Maverick Martin

Well done Dave Dean and I were planning to fish Tims flounder comp but the gods said otherwise. On Saturday we had paid to enter the comp in advance as required , worms ordered and the boatyard phoned to arrange a launch so we were ready for an early start Sunday or so we thought. An hour later and a phone call from the yard saying they had launched the boat but the legg was making a grinding noise in nuetral so out came the boat. The sad thing is it had only been serviced earlier this week Hopefully its only something simple like the gear change cable adjustment. Anyhow the engineer is coming down on Monday to sort it out. Better luck for us next time Couldnt stay at home though so Dean and I went down to the boat and did a couple of jobs on her. Martin

I also have a reel of stainless steel wire which members can have use of. This is where the original came from Terry Keeper of the Moulds Martin

Happy birthday Jack Martin

Conolon Pro Diawa TDX I have both the above and they are brilliant rods Martin

What about waster with nothing else to do .........oh just realised that's me Martin

Trouble is Adam where does the gravel for the concrete come from and the cement used is not very user friendly either Its not easy to be environmentally friendly even when using what is percieved to be safe material Martin

Zed when you are ready give me a shout and I will pass on Nigel's phone number Martin

If the Excell boatshow is the same as in previous years and from what i have heard this year there won't be much in the way of small boats at the show for us fisher types to look at Martin BTW Southampton is by far the best show for smaller fishing type craft

Hi Martin With great reluctance I have decided to sell my Beneteau Ombrine 550 Sport/Fisher Walk Around and I am wondering if you know any Club member who might be interested in buying her. I can say with my hand on my heart that for her size she is as good and as seaworthy a Sport/ Fisher as one can find !! There are very few around. She has a two berth cuddy, is unsinkable and the cockpit is self-draining. She has flat sections aft and thus very stable; she has plenty of freeboard. The boat was built in 2000 and is in good condition. Power is a Mariner 75 Four Stroke. The boat is sold with an RM Four Wheeled Braked Road Trailer with a launching trolley. The Inventory is good, including a moving chart plotter of Poole Harbour and adjoining coastal area and a Garmin fish finder. I have printed details of the boat which I can send to anyone who is interested in the boat My asking price is

Well done to all you bravehearts Dean and i have noticed this year that more flounder have come to ledgered baits over float. Other years float has outfished ledger by a mile. Just goes to show you must keep your options open Martin

Hope you have an enjoyable day Martin

No your jokes were not missed................ but you definately were Welcome back Terry Martin BTW lots of reading to do then

Happy birthday John Martin

If true thats really sad news as Tom and his crew were a really helpfull bunch to deal with Thanks for the nod Mike Martin

Happy birthday Gordon ATB Martin

Andrew I would scale down the braid to 20lb on the lighter outfits and maximum 30lb on the heavier outfits. Heaviest braid I have loaded on my reels is 25lb which I cant break with a rod. Don't forget to use a rubbing leader of mono to reduce breakage through abasion, a couple of rod lengths would do fine. 7500's will be fine for downtiding, uptiding or wrecking but if bream fishing or floatfishing for bass 6000 size reels will be more comfortable. TLD's are brilliant reels and will suit 20lb+ class rods perfectly Martin

one way to do it click here and here Loads more info throughout the site. Use the search facility above right. Make sure you use specific search words and remember to check the box to search newer/older than 30 days or probalbly more appropriate the search all check box Any specific info you can't find ask away Martin

Dan Nothing much planned for this meeting We will discuss the open comp and all its whys and wherfores amongst other items The floor will be then open to members to fire away on any subject they like Martin

Just to confirm that Charlie has given the correct info Also apologies for not sending out a reminder to members this month but my pc is in for repair and I am only on the laptop without access to my address book See you all Thursday eve Martin BTW Sharkey you are more than welcome to attend

WOW Alun thats stupendous end to 2007 Well done and bon apetite Martin

Steve Fantastic first catch report Well done! Martin

All the best PJ have a good day Martin

Well done PJ a fish like that would make a christmas perfek Martin

Well done to all that fished the comp and a special thanks to Alun for taking on the responsibility of weighing in and of course winning the hamper. Dean and I on Awol fished Holton Mere and had a steady stream of fish all morning that were all around 1lb8oz we kept one fish aboard at anyone time and as we landed a larger specimen the previous one went back to fight another day. On speaking to Alun and hearing he had one over 2lb we put our largest at 1lb 13oz back. Total tally was around 15/16 flounder onboard. To sum up a cracking day weather wise and some fish to spice up the day.....just what floundering should be all about Martin

Thanks Mike See you all on the water.......somewhere Martin