Graham Nash

I popped out last Sunday in a little window. There was still lots of swell left over from the previous days and wind against tide made it a quite uncomfortable (and short) trip

if anyone can catch a cod my money would be on you Nigel

Im hoping to be out on Samoya probably the 29th (Ill confirm before I go)

have fun guys. Unfortunately work is getting in the way of my fishing

This is good to know. I have a few reels that could be doing with a look at. I wasnt sure whether to get them fixed or not. Ill look them out and give you a message to see if you think they are worth fixing.

It's yours if you want it Jerry. My number is 07710911921, I'll be trying to make the next club meeting on Tuesday if you're there or we can arrange something else.

I have 60 met of 16mm rope taking up space in my garage. Available to anyone who can use it, for a donation to the charity of your choice

I hope it's on, I've spent this afternoon renewing my line on my reels with heavier line after losing three heavy fish last weekend.

I think it was the smell of the bacon that enticed the doggies over to you :-)

I took a mate out today and anchored up close to alfresco on the banks a few miles out. A doggie joined us within minutes. We didn't have to wait too long for the rays to join in. We ended up having a cracking day with rays to 19lb, a couple of doggies and eels (landed) up to 10lb with a few very heavy and very grumpy fish being lost on the way up.

what sort of area are you likely to be Charlie? I may pop out myself too.

They're the new dogfish!

I did go out Sunday, about 6 or 7 miles out. There were three or 4 other boats there too. It was "do-able" but not particularly comfortable and certainly not productive. I gave it about 3 hours, one doggie and a conger and headed back to the shelter of the harbour. That produced crabs, crabs and more crabs. Roll on the 28th.

Forecast is improving a little, so Graham with two non members (son Wayne and grandson Ashton) will be out there somewhere. Ive never caught a cod before (apart from while drifting over a wreck on Alfresco many years ago). Is the general opinion that anchoring or drifting is the way to fish for cod? I personally prefer anchoring (but as mentioned, have never caught a cod, maybe thats why?).

the weekend is looking less promising as it gets closer.

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It certainly does the rounds does that hoist. Superb bit of kit

done

How long would you need it? I replied to you in August as I knew I would be needing it myself a couple of months later. Mine is down at Ridge Wharfe, trailer is good but the brakes have been removed (so obviously unlikely to be legal to tow your boat on the road). But as I say, Ill be using it myself towards the end of this month so probably no good to you any more.

I saw you leave the harbour as we were coming in. We trolled some feathers and lures through those frenzies but didnt get anything.

plans have changed .... i might be able to make it Sunday (it will be with a non member if at all).

I intend on being out on the Saturday (weather permitting). It will be me and a non member.

We passed two seals on the way out of Wareham channel in the morning as well as a kingfisher and an osprey so it wasn't all bad 👍

Well, with the lack of advice forthcoming, I decided to make a plan of my own ...... I left my mooring at Wareham at 8.37 and exited the harbour entrance at 9.17 (so 40 minutes at "more or less" the speed limit 😉 ) I decided mackerel off Bournemouth pier would be the first stop .... Unfortunately the mackerel had other ideas .... but we did get a tub gurnard as well as getting deafened by up to 40 amazing power boats at speeds of up to 90 knots on the Cowes to Torquay race! No mackerel .... no problem, we had squid, worm, frozen mackerel and lures :-) .... Off towards the IOW to a wreck I fished many years ago. First drift, bang .... snagged on the wreck! Second drift .. nothing, third, forth, fifth ... nothing! We tried anchoring uptide of it, nothing! Then the anchor started slipping so we decided on plan b .... or was it c? Off to Dolphin bank (or sands) and a rather choppy drift for anything flat ..... nothing (but a very uncomfortable nothing!!) A slow wet motor back to the shelter of Old Harry where we managed one sizeable wrasse. Still uncomfortable, partly because of the amount of boats rounding Old Harry between Swanage and Poole making it like the inside of a washing machine . so we decided on a much earlier day than we had planned. Tying up at Wareham at 4.00 I dont know how many miles, but it was around 30 - 35 (many of which were uncomfortable). I do know it was about 40 litres of fuel. One tub and one wrasse!! Ive had better days :-) :-)

The motor up and down the river is lovely. especially when the seals are about