are now available? They come in various dayglo colours. Has anyone tried them? Are they worth an extra fish or two?

He's a pro. He'll be using his left handed screwdrivers and his glass hammer for this job [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk

Here's what I did on my Saturday afternoon... 😁 Sadly no double salchow though. My back's bad enough as it is 🤣👍

I think you might find that a bit small for flounder Brian. Don't want them to be deep-hooked.

Charlie, I couldn't find Lats & Longs on the Navionics Web App viewer either, and I've been using it for years. I suspect you may have to download the Navionics Boating App for your phone/tablet. The Web App viewer is good, but a bit bare bones - it doesn't have the full functionality of the paid-for version. However, you can find accurate lats & longs on the DORIS site here: https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/doris Below is an image of where to find the co-ordinates when using the DORIS viewer. Note that the co-ords will reference the location that your mouse is over - move your mouse and the co-ords change. I find it useful for mousing over a wreck on the map, then noting the location 👍

Great report and a great day out! Well done for taking them and well done to both of them for some top angling. Happy birthday Blake! 👍