Rob

Hope you enjoyed yourselves chaps! Rob

Looks 20lb against PJ, but I suspect about 13lb!!!

Nice work Paul! "Inshore" can mean within 6 miles! I doubt he was is shore casting distance!

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Pete, that sounds an awful lot like the "truth"!!!!

Keeping it proffessional I see Dave!!!

Disgusting, can ou advise where this was Graham?

Sounds like you found it ok Paul!

I'll look after JV then! TBH - I will sleep on the way (waking only for wrecking) and whenever possible between marks! Those bow cusions at 18knts are just dandy! If I can sleep on Gastronaught.....i can sleep anywhere. Rob

Me too skipper!

Do you have a time Paul? Rob

Charlie, You will find WE agreed the date last August! Mmmmm, I love weighing congers! Only needed the new 99lb set of scales once on 2011 Open, be a shame to not use them some more. Rob

Don't start Graham!

2012 Open is scheduled!!! To be on the 23rd September (2012!!). Lets hope for some nice calm settled weather!

Hauling the anchor, shouldn't be hard work if you have an Alderney ring and use it correctly! See here: http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=11945 http://www.fishing-boats.info/Anchor.htm rob

Why can't you just go round the bridge? It is only a mile or less out your way!!! Rob

Not gonna fool for that one!!!!

Found in the purple and orange cillit bang, Grime and lime. It has that acid in it and worked wonders on JoJo. Rob

Happy Birthday Dave!

Glad your still having fun Mark! Rob

Enjoy!

What can seem like 5 mins whilst in a tussle can often be only a few seconds, but I admire that attitude Peter, keep it up! Oh er!

Re-buoying off the anchor rope - I have often thought it isn't easy. Is it safe to assume you can just dump 100m of rope with a smallish buoy (my alderny buoy only has to lift a 5kg anchor and similar weight chain) and you "should" be abel to recover it on your return. Assuming it hasnt been pulled under by the tow on the 100m of rope. Or you have to hope it appears again at slack \ slacker water? Correct? Rob

Nothing bigger that a lost fish! Any mid teens \ twenty pound Ray in tide with the wrong (whiting) gear will seem huge, shame, you'll never know! And that is why we keep going back for more! Well done chaps, Rob

See the linked pic: http://www.lnsy.co.uk/New_resources/poole_bay.jpg The blue bit sticking out form HHead is the "Ledge". It goes for a few miles out to the Dolphin Sands. Can be 12\14m on the west side - rising to 5m on top of the ledge. Just watch the breaker on the ledge when there is a big swell, esp wind against tide. Dont go too far out and drift or perhaps pick up a pot buoy! Best of luck Steve. Rob