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I personally would not tie down the boat on the cleats, The size of fixings are not that great for holding a boat onto the trailer. Far better to go over the complete boat and hold it down onto the rollers, you always have the winch hooked on the front to stop it slidding off but the back end could jump around on a rough road. As others have said don't go too mad in tightening the stap up. On my old Warrior I made up some stap sleeves to stop the strap leaving marks where it pulled down over the gunnels. Dave
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2012 09 02 15.09.50 Two specimen Trigger Fish 3.5 lbs and 4.0lbs
Coddy commented on Leicester Fisheagle's gallery image in Fish ID Pictures
Identification: Side profile is a deep oval, with a short tapered posterior section leading to the tail fin, with it's long streaming outer rays. The body is covered with toughened scales.The enlarged head accounts for almost a third of the total length, and is characterised by the small mouth, with it's large frontal set teeth, giving rise to the parrot bill appearance. The dorsal fin consists of two separate sections. The anterior portion, which lies above and slightly forward of the pectoral fin, is composed of 3 stout and roughened spines. These decrease in size towards the posterior and are membrane bound. The these act in unison, so that the first spine cannot be depressed until the second has done so. This spine arrangement of the anterior dorsal fin is used by the fish, to wedge itself into available crevices, and make it's extraction very difficult.The posterior dorsal fin, has a very similar shape to that of the anal fin. Both are wide based rayed fins, with a high frontage.The pelvic fin is a vestigial roughened spine. The back tends to be a greyish to olive brown in colour, that is mottled, and may give rise to a number of wide vertical bands, all of which fade towards the pale lower sides, and white belly.The fins have a peppering of pale bluish dots and lines, especially towards their bases. Habitat: Tends to be a mid-water fish (5 to 30m), of rocky substrates and wrecks. Shoals tend to be bound very closely to their relatively small territories once they arrive here in the spring and summer. This fish has undergone a population, and distribution expansion, along the southern and western coasts of the UK, since the early 1980's. Food: Diet would seem to mainly consist of molluscs and crustaceans. -
HARBOUR DUES Following suggestions made by yacht clubs and marinas, Poole Harbour Commissioners have reviewed short term Harbour Dues and have decided that in order to attract visitors to Poole Harbour we will be reducing daily and weekly Harbour Dues from the 1st April 2013 as follows:- Daily - £0.95 per metre will be reduced to £0.50 per metre Weekly - £3.85 per metre will be reduced to £2.00 per metre Monthly and Annual Harbour Dues will remain unchanged. Dave
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Blonde Rays are light brown in colour and are covered in small dark spots that extend all the way to the edge of the body. It oftern has larger lighter spots/rings on the wings. It has a small snout with rounded wing tips. Adults are covered in small spines , however the juvenile ray tends to be a lot smoother, starting in the middle of the back the spines run down its tail. They can be found in depths up to 100mtrs and located over a variaty of ground from sand to rock. They feed on small fish including whiting and poor cod, they seem to feed better in faster tides. Rigs Single hook ledger with half a dead bait on a strong 5/0 hook -
Charlie As far as I can see there has not been a detailed map of the proposed site. The one shown on the web site here http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/project.aspx is not to scale I can not confirm but I think Poole rocks will be a "no anchoring" area which will be interesting to see how they will monitor this. I also believe that there will be no trawling or commercial fishing in the area, wheather this includes potting or not I am not sure. Of course the new proposed by-law to ban some trawling within 6 miles off-shore may well be in place by the time this gets of the ground. Dave
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One of the easiest rays to identify, It's the only ray found in UK waters that has a large black with yellow marbling spot on each wing with the rest of the upper surface being a light fawn to grey-brown in colour.Underside is white. Also has two rows of curved spines positioned closely together down each side of the tail and part way up on to the body disc. Found over most types of ground in depths of 30m to over 150m, although more so in the 70m to the 120m range. Bait: Small crustaceans, worms and small fish, such as sandeels. -
The leading edge of the body disk is undulating in shape. The back, except for the rear quarters iscovered with small prickles with a dense patch on the snout region. The dorsal fins are quite far apart, normally with two dorsal spines between them. Median spines are scattered in adults, regular on young. The males have one lateral row each side, where as the females have two. Colour: back, yellowish brown with whitish spots and long wavy dark brown bands edged with light spots. Underside: white except for greyish area near the tip of the tail. Like mainly sandy bottoms in the 10m to 30m range but occasionally down to as much as 200m. A fish eater, especially flatfish, gobbies and the like, along with various crustaceans, and squid. -
Another Rockcook but slightly differant colouring -
This small wrasse might be confused with the male Corkwing but the wavy iridescent markings are quite a definite blue rather than the blue green of that species. It is one of the smaller wrasse seldom growing more than about 15cm long; it is rather more dumpy than the corkwing and has a small mouth with fleshy lips. The Rockcook has a very distintive dark band accross it's body at the base of the tail fin. It is not as widespread as the corkwing or ballan, They are usualy caught by float-fishing a tiny piece of ragworm on a size 4, 8 or 10 hook slightly off the bottom. The wrasse tend to be in the weed and rock so float-fishing deep so that the bait passes directly over the weed is effective and tackle loss kept to a minimum. -
You will sometimes catch a wrasse that is overall one shade of brown/gold all over with a very distinctive row of large scales down its flanks... you think it's a new species... but it's just another of the myriad of variations of ballan colouration. -
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The largest of the British Wrasses the Ballan can show a bewildering range of colouration from lime green, through various shades of brown, to dark purple with white spots. The Ballan grows to 60cm or more in length and is a bit of a thug when caught, it will head for the nearest weed and rocks and will often snag the line, it is a hard fighting fish and considerable pressure is needed to stop it heading snag-ward . If it is snagged then patience can help, leave it for a few minutes and it may well swim back out of the snag. If large wrasse are around it is best to hold your rod or prop it securely so that it is not pulled in. It has spines in the dorsal fin so handle carefully. The British record for Ballan Wrasse fish stands at 9lb 1oz. Larger wrasse are quite happy to take fish strip, squid or sandeel, a livebait, or a lure, smaller fish tend to go for worm baits, especially ragworm. -
The fish illustrated is particularly pale but illustrates well the distinguishing black spots....one at the top of the tail root and one at the beginning of the dorsal fin. They have thick lips compared to other wrasse species and have a shallow profile, the Ballan and Corkwing are much deeper in the belly. They do not grow very big, most of the fish caught will be 12cm or less. Best bait is a piece of ragworm fished near the bottom near weeds/rocks on a hook size 4 or smaller. -
The easiest wrasse to identify if you know what to look for, behind the eye and in front of the gill cover you will see tiny serrations or grooves like the edge of a pound coin. No other common wrasse has this feature. -
The female is dowdier and has a cork-tile like colouration, the spot in the centre of the wrist of the tail is distinctive. The Corkwing Wrasse can grow up to 25cm long but a fish of half that length would be more typical. Like all wrasse a piece of ragworm on a small hook will entice them, they can be caught in open water but are more likely to be caught near the shelter of rocks and weed. The dorsal fin contains spines which are not apparent until you grasp the fish. You will learn to hold it from the underside. -
The easiest wrasse to identify, if you know what to look for, behind the eye and in front of the gill cover you will see tiny serrations or grooves like the edge of a pound coin, no other common wrasse has this feature. The Baillon's Wrasse also has this feature but is not commonly caught. There is confusion however because the male and female have different markings. The male is the more showy, having iridescent green and gold wavy lines on his head, they show especially well in sunlight. The Corkwing Wrasse can grow up to 25cm long but a fish of half that length would be more typical. Like all wrasse a piece of ragworm on a small hook will entice them, they can be caught in open water but are more likely to be caught near the shelter of rocks and weed. The dorsal fin contains spines which are not apparent until you grasp the fish. You will learn to hold it from the underside. -
The most colourful of the British wrasses, it grows to about 35cm long and is found in the company of other wrasse species over rough weedy or rocky ground. The male and the female are quite different in colouration but have the same body shape, they are a leaner fish than the Ballan or Corkwing and have a pointed face. The colouration changes during the year, a breeding fish will have a different colour scheme to an immature non-breeding fish. The male has the iridescent wavy lines that are seen on the male Corkwing and the Rock Cook but the lines are distinctly blue and not the blue/green of the Corkwing; they extend right to the tail whereas the Corkwing shows mainly on the head and shoulders. The fringes of the fins are also distinctly coloured. -
Hi Paul I posted a rubbish photo in the Club's Fish ID album but as it was not a good picture I tried to delete it but it wont let me, I have only been able to "not show" as the administrator needs to action Dave
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Hi Alun I know some letting agents in the area, here are a few to try: http://www.leeandcoresidential.co.uk/lettings.php http://www.gordonbarker.com/ Don't rely on the websites for whats available! Dave
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Well at last Matt brought home his welding machine and we set about strengthening the boat trailer by adding a couple of 50mm box sections from the axel frame to the centre spine. This makes it look like the letter A. With snow flurries and the cold wind we managed to get it all sorted. I also emptied the boat of rain water which was good, not that there was a lot in there consodering the amount of rain we have had lately. The boat needs a good wash down and polish to get the winter grime off her then get the towbar fitted and we should be ready to launch her again, it's only been nearly 12 months since she was last in the water.
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Charlie I had a similar problem but I carried out a Cache clean on our PC and it all seems to work ok I think the problems could be that our PC's remember what it was like on our last site visit, then Paul does some changes but the PC still thinks they are still there when there not. Once Paul has got most things running as he wants it should settle down and work each time you visit. This is at least my theory weather it is right or not I don't know but it seems to have worked for me. Dave
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Hi Charlie Yes these are the proposed areas, not yet been confirmed by our govenment. If you scroll down to "VIEW" on the interactive map you can go into layers and see what is proposed, depths etc. etc. I can not see many suggested "No Take Zones" in our patch, South of Portland Bill there is a small area and a larger one almost mid channel, the other is around St.Catherines Point, Isle of Wight Carrying out a search on "No take Zones" I found this: No Take Zones – EIR 201104 In the context of this response, the term „no take zone‟ is interpreted as a management tool for nature conservation. There are currently three areas within the UK where the taking of all seafish is prohibited for reasons of nature conservation – these are at Lundy 1, Flamborough Head2 and Lamlash Bay3. Additionally there are two areas in UK offshore waters which are closed to bottom trawling and fishing with static gear (including bottom set gillnets and long-lines) to protect cold water coral reefs through the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission – these are North-West Rockall Bank and Hatton Bank4. There are also many no take zones in UK waters that have been established for reasons other than nature conservation, such as exclusion zones around oil and gas platforms and military exclusion zones. In addition to this there are many areas which have restrictions on the use of specific types of fishing gear such as the closure of Darwin Mounds in offshore waters north of Scotland where the use of bottom trawl and towed nets that come into contact with the seabed is prohibited5 and Strangford Lough where there are two "Sea Fishing Exclusion Zones" where fishing for seafish by any sea fishing boat is prohibited6. Regarding plans for the establishment of future no take zones for nature conservation purposes, within English territorial waters and English, Welsh and Northern Irish offshore waters "reference areas" will be established where extraction, deposition and disturbance are not permitted to allow the habitats and species present to recover to "reference condition"7. In Welsh territorial waters the Marine Conservation Zone mechanism under the Marine and Coastal Access Act will be used to introduce a small number of highly protected Marine Conservation Zones. These areas will be protected from extraction and deposition of living and non-living resources, and other damaging or disturbing activities8. For further information on JNCC visit: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
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Here is a link to the MCZ map of the UK http://www.mczmapping.org/ you can zoom in and see exactly where the suggestions are Dave
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Well we did the second half of the garage and made another 3 trips to the tip! I now have so much room I could get a car in the garage! We re-arranged the layout so I have just got to install some wall sockets and extra lights and it will be sorted. Well worth the effort
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Well done Nigel in getting your photo in BFM this month holding a Turbot! Sneaky one there mate Dave