duncan

I have gathered that (1) smoked smoked is 'cold smoked' and requires more time/ effort. The result being the standard smoked salmon stuff. http://www.coldsmoker.com/(2) Hot smoked is slow cooked /baked/smoked - quicker and less/no prep. Result is in supermarkets as hot smoked trout as example, and I think smoked mackerel is the same.http:// http://www.snowbee.co.uk/general-access.htmlCan also get 'inbetween' smokers that claim to give the best of both http://www.harrisangling.co.uk/harr/produc...76&pf%5Fid=3057 as an example.

I think I am going for the hot smoker - either Snowbee or an Abu o ne I have seen - unless others can point me in a better direction?

thanks for that - will try it out.

your mention of smoking reminds me that I am planning to sort out a hot smoker for the coming year - the idea of having hot smoked cod for lunch on the boat (that's the one you caught at 1000h) appeals as much as mackerel with a cold beer when I get back on a summer's evening.

ah dreams.....

anyone got tips for those who don't have a smoker?

Martin - assume the cheque is 'in the cod' as it were - you will get it!

I only really started to enjoy my boating when I joined up with a few like minded people in Poole - I am hoping the same will be true for the fishing.

Whilst I don't fish to be competitive (the fishing itself is hard enough!), and I will only ever kill a fish for the table, I look forward to the odd additional interest that species hunts etc can give.

Thanks to all who worked hard to make the day - committee et al - must be a lot of work.

Three of us headed off across Poole Harbour and out into the bay on an almost mirror sea with the sun slowly rising. What a fantastic feeling!

Looking for an edge, because we knew we didn't stand a chance without one , we headed off towards the Needles and anchored a few miles SSE of the light at 0835h - not bad planning we thought.

Squid, mackerel, sand eel and mussel brought us dogs, pout, dogs and pout which, from the radio chat, was the same as everyone else.

As the tide picked up Alan was into something better and eventually up popped a nice coddling around the 7 mark. It was to be 3 hours later before he repeated the trick with a fish just shy of 10.

In between we had a spotted ray that wasn't big enough to compete as a flounder and a conger that, if disguised as a common eel, still wouldn't have frightnened the scorers .

As the wind got up we hauled anchor and returned in somewhat different conditions to the trip out.

Thanks again to the organises and the staff at the Marina Club.