Bob F

'ere tis.

...where's Rose with her bucket when you need her???

Adam, both pictures came out ok. I just need to transfer them off the camera, but we have a slight technical hitch on that front. Hopefully won't take long to sort out. BF

Yep, it was a cracking day. Personally, I have never had the pleasure to see a Cod over 30lb, so when this one hit the surface like a breaching Polaris sub, I was a bit taken back. "Oh, sh*t", I thought, "this net ain't gunna be bit enough"..."please don't let me mess it up like I did with Mark's conger". But after a bit of a struggle we managed to squeese it into the net and haul it aboard. We were in awe of the beast and, almost in unison, we both said she needs to go back. So all credit to Adam, he did attempt to let her go, and after a minute or so holding her by the side of the boat, she gave a big gulp and dived to the bottom...only to surface again 5 secs later. We watched for a while but she obviously wasn't going to survive, so we dropped back on the anchor and picked her up again. Oh well, at least she might win Adam the GPS/FF Cod competition in the mag. Had a bit of a laugh later...I was hauling up something quite weighty which I initially thought was a cod, but about half way up it started to fight very differently. It was actually swimming up towards me and under the boat. The culpret soon appeared from under the transome...it was a small Pout. "No way!", I said, and then from further under the boat Adam spotted the real culpret...the 8lb 12oz Pollack!!! That was a real surprise. A very nice fish, but long and thin. In top condition it would've hit double figures. Anyway, a fantastic day, and congratulations again Adam on catching that beast.

LOL... I once saw a gadget on TV called a "Twee". A fabulous name which I never forgot. It was a porcelain computer-moused shaped gadget that was hung in the loo (a bit like a disinfectant block). The idea was the women pee'd on the block to prevent the noise of water hitting water (so to speak). A stealthy pee for those conscious of making a noise. Something Mrs Bucket might use on "keeping up appearances". BF

Coddy, Apparently, when you pay your launch fee at Baiter it includes your Harbour dues. Not sure about other launch sites. BF

...by the way, who asked Gary? Does he remember that he will be doing it this Thurs? BF

It will be great if Gary can do the Flounder rigs, otherwise it will be the blind leading the blind. BF

Where was this, by the way?

So, I've got the dubious task of showing how to tie a couple of Flounder and Cod rigs at the Club meeting on Thursday. Can you give me a hand and describe one of your usual Cod or Flounder rigs, and then one of your more unusal Cod or Flounder rigs. cheers BF

Hi Dave, I took a quick trip down to West Bexington last night to use up the left overs of the wrag and squid I found at the back of the boat when I cleared her out this morning. Fishing was dire, mate. Just ultra small whiting and a few silver eels. Think I'll stick to Abbotsbury. BF

Yep, good advice, Rich. Use the Boat Buddies section. BF

Core...you should post this in the personal columns, Rose. That will get a few replies. Available any day of the week, eh? A novice, eh? Learns quickly, eh? Wafting pherothingies, eh? Beast you dream of, eh? No probs with the missus, eh? Fat and 50, eh? Now you're talking! Gimme a try, eh? Give 'em time, Rose. I think they're digesting it all. Consider yourself on the clubs buddy list. BF

Holy cow! I hope the guy was operating the crane from a remote control and nobody was sitting in the cab. BF

Blimmie!! I've seen that wave in the background before. Last seen striking havoc in Kimmeridge!!! bF

Dan, If you don't have any luck with Trents, my golfing pal owns a firm in Wimborne that refurbish's starter motors and alternators. If you gave it to me I could ask him to take a look at it. Bring it along to the meeting on Thurs if you're going? Bob F

What a cracking year you're having. Nice fish! BF

Nice to get the feedback, Plaicemat. See you out there soon. BF

Thanks for the best wishes Coddy. Wish you were fishing too. With F5 forecasted I expect to be staying in the harbour. Little Rob hasn't developed his sea legs yet. Will probably stay in the Baiter area, so you could whatch from shore.. See you tomorrow. BF

Not sure what we've got. I'll ask the mrs. BF

Keep mine hard, please, Kam. Did I really say that??? BF

Sticking a side of a cow on the end of the anchor sounds more appropriate!! I ain't going out there till someone chases it away. BF

...or what about the old recipe...strawberry sandwiches...they don't stop you being sick , but it tastes much better when you bring it up. The old ones are the best!

Hi Kam, Not sure how you are dividing this all up, but I'll have 10lb or whatever is going. cheers Bob F.