Maverick Martin

There are coordinates and what to generally expect in those areas in this link Members marks

Happy Birthday Ben.

Madness is back where she belongs, on the water. Titivating this weekend then its off fishing so look out for poor weather to come

Alun do you get your own prawns? if so are they difficult to find. As a kid we used to get them off of New Quay in Poole but can't access that area any more. I guess most areas with cleanish water would hold some

Yes re the lugworm only trouble is you would probably have to dig them yourself as I don't believe many shops stock them and that's not something I enjoy doing lol. Interesting re the cooked prawns

Feb is usually quite inshore although some guys have had a few fish. During March inshore plaice fishing should be improving with the best baits being ragworm on its own or ragworm with a slither of squid or uncooked prawns, I get mine from lidl's , some say even cooked prawns work but I have never seen a plaice with a frying pan so will stick with uncooked Bream won't be long about probably mid to end of April/May. Baits for these feisty fish is squid squid or squid, worm also works in fact most fish baits can have there day. As you're so new to this hobby you really need to have a local chart and have someone mark the areas on it for you with an indication of what to catch in particular areas. I would happily do that when the current lock down and social distancing is relaxed. Have you looked at the members marks section, there is some general areas in there to get you started Members marks

Chris is based at Cobbs as am I. The shambles is about 40 miles from Cobbs so would probably be to far for your boat unless you took a load of spare fuel. You have to bare in mind that fishing the Shambles is drifting so you are constantly up and down the bank so a lot more mileage than just there and back. Chris has a diesel powered 25' boat so has the range needed. Your best bet to fish the Shambles would be to cadge a ride on one of the bigger boats and share fuel costs with the skipper. We will be going hopefully in the next month, if we have space I will post in the trip planning heading of the forum

Nice, mines going in tomorrow, can't (but got to) wait lol

Wishing you a very happy birthday Matt

Happy birthday Dan, hope you are well and enjoying your day

Happy Birthday Son, shame you had to work and the weather is carp. Never mind end of the month we will have a few beers. God I feel old now

Reminds me a little of Andrew Neil, to the point and pulls no punches, when's he coming back to our screens

Flat days tend to be best lol, only joking. Winds from the north around to south west are best offer the best chance of shelter. Winds from the east and south no shelter available in the bay. High pressure helps to flatten seas slightly. Wind against tide will create larger waves conversely wind with tide will see flatter seas. There's an old saying "when the wind blows from the east the fish feed least when the winds from the west the fish bite best. Probably a load of cobblers but who knows? Not sure if that answers your question but one thing is for sure you should look at the forecasts and ere on the side of caution. Always better to be sat at home wishing you had gone fishing rather than being out there wishing you were sat at home.

Pair of spoilt brats springs to mind

I haven't, didn't won't

The Elandess is back then. Chris you been trying for early Bream or was it a Ray trip?

With that new shiney outboard I'm surprised your ashore long enough to put a post up Hooky

Allan, Post your business details in the Fishy Business section, no restrictions here + all visitors to our site can see items posted there

I'm gonna sort my reels out so will be a few coming your way for cosmetic surgery

Nigel its a quite time of year and a lot of members do their annual maintenance about now. My boat is on the hard a Cobbs being relaunched on the 17th March. As hooky says we monitor ch6. Call up any "Poole Bay Small Boats" if any members are out they should respond to you. See you out there

Who pulled the plug out Jim?

Hi FreeDinky and welcome to pbsbac. Quite a few of us keep our boats at Cobbs and I'm sure you will get to know who they are in time. What pontoon are you on or are you drystack< I have not had notification that you have paid up yet but have upgraded your forum status to that of club member so you will now have access to all areas. BTW my name is Martin, I am the club vice chair and forum admin and your name?

Happy birthday Roger

re inshore commercials using petrol benefits are, cheaper engines to buy, cheaper maintenance + I believe they can claim back fuel duty and vat

Nice can't wait to wet my bottom either