Graham Nash

Not as ambitious as trying to get 15 or 20 boats out to Alderney and back including accomodation etc. A long day maybe, but sleeping on the fast cat both ways is on my agenda :-). The weather ...... hmmmm well thats always a bit of a lottery!

I am looking at booking a charter trip in Guernsey some time late July early August. My idea is to catch the 5am fast cat from Poole (walking distance from my house ) which gets into St Peter Port at 8am. Charter boat trip for the day then maybe a meal in town (plenty of nice fish restaraunts/pubs in St Peter Port) before catching the fast cat back to Poole at about 9PM getting into Poole around midnight. I understand the fast cat at those times is around

saving a fortune on fuel but wasting a fortune on mooring fees!

There's plenty of time for Alderney Nigel ....... I hope you get Wishin Too sorted soon and without too much expense.

1) Neal Sturt 2] Charlie Chapman [weather permitting] 3) Danny Taylor [weather permitting] 4)Graham Nash (weather permitting )

Dan, I had a cracking day at the Borgney last year. Some huge pout, nice pollack, tope to 20lB and a VERY large conger.

apologies Steve Loftus [Lofty] Dan Chapman Sam Chapman Derek Vaines (Trevor Whyatt hope to make it but working late) Terry Bartell (down next week, can't do it all) Graham Nash (not looking likely here either i'm afraid)

when your original post said 6 doggies I thought you meant of the fish type ..... the one on your picture looks all furry :-)

For the life of me I just cant remember Dave

Hi ... I bought a big blue water butt barrel from "congerking" on here a couple of months ago. I am sure he gas plenty left too. Mine is not being used as I have plenty of built in tubs. It cost me a tenner. Either give him a shout or mine is available for what I paid for it.

I think I would agree Rob ... although Conger did cross my mind. But I've never had a conger at that mark so I dont even know it they are there?

So after nearly having our socks blown off yesterday inside the harbour we decided to fish this afternoons window and let the ebb push us out of Poole and the flood help us back in. I had a friends dad down from Birmingham so I wanted something special for him. So it was off to our favoured mark from last year and he was over the moon to be pulling in full strings of mackerel. Once I chucked my big rod in and almost immediately had a doggie the others decided that there were enough mackerel and they baited up their other rods. The skipper started well with a good sized tope that was unable to fit in the net so it was released at the side of the boat (around 15lb I would say). A few doggies kept me at the top of the leader board then one of my crew jioined in the fun with a smaller tope followed by doggies. His dad with his new rod and reel set that he bought for

Yes Nick but I was not rewarded with a nice bass!!

no wash, no dry and no insulating tape Jim .... there was too much blood. I didnt actually realise I had come out the other side tilll I washed it at home later but plenty of new words tho

A friend was down from The Midlands in anticipation of a trip out today but alas the weather had different ideas. We stayed inside the harbour staying away from the white tipped waves by hiding behind Brownsea Island. Unfortunately the fish were elsewhere and we had a completely blank day. All was not lost tho' as each trip irons out another little problem and the trim tabs I fitted yesterday (while drilling right through my finger, in one side and out the other) seemed to stop the pulling to one side and kept the front end down ..... maybe keeping the front end down just a little too much .... so I think an adjustment is in order when I get her back out. Anyway, we're hoping to get a few hours tomorrow afternoon/evening and take advantage of what looks like the last weather window for a while.

I think i've heard every excuse now!! Good trip.

Hmmmm .. unless that wind dies down a bit I doubt I will see you round Swanage today Nige!

probably see you round Swanage tomorrow Nige. We are having a short afternoon session to catch the ebb.

sounds like fun ... its been a while since ive had a trip like that

Wow! Tagged and released too.

superb! Sounds lovely.

Good luck guys. Dont get too sunburnt.:-)

Ouch ! Have you got a mop & bucket for my Tears ? I don't think he actually meant YOU Jim, but now you mention it

i normally do have a hand held too but it was in the kitchen drawer as Ive not used it in so long Go on someone ..... shoot me!

when I sold mine I told the buyer that I would check EVERY note with a light pen ...... he actually took me to the bank and withdrew the money in front of me.