Maverick Martin

Hi all I have just found out that Dean is working on this day so I will need crew to be able to fish it. If anyone is interested contact me through this board or phone Martin

Dean is working so I need crew for this comp, any takers Martin

There is a link for reel value on this site too http://www.reelvalue.co.uk/ Martin

AKA Manic Moore and welcome to pbsbac.co.uk Immerse yourself and enjoy the action Martin

Bob Either send em back to Abu or take a look at this site http://www.daba.eclipse.co.uk/tackle_tips_09.htm it might help Martin

Yep we are a top club with some top quality small boat anglers... Juniors and seniors Well done lads from a very proud chairman Martin

Kam You can and I do but wether or not you should I dont know, have never heard that before but may be true Martin

James Dont forget to let me know times etc for the presentation and if I could come up with you (car, train, bike, roller boots or whatever) that would be good. Martin

Kam I have just spoken to Stuart the marine electrician who advertises on our site and he is of the opinion that 2 85ah batteries are fine for a small fishing boat such as ours. If you are having problems it will probably be one of two things 1. dead battery or batteries or 2. alternator not charging your bats properly. He also suggests that you use both batteries to start the engine then run on one battery for the day (as explained earlier) so you have a fully charged unit just in case of problems.

I'd go along with that Paul All I have ever used on my boats is marine/leisure bats and as I have aleady said have never failed to see the day through, that is until they are past there sell by date then of course they do not hold a charge and you can end up in trouble Martin

Excellent news James All you need now is to find a nice new shiny piece of plastic to go with that nice new engine you won! Martin

Bob Yep it does look like we have missed an opportunity Never mind bring your camera for when I win the Poole Sea Angling Centre Cod comp Martin

Kam The electronics on maverick are. 1 VHF, 1CB, 1 GPS, 1 GPS plotter, 1, sounder, plus the usual lights etc, deck wash and pumped live bait wells. Using two 85ah batteries i have not yet had a problem even with the live bait pump working all day. To date I have never drained a battery so it wouldn

Kam You shouldn

When lowering your anchor if you have a turn or two around your anchor point (cleat or bollard) you will have some sort of control. Trying to lower an anchor by hand when the tide is going full bore is no fun as I have found out after many blisters. Its just a small thing but it makes life so much easier. Martin

Kam Sorry to hear about your misadventure but glad you managed to deal with the situation and make it back safely. Our sport (fishing from small boats) is acknowledged as one of the most hazardous hobbies/pastimes to take part in. We all have had experiences we would rather forget, we mustn

Paul To see if you can launch at mudeford you will have to check with Andy at the shop. Personally I would have thought the time you use motoring around to mudeford and then returning to poole for the weigh in (assuming you caught ought) would negate any percieved advantages Martin

Kam Those of us that went on the recent sea survival course learnt that you can purchase personal flare packs that are very small and either come in or can be put in a waterproof container and kept on your person . This meens that if you were to go into the water you would have some way of attracting attention. You can also get water proof bags for handheld vhf's and phones Martin

where's the link kam

Found the words to the out of town theme: Say what you will The countryside is still The only place that I could settle down Troubles there are so much rarer Out of town Spring starts to spring Robins start to sing And Mother Nature wears her newest gown What I'd give once more to live right Out of town Up there the sun Is a big yellow duster Polishing a clear, blue sky With bright fluffy clouds in a cluster Hanging on the line to dry Spring starts to spring Robins start to sing And Mother Nature wears her newest gown What I'd give once more to live right Out of town Ah memories, they don't make them like that anymore (thank god say my kids) Martin

Coddy The programme that Jack Hargreaves hosted was called Out Of Town...brilliant, every friday night or was it tuesdays? now I'm showing my age Spring starts to spring the cuckoo starts to sing the only place where I could settle down...you wrinklies will no what I'm on about How was hosted by our very own southern presentor Fred Dinage I think? Martin

Well what a blowy and cold day. Not at all pleasant but we still managed a good turn out, I counted 11 club boats and 23 members fished. The fishing was very slow with most boats going up the Wareham channel (us included) to fish the mudflats of Holton Mere or thereabouts. We all have our little favoured spots (except me, never very successful with flounders) Any way in the morning not a lot happening with little chat on the radio, either they were keeping their cards close to their chest or it was exceptionally slow. With no bites on our boat in the first three hours we decided to make a move down the channel and found a mark near to Patchins point. The second run up started and it seemed as though a switch had been flicked and a few fish started to come aboard. We ended up with 4 flounders on Maverick, 3 small ones for Bob and I had one of 2lb. Dean couldn

Welcome Jack the Lad to our clubs website and forum. Take part and enjoy. Martin

That must prove at least that fish are not put off by it Martin

Nice one Alun Whiting we caught on weds were also coughing up sprats. Could the lack of cod be because they are stuffed full of sprats and not hungry enough to eat squid that originates from california? Martin