Graham Nash

I carried an aux a few times, but (like you) i couldnt see how Id steer it easily if needed. I purchased a tiller extension, but it all seemed a bit of a faff, so it now sits in the garage and i pay seastart instead.

I must be honest, I put my boat in the water today just after low water and pulled it back in with the new winch. That would have been almost impossible with the old one, but it was no major issue using the new manual winch. Having said that, it looks like Im getting my old finger berth back again if i want it so the trailer will be used once or twice a year again after that.

ha! While I was at the boat yard this afternoon looking to swap over to the the electric winch, they came over to me and told me my old pontoon berth was likely to be free again in a couple of weeks!

How do/did you ensure the winch wound on evenly? There's no "level wind" so i imagined a big mound of rope in the middle of the spool. Thats why i ended up opting for another manual one.

seeing these comments about the electric winches, i might revert back to that plan and keep this as a back up.

The strap runs between the rollers. it doesnt actually touch them.

Im with Seastart. Its better to have it and not use it, than to need it and not have it.

I think I could be doing with some of that stuff on my elbows and shoulders!

As my years increase, so does the effort needed to get my boat on its trailer at Ridge Wharfe marina. The slip is about 15ft long and about 30deg angle! Anyway, I walked around the trailers last week and noticed that without exception, every one else's was bigger than mine! My boat (590tt) is very nearly 600kg, engine is best part of 100kg, anchor, fuel etc probably 20kg+ and my winch was 630kg (with a freyed strap). I decided that an upgrade was required so I played about with a warrior elecric winch that ive had fir a few years but in the end I decided on a new 1450kg dual speed and strap. I fitted it this morning before work and am looking forward to trying it out.

It was a great trip and I did get a bit of stick for getting the smallest fish of the trip

Unfortunately the closest we could get to a "shark" was a dogfish!

Excellent turn out. and fishable weather for a change!

I took the two grandchildren back to the outer patch again and it proved a good move. I baited up grandson 1s rod and dropped it in, as soon as it hit the bottom it was taken with a good bite. First (and by far the best) black bream of the day. 37cm and 2lb. A steady stream followed but nothing could match this one. Wrasse, mackerel and small congers made it a very memorable trip for two budding fishermen. 7 mackerel, all kept 14 bream all went back 7 cingers all went back I ballan wrasse went back

how did it go today? What have we got to beat?

surely that depends on the website?

thank you both ..... Im sure a new fridge will be cheaper (in the long run) than upsetting the good lady.

It looks like that's going to be the answer because she's not moving on the built in one in the kitchen!! I assume they just go on dry newspaper?

My missus seems to have an issue with me putting rag worm in the fridge ...... strange woman! What do you guys N girls do if youre going out earlier than the bait shops open?

Thanks Steve/Mark

Sea Drift - Carl and Jenny Sunday Marlin - Greg and Rob Samways Saturday Fisheagle hopes to fish. At the moment, Saturday is our preferred day. Crew myself, John Dunster and Frank Morris or a non member. Samoya - Graham, Freddie Nash & William Leaver (both juniors) Sunday.

Put your name down on this thread. Others will copy and paste their names after yours (or Admin will keep his eye on the thread and add people to the list as they put their names down). Id guess the list will build as the week progresses and the weather forecast becomes more accurate.🤞 And theres no such thing as a "simple floorlayer"!

So, after my successful trip out on Thursday, it was time to try the kids out of the harbour. I worked in the morning so only had the afternoon available. Launching at wareham about 2.30 then motoring down the the quay to pick up 2 VERY excited 9 year olds. Up till now, we've had a few short sessions in the harbour, but this was to be a REAL trip. I had been advised by Mike at Poole Sea Angling that the outer patch was fishing well, so we headed ther. What a great afternoon/evening. 25 bream of all sizes (grandad definitely caught the smallest), a couple of doggies and my son got a real bend in his 20lb class rod with a nice (angry) conger on a mackerel head. Dropping the kuds off on the quay at 7pm, they felt like royalty being dropped off in front of l9ads of early evening revellers. Id definitely call that a successful trip.

Ill be at work till about 1.30, then Ill be putting the boat in at Ridge ready to pick the kids up on the quay (hopefully about 3). I believe your meeting up around mid/late morning?