Rob

Oh - what a big ugly one..................

Many happy returns Mike. Rob

Thanks to all, except the last two! Would have loved a big COD yesterday but it wasn't to be! Rob

Did computer say "NO"! Maybe be you should write a report for all those other fourm admins with attachments issues!!!

Thanks all for going, Nige for organising etc. I am still kicking myself about having such a stupid idea!! I now know the difference between a charter and going on your own boat........... You dont feel you have to go on your own boat, AND if you dont go you save money, the reverse of the charter. Still - nothing ventured nothing gained. We still had an OK day, coudl have been better on all fronts (excluding company). Charlie A and I had a nice picnic and stuffed our faces, in the carpark afterwards!!! Good lukc to those fishing tomorrow - I am saving my big cod for the Poole Open, again!!! Rob

Brilliant Paul - thanks, knew you coudl do it. Any good IT guy likes a challenge! Rob

Cheers Nige - happy for you to get plenty of sausages!!!!

I had mentioned this before and got in touch with a guy at CEFAS who did fish tagging. To ask if we could and how \ where we coudl get tags - got no reply after his first one though!

Hope to be enjoying our own cod comp tomorrow on 38 x 15 ft of dream fisihing platform!!! Lets hope we get out further than the solent!!!! And my building work doesnt get in the way!!! Rob

Nige - our fishy contact in Pokesdown (Simon Hutchings) was doing it for

Charlie, Club moulds do have a selection of Watch leads - 4 - I have just updated the list. Rob

Steve - I have PM'd the member who has them at the moment to return them for Thursday. There are no cannonballs above 8oz in the club set. Rob

Havign watched countryfile and they discussed how much farmed salmon eat and how it is a 3 to 1 ratio of fish based food to weight of salmon - I think there could be some merit in using fish that would be discards as salmon feed. If we could feed salmon dodfish we woudl be on to a winner!!!

Indeed Ad, Charlie A and I had pretty much called our trip out anyhow due to the forecast. You better get your weather predicting crystal balls polished as teh Met Office seem to be neglecting theirs!! Rob

What happened to the forecast wind? I didn't notice it at home.

If there is this new Marina, where will it be? I can only assume it will take business from the other locations and lower prices for all. As for a good slipway, not a chance, they have had the chance to do something good before and we ended up with Baiter! Bridge wise, the whole thing is stupid. May as well widen the current one, at least it would lift at the same time! The holding area idea if beyond belief! I expect Cobbs would lose business.

Get in teh queue Jim - I will be getting teh first autograph!!!

JoJo is offended! She provided a number of smiles and laughs on the last Family Day!!! On a serious not I will vote NO - have an anchor exclusion zone, as where we go on the family day is sand - which is easy to see as the water is so clear and shallow. Rob

I carry a 5Kg spare on JoJo - ready a rigged and sat in the outboard well. I have it there as I have used it to anchor both forward and aft when in one of those swinging situations when you are in shallow water with a little tide and annoying wind. I thought I would leave it at the back as I didnt want the weight up the front. Though it does not have chain on it - which is something I need to address. Rob

1) Adam F - JV 2) Graham - Little Sal (with Sprinter as crew) 3) Martin, Dean, Terry Bartell "AWOL" 4) Paul F - Imagine 5)Nigel,Mike-Wishin 6) Tony + Peter R(Snr)- Serenity 7) Tomo + Tubby + ? - Just Purfick 8) Charlie A + Rob F - Star Turn

Oli - you know it will change!!!

Nice one Paul

Don't forget the Opti, if you want 2 stroke (cough cough, gag gag )- it's a cracker and the 75hp is great on my sister ship StarTurn!

Jim's nose is a highly tuned instrument - a bloodhound has nothing on him!!

Wedger's (Trevor) wife - Sheila I think. PM Wedger