Maverick Martin

Welcome Charlie, Bob Fuller was the owner before you and was a committee member for a while. I'm sure you will get a lot of pleasure from "Splash Out" and that you will make a lot of friends here in the club. Martin

Happy birthday Trev

Dean and I were off through the 8:30 bridge lift and out to ballard for our first stop. Very slow there with just a couple of Bream and nothing else so a move was called for. Off over the Dancing ledge where we had 7 or 8 smooth hounds up to 10lb ish, a spotted ray at 3lb 12oz, dogfish and around 6 Bream. Was windier than expected so after a while we decided to return to Ballard on the way back. The mark we would have fished was already taken and glad it was as we went slightly off piste where we had 25-30 Bream. Largest went to Dean at around 2lb but he is no longer a club member so doesn't count, largest I could muster weighed 1lb 12oz at home. All in all a good day with a splattering of fish which kept us busy for a change.

Loobie 1V Jerry Shutter,Jerry Sumbler, Jim Tiddler!, Dave Wilson, Sunday Tigerfish, Alun, Steve - Saturday Marlin - Greg and Brad - Monday Joint Venture - Adam, Ian, Rube, Rob, Charlotte - Saturday Madness - Dean - Martin Sunday Reel Bizzy Jacob and Kev Saturday Serenity - Tony and Stuie- Saturday Fisheagle - Allan Green - Mike Hall Sunday. Alfresco - Charlie and Wendy - Sunday Tarlach Too. Neil and Leo on Saturday. Reelmagic hopefully out Monday Dave & Mick Kingfisher - Chris, Gary. Sunday MegaByte - Brian and Diane. Monday HYDRA- Sam and a non member Sunday

Give Sam my best wishes also Charlie

Done

Loobie 1V Jerry Shutter,Jerry Sumbler, Jim Tiddler!, Dave Wilson, Sunday Tigerfish, Alun, Steve - Saturday Marlin - Greg and Brad - Monday Joint Venture - Adam, Ian, Rube, Rob, Charlotte - Saturday Madness - Dean - Martin

Wishing you a very happy birthday Jerry, hope you have had a great day

Andy beware you're on notice to put me on the fish

On the plus side we are doing an away weekend with another bunch of mad hatters

Terry, thanks for the call earlier this week re the Alderney trip but just to confirm that Madness has previously booked commitments on that date so will not be attending this year

Guess you have your own cows

And mine but I wouldn't want to be paying for something that sub standard

That's shocking welding

Conger King hasn't been on here since 2012 so I doubt he will receive your good wishes

I'll be there

Sorry Adrian I am the wrong person to ask about fixed spool reels as I hardly ever use them in fact I only have one cheap fixed spool which I don't even know the name of. I am a lover of the original ABU multipliers and tend to use them for almost everything.

Their isn't any copies as ABU ceased making the synchro prior to the Chinese taking control of a large part of ABU reel manufacture. Other style original ABU reels will have made in Sweden stamped on the side plate where as those made in China will not

@fisherman1055 you have a volunteer above

Easy my 25 year old abused one is fully functional but tatty, my little used second hand model is in near new condition however, it really doesn't matter which one I use as both are loaded with 25lb Crystal Whiplash and work equally well

I just love the ABU 7000 synchro. They are great for all sorts of medium weight work. I use mine for just downtiding or even better when wrecking. I have owned one from new, it must be 25 years old now plus I have just purchased another second hand that is in near new condition. Best feature on them is if a fish runs and you want it to take line 1/3 of a turn on the handle in reverse and you have just reduced the drag by around 30%, wind forward you then have your previous drag setting. Solid original Swedish made reels, much better quality than most of the current Chinese made ABU's

Happy birthday Adrian

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Stuie, you know what I'm going to say.........................................yep you're always welcome on Madness

Hi Ian, they are yours. Collect, post or wait until meetings restart?