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beer and mars bars ....................

fantastic fish James - good specimen

excellent Martin - looked like a carpark on BAllard as I ran round to Swanage and Andy suggested 200+ anglers when I popped in Sat afternoon.

excellent - all great fun!

The was a 16 8 Undulate taken in inshore club waters last week too - looks like the rays are feeding again now the mackerel are in. It's that time of year when you are spoilt for choice on what to target in our waters..........what a shame!

i had a malibu on the rocks last week - does this count?

lovely catch - looks great conditions - and good piccyies too keep it up!

I would really appreciate sight of the one for the west of the Anvil - can't find it in any of my Sea or Boat angler????????? please? Re Poole Bay I haven't seen one, and whilst we started on one on here it never really took off..........tiem to revisit?

basically the fish move with the tide - on a flood they are the other side of the brifge - on the ebb they are sitting around the pontoons etc in ambush. Yet to see how the dredging effects things. However - it's not really accessable for fishing! Pontoons are a no no and security has been beefed up significantly; more to be implemented yet. The new holding pontoon arrangements prevent access from the 'undeveloped' shoreline and access to the bridge itself is being prevented. The revised layout also restricts / prevents some of the older 'pick ups' for boats too. Personally it believe that if you have a boat the area around the marine camp is significantly more productive for quality and quantity although of course restrictions on bass fishing from a boat apply all around that area (and most of the harbour!)

World News Catfish proved too strong for fisherman Fish Drags Man To Death Updated: 11:47, Wednesday May 10, 2006 A Hungarian fisherman has drowned while trying to catch a 150lb catfish. Gabor Komlosy was dragged into a river when he refused to let go of the line. The 53-year-old's body was later pulled from the Szamos river still clinging to his rod. The 4ft monster catfish was still hooked on the end. Police in Hungary believe he had been yanked down the bank of the river by the fish. It had then pulled him through the water until he hit his head on a rock and drowned. A spokesman said: "When we pulled in his line, the fish was still stuck on the end."

see you post re 'how too........'

hehe - it' s a bit like tying shooelaces and ties; easy when you know how............. if you want to provide a link to a web page right click on the web address of the page and select 'copy' back to your post left click where you wish to add the link left click on the http:// button above the post box right click on the highlighted bit in the box that opens and select paste click OK type anything you want in the next box that opens - this will be the words that are created as a link click OK all done if you want to grab an image from the web and show it in a post (making sure it isn't copywrited or otherwise sensitive of course) then right click on the image, select properties and a box opens up. select and copy the address given for the image back to your post right click where you want the image click on the IMG button above left click on the highlighted bit and paste click OK job done see post re boar fish for practical results!

boar fish link

like this? Utopia is No 8 Good site and worth the time looking at the full detail given against each mark via Bigmac's link

thanks Coddy - and it was the first fish in the new net too! still owe you for that it's come together great. plans are afoot for another attempt...........

nice fish and pictures Paul waht you need is a decent net having finally put mine together I have to say it made netting a decent turbot a bit like getting a small bream in my previous one!

Oooooh - can we get turbot tickler added as a tag instead of marlin master please?

sound brilliant in Autumn / Winter Tom; I make do with a beer and a cheese sarnie in warmer weather.............

Thanks Charlie, Tom and Paul. Caught on the lightest gear I have fished - basically my bream rod, reel etc with a stronger 30lb snood and 4/0 hook.

we are clearly going to have to agree to disagree. you use words like frustration when I see danger - 3 knots of tide 20 yds off a rocky headland ........... I assume you use 4mm braid for your anchor rode recovering to a nice neat hand frame? It's going to have many times the load capacity of your trip, will handle the rocovery of anchor /chain by alderney ring or by hand and is both cheap and easy to store. As has been emphasised many times your anchor and associated rode is one of the most important safety features on a small boat; it needs to be available for immediate deployment in a fully working state at all times.

Oh I am sure it is really............. I take your point about being aboard, however the implication of this is that you accept that it is possible that the anchor rigged this way may trip in use. There are a number of circumstances where I feel the risks associated with this happening exceed any possible benefits (and by the way I can't actually see any benefits over one rigged without slack!) 1. Anchored uptide of overfalls 2. Anchored on a wreck - even a tripped anchor will quickly snag on any serious sized wreck; great paradox - you risk loosing your anchor because it's rigged to avoid loss!

too true.............

oi PJ - you have had enough for a year. Leave them for someone else!

I could get Phaeton under it most tides/times by lowereing the VHF ariel before I added the raised Radar.......... Can't see Otter being a problem

Penn 320 GTi comes in LH as the 321, star or lever drag I think.