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Happy Birthday Paul. At least you have sun for your trip out!!!! Enjoy Rob

Merry Christmas One and All. Rob

Bloody good show chaps - I bet a cod on deck before Xmas! Rob (available to crew if required!!!!!!) Adam - my mate Nick has said if you need a dive buddy sometime I will give pass you his contact details! Like the music on the video - i think Freak Power would be better with 190hp!!!

Dave, not having any knowledge on this subject I would have thought that there are no-doubt a few things to consider!!!!! Top of my head: If you are wanting to balance weight then linked tanks would be the way forward. If you want to have seperate supplies in-case one gets water ingress or leaks then no. Perhaps you could have best of both with 2 feeds to the fuel seperator and a link pipe between the tanks with a shut off valve. Rob

Yes please for Tuesday Charlie - myself and Charlie A if poss. (time off for good behavious already!!!!) Rob

Well done guys - where are you keeping her? Rob

Terry - I think that is OK, I may be wrong but I think the 2 perople rule is more about safety than witnessing a catch. Rob

If we do it the cave man way at the club - I could then take some rigs to work and use the forcemeter to give exact readings, and graphs and video!! Maybe I am looking in to this too much!!! Rob

Fraid so - the next comp for non members is the 2009 Open Comp in September.....but here's a thought, why not join NOW! Via our new Paypal online payment system!!!!! Go on, you know you want to!!! Rob

Best wishes Dan - I promise to leave soem cod for you!!! Rob

Don't get too excited about the Flounder catching Simon, you can put away the stand up fighting stick and Butt pad!!!!

Yes- part of the rules is to always have 2 in a boat for comps.

Happy Birthday Neal - Rock Cakes with candles is it?

I will hopefully be in the Comp! Am I right in thinking there is a

Charlie A and I got to Mudeford at 9:20 ish after a lazy breakfast of Bacon and Egg sarnies! The slip way was totally iced up, as if someone had launched and left water to freeze all over it (The Gordon's I believe!!!) - anyhow we had to hand launch JoJo, though it was more like we were being towed down the ice runway with the trailer taking the lead!!!! We left the run to find a flat calm and welcoming sea. Charlie and I sneaked out of my agreed range to join everyone else near the Needles (a travel speed of up to 26knts made it less than 20 mins from Mudeford!!). We spotted Alfresco straight away and had a quick chat - Neil mentioned our late arrival, but as we only missed dogs and pout we didn't mind!! We got in to a few dogs on the slack then I picked up my first EVER winter cod of 9lb3oz on a single squid bait, action with Whiting (a few plate sized ones) and Pout picked up as the flood built. I picked up a codling of 3lb 9oz on a tiny sliver of squid on a size 1 hook whilst trying to catch whiting!!!! Charlie managed a nice plump Whiting of 2lb + to give a nice selection in our coolbox. Quick blast home against a great sunset, where we met Enticer on the Slipway. A great day out on the water. Rob

I think the smoke has got to him (smoke poisioning can seriously damage all senses!) - nice knowing you Trev!!

Out with Charlie A on Sunday on JoJo. Rob

Thanks Guys. Coddy - do you mean a cod on sunday? I have permisson to go and will make the most of it - though if the contraction hotline rings I will be blasting back to the slipway at top wack!!!!

Price look fair to me - but I have a stack of lead to do my own for the next 10 years hopefully!!!!! Good to see your still around Les. Rob

Nice one Will - well done for braving the cold.!! Rob

Stainless can be a little soft - so a good pair of wire cutters bagged and wrapped in oily rag should keep in good nick! Rob These look reasonable price wise: http://www.cdet.co.uk/catalogue/default.asp

Big thakyou to Charlie Chapman - he secured a deal to sell the rope for the RNLI. Thanks to QuayWest Marine Chandlery Lathams Boatyard, Turks Lane, POOLE 01202 732445 - They took on the rope and upped their offer from

Charlie - That Fuji is not a true SLR - just looks like one! I had one of the previous cameras in that range and I was pleased with it untill it packed up (but lasted 5-6 years). Look here for an independant review: http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-came...ePix-S1000fd/p1

Would you not think that if you are sensible that would not effect you? Or are you expecting stupidly low limits? something along the lines of 2 bass in 24hours or even 48 or 72 would be OK with me! As long as it was sensible I would agree (don't ask me to define sensible please!). Rob

Thanks Will, was good to meet you and the cake and the soup (not necessarily in that order ) Rob