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come on Steve - they may be a little fiddly around the engage/disengage mechanism but that's all. Both my 310 and 320 went back together eventually. most of the star drags are fiddly but OK - it's the lever drags that can have clever little foibles ...........

sorry to hear all that Alun - and with the wind going round to the WSW it was as flat as a pankake all Sunday too................

13 then 16; 14 if in Poole Harbours waters and Southampton's vts channel if in those waters ie I would start where he's likely to be listening or someone else might help! generally you get more problems over 'utopia way' than we do in Poole for this - the Barfleur used to give at least 50ft clearance to anchored fishing boats when leaving Poole

I would just like to point out that Adams reference to the Condor wasn't a close call situation! We were some 10 miles out and it had became obvious that we were on course for close encounter after about 3 miles of travelling/monitoring. At about 1.5 miles the condor made a small but clear course correction. At about half a mile I would have taken action, without any real issue. Mid channel in and around the shipping lanes I will make an obvious course correction to pass astern of any crossing ship as soon as it becomes apparant that we are converging. Radar is particularily useful here! Finally if you are ever out and forget/confused just look at your nav lights! If the other boat is looking at your green one (ie approaching from your starboard) he is stand on - you take action. If red (from port) you are stand on. Obviously at night it's even easier as you can see his lights from a long way away - once you are used to it!

Simon, these lost fish on big runs - any more clues or impressions? is the suggestion porgies or are we talking 20lb pollack? facinated

yep - we saw what I believe was a pilot whale coming back across Sunday. About 60m away crossing in front of us. on around the 19/20s loads of life out there!

great customer management Tom! lovely bass - and a great write up

Personaly I would head to the solent if the weather pans out that way - so much more shelter and choice big tides will again give lots of opportunity

in this case the ship has just about everything going for it including being stand on vessel............. however the picture is a little deceiving and Adam clearly decided he was well clear - his call!

oi - you don't want to go there - no fish m8........... glad to see you recruiting - we had 2 bottled of Mountgay and a whole tray of Stella left after we failed to meet up over the weekend!

As is often the case I think we should have stuck to plan A

as said Garmin are one of the best. keep the evidence of purchase, complete the manufacturers warantee papers as well and use Garmin Europe in Fareham for both warante and out of warante work no problems.

you shouldn't have any problems Kaptain Kod. always a good idea to register the purchase for the manufacturers warantee which is amost always international. have been some issues with importers getting caught up in the warantee loop - they are of course less then happy! a lot less of a problem nowadays with the big firms. which manufacturer?

the bass

turbot 10lb 4oz bass 6lb report later

great idea Dommy - spurdog................

well done crazy and coddy - must admitI couldn't find it easily but I knew the SA ones were ood.................... however f everyone else is going to target bull huss I will have to change my plan..................being a lazy sod I will stay with the Bs though. Anything over 200% will be brilliant though........ I wonder............

that unit not only waterproof but it floats too!

one Mike - enter the comp! how will you feel when you land the 18lb undulate or the 16lb huss ? you know it makes sense..............

so it's the specimen list as per the current record list then? ie huss would be 10lb..............

neap tides and no wind; fish hanging themselves on hooks everywhere hangovers won't make the slightest difference to enjoyment! if we catch a decent fish Friday we will be hung over for the rest of the weekend too!

have to laugh - Turbot 19lb Dorset - 10lb CIs! and other such 'anomalies'!

smut?

oi - don't bugger up my plans Jim................. more seriously - well spotted; I will assume we are fishing to the published pbsbac specimen sizes unless told otherwise before the start of the comp tomorrow.

oi - you get back to your own ledge! glad to hear you had a great day.