Rob

Pic from Boscombe just now. Looks ok, even bearing in mind the camera always makes it look more favourable:

For tomorrow: Timings: Fish till 15:00 Back at Cobb's 16:00 BBQ on and cooking Collate scores and presentation And we can eat / present in any order. Families of anglers welcome of course! Hope to see the committee there and a few stragglers! We have a load of grub!!! Thanks Rob

Ok keV, thanks for letting us know. We are still on and will make the harbour or outside call in the am. Good thing about knowing all the skippers! I see gusts are top F4 and SW so should be plenty of places to shelter. Scratching about for bass, gobies, bream and wrasse. Shame Studland is devoid of life!!! See those that fish tomorrow, on the water or at the BBQ. Rob

Indeed - with the lead up to it being W \ SW winds I am expecting it to be good around ballad\swanage etc, the predicted swell is WSW too, again in out favour. All watching with baited breath. With a finish at 15:00 i hope we are going to miss most \ if anything. By 14:00 we shoudl be scratching around the Cobb's pontons for a lesser spotted 3 horned pipefish. Rob

Rod holders on the far right are what I need Dave, same as the ones I have already.

Enjoy!

winch handle if the right size please (spare!) - i'll bring my thursday! Rod holders 2 please snapped one saturday! Rob

Head out along the beaches, look for boats drifting in. 3 charters were doing it Saturday. R

1: Olivia Francis 2: Ruben Franklin 3: Sam Annear 4: Dom Annear 5: Blake Witherford 6: Lucy (Deavin?) 7: Dan Burt 8: Macey Burt 9: Phoebe Burt 10: Liberty Burt 11: Darcey Burt 12: Jacob (Couzens) 13: Taya (Couzens)

Bl00dy hell Kev, do you think i am organised\thoughtful enough to order 2 spare cups?!?!?! Of course i am!!! yes, happy for your 2 to join in. I'll pop em on the list! I am now all outta awards (trophies) so i think we shoudl call a halt to the entrants! Right, off to buy prizes tomorrow! Rob

Comp to finish at 15:00 - boats should be back by 16:00. So BBQ will be started then served 16:30\16:45 and I expect that presentation will be around 17:00\17:15. If others are expected to be at the BBQ \ Presentaton please advise so we can get enough catering sorted? Thanks, Rob

Good spot Martin, i will amend but i dont think she is a Deavin either!

this is more like it for 09/09: 1: Olivia Francis 2: Ruben Franklin 3: Sam Annear 4: Dom Annear 5: Blake Witherford 6: Lucy (Deavin?) 7: Dan Burt 8: Macey Burt 9: Phoebe Burt 10: Liberty Burt 11: Darcey Burt

All, I asked for 2 weeks notice for anyone planning to fish the junior comp this coming Sunday. Can you please advise by 22:00 tonight (extension as I am a week later than I thought, doh!)? As I am ordering trophies and need to know numbers. R

They were prepared!!!

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Not a catch report as such so putting it in the lounge section! Yesterday I headed to Mudeford for 8:30 as this was low tide, 0.6 I think. Knew we would have a wait, but got time to get boat ready and beat the rush. Took a non angling friend as we were meeting both our families at the beach where we have access to a beach hut. We were 3td at the slip, 2 jetskis were even more keen!!! We launched first in to 9" water, just enough to float, but use the car to pull the trailer from under JoJo no worries. By the time I had parked, Locked up trailer had a coffee, we had just enough water to float out. Jetskis were still struggling/waiting, I guess they don't want to suck the mud and gravel up! We pottered out to the run. Were we found plenty of water over the bar (for us). And off, we headed to coastguard hut for macs, then the outlets and still none! My crew (little Nick) managed a couple, I got a gar that tried to tangle my feathers, but a good shake and it in rolled, unhooked and dropped back in, result! Time to head to the beach just after 10 as the kids, wives, nicks extended family (about 20 in total) were there and setup. We got nice and close in, well, close enough that the do-nut could be used as a tender on a rope! I think that's 60' tow rope and we have 3.5ft under us. We ferried some kids out to JoJo (including a plate of bacon baps!!!) To take them for a ride. It was a bit choppy for the kids to stay in the tube long, but they enjoyed it all the same. I did a couple of feathering trips out with a few peeps, I managed a couple and various gurnard were landed. Great time was had by me and the kids. What I did note, is that without the rope ladder on the stern side cleat, JoJo is a pain to climb back on to. I tried climbing on the OB and pulling myself up (there was a bit of a swell pushing on to the beach) but there is not a lot to hold on to - could do with a handle on top of the cowling!!! I was a little concerned about getting my trailer out when arriving back at Mudeford. Luckily I had placed it close to the high water mark and only one small trailer had to be dragged to the side for retrieval. But with the water highat just after 5, there was no room to turn the car around on the beach. However, all was good, managed to complete retrieval with trailer hooked to the car which is always easier. Someone offers if I wanted a hand (as I had left nick at the beach and livvy was my only help). Nice offer but as per most of us trailer sailors, we have our own way and I have done this more times that I can remember. Anyway by the time this guy had unlocked his trailer we were driving up the slip to go find a quiet spot to tie down. Super day / weather and some macs for lunch today, result. And to ensure all the buoyancy aids are clean, dry and ok to pack away for another year!!!

I am enjoying my 6th year of the same sealed bearings! AJ said he had them so I was ensured to get them for mine. So far so good! R

do you mean Ambrow? if not give them a try. R

Pete, my tracker can alert on a regular basis or be left to only alert if i call it. or if it moves 200m from where i left it, if if set it to do that - commands are sent via txt message. Just ordered myself an ASDA sim for it as they seem to be one of the only PAYG sims that don't require a monthly \ regular top up - so £5 should last me a year or 2! Rob

Pete, on testing it appeared to use 0.03 amps and when a call comes it to it and it replies it spikes to 0.05 amps. So 120hr leisure battery should be half drained (reasonable amount) in c.80 days. R

Pete, I haev one of these for JoJo, peace of mind when she is on a mooring: https://www.amazon.co.uk/XCSOURCE-GPS303-H-Anti-theft-Motorcycle-MA1014/dp/B01N0K7R0M I use the SMS GPS trackign function. However, it also will alert in the internal battery gets low - which would be a consequence of the 12v power source is failing. Also, there is an option for door open triggers - i am sure this coudd be used to monitor water level via a float switch , your existing switches. Power drain coudl be offset via a solar panel? I need to power mine up to ensure sim stays active - i shall measure the power drain. Food for thought perhaps? R

bu99er!

Not club rule but MMO\government. Brian, i thought you could target in the nursery, just not keep from boat (shore could keep) during the summer months whatever the dates were (when we could keep in the past but not now). R