Maverick Martin

Many happy returns Gordon Martin

Happy Birthday Sean, HOpe all your fishes are bigguns Martin

Come to the meeting tonight and you'll find out Its in the high 130ies I think Bob F will clarify Martin

Tom I am not going to the show so won't see you there but I may well call in on the 28/29th Martin

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Fugazi I have two 85amp bats on maverick and apart from when they went capput the other week (old and worn out like me) I have had no problems. I have live bait wells run 2 gps, 1 vhf, 1 sounder and sometimes a cb and deckwash lights etc From a safety point of view I would recommend having a 2 battery set up. Its not that expensive to do with 85ah leisure bats available for around

is 3 painted ray or painted goby?

4 is Bass I think

Castaways Tackle shop is holding a boat open flounder comp on the 15th January. Entry is

Hi Joe Welcome to our home on the net. Probably the best small boat angling club on the south coast with the best small boat forum anywhere. Join in and make use of this resource. You will definately get a warm welcome Martin

I would like to echo everyone

Dan Maybe you need to use a smaller tie. When your anchor is holding all the tie does is keep your warp running in a line with the shaft of the anchor. Most of the holding is done by the anchor warp pulling on the bottom of your anchor. Charlies advice is sound except that I would never tie off to the rear of my boat. If anything untoward happens and you are tied stern on into the tide which is the most dangerous position to be in a small boat especially if there is any sort of tide or sea running, you may well be swamped and sink. If anything goes wrong when tied off to the bow you at least know where your boat will end up.......back on anchor ready for you to try again. When steaming your anchor out the anchor warp will/should always be to one side of the boat so if you are pulled round you know which way you will be pulled (if that makes sense). Just take it easy and if ever in any doubt take off the power and allow your boat to return to anchor then try again. When this happens to me I switch off the engine and lift it out of harms way and allow the boat to return to anchor. Here is the correct way to use a retrieval system anka yanka from one of our club sponsors Martin

Good luck Fred but be aware that I am at the front of the cod queue I like your new avitar, never new a cygnus looked like that Martin

Hi Tom Details on our home page http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/ Martin

Well I had a look at Makro and couldn't find a suitable battery, then went up to Halfords who had them but wanted funny money so called in to SMC (known as jocks to locals) Ashley Road Parkstone who had 85ah leisure batteries for

Happy birthday PJ I hope you have a goodun Martin

Hi Paul Was walking along mudeford quay and saw you coming in you looked frozen...btw is the speed limit raised during winter months like Poole Martin

Ummm are you suggesting they could be tax deductable as if I would work the system For info 85 ah batteries are fine on Maverick. One for starting and one for running 2gps units, radio, and bait well with no probs untill they go pop that is As I need them sooner rather than later I think I'll go off to Makro tommorrow Thanks all Martin

Nice one Alun an early xmas pressie Charlie you like those slimeys Merry Christmass to you all Martin

Dan As Peter and Simon have said the engine end will be the problem, used to happen on my Hardy 17. Try turning rocking the engine from side to side without using the helm, it may just free it up. Martin

Happy 9th birthday Ryan I hope you have a Brill birthday Martin

Fred Thanks next time I'm blue water fishing out of Poole I'll try it Martin

Leonnes version ties up (almost) with Mel Russ's version. I still feel if other mags could run the bmp as an article why couldn't Sea Angler. Its not as if they don't have enough adverts in their mag already Martin

If you are to busy to make your own rigs you may find it expemsive buying ready made rigs. I have been looking at sea-angling.org.uk fishing site and they have a web based tackle shop http://www.ultimaterigs.sea-angling.org.uk/ Cheap good quality rigs and bits, worth a look. Another plus is it supports a local fishing website albeit beach orientated Martin

Well our November open and xmas bash are now a distant memory. The next competition we can fish is the Poole Dolphins open cod comp. Their poster is attached below. Will you be fishing it Martin