Adam F

Me too please

Kodiak will be out and about somewhere. Will be on Ch6 as usual

Reuben proving himself quite the bass angler...

Great job Mal & Chris - I look forward to the write up.

Kodiak's report: I had deer stalking buddy Pete onboard, and as we were locked to Sat with the breezy forecast opted to stay inshore. We fished the Patch for the morning - a little mark I found a few weeks back - a real honey hole, of what I assume are black bream nests - the sounder was wild! A 1lb box of squid was gone in no time and we were only fishing 1 rod each. But whilst it was non-stop action, the stamp of fish was very average. Best fish to me (as only member counting) was 1Lb 12oz. After a few hours of manic fishing the powerboats started up, and we soon found that we were in the middle of the racetrack. Whilst it was pretty cool to see these monsters zooming past at what I assume must have been over 60 knots, it killed the fishing pretty quickly! Pete asked it Kodiak was quick enough to keep up.... I never run her at anything like WOT, but a quick blast proved that 36 knots was still someway short! Plan B was back in the harbour out of the wind after a Gilthead. The plan worked when wind, tide and weed aligned and it was pretty hectic fishing. We had about a dozen gilts, including a new PB for me.... and only 1oz under Charlie's club record.... MAN... do they fight. I think they might just be the hardest fighting fish lb for lb we have. For Charlie's overall catch and release record, black bream - 40 fish caught, 5 retained. Gilthead, 12 caught, 3 retained. My Fish: Black Bream - 1lb 12oz Gilthead Bream - 2lb 12oz

Sea Drift - Carl and Jenny Sunday Marlin - Greg and Rob Samways Saturday Fisheagle hopes to fish. At the moment, Saturday is our preferred day. Crew myself, John Dunster and Frank Morris or a non member. Samoya - Graham, Freddie Nash & William Leaver (both juniors) Sunday. Y-Knot is out, I have a space. Kingfisher Chris and James REEL MAGIC Mick and Dave Saturday Kodiak - Saturday, Adam + Crew TBC

You going again this year or waiting until 2027?

Nice report - thanks for writing it up. Really must get Kodiak over for a trip - she has never been before, and it's been years since Ive been....

Its worth paying to use Ospray Quay IMO. It shaves a good 30 mins of steaming off the trip out and is a cracking slip, it's not crazy expensive, loads of parking and space and a good pub / cafe (the Ship that Rocks) in the marina at the end of the day. It's about 30 mins to the Shambles from Portland Harbour and very fishable in a small trailer boat. Adam

No. Self draining deck on the 175.

Rob and Reuben throwing lures to bass feeding on baitfish by Old Harry under the setting evening sun

Shame the fishing didn't match the weather... I was surprised how early the May water has arrived this year - presumably the unseasonal amount of sunshine has been a factor? The water at Ballard was much much clearer - you could see the bottom in 12' of water. It was good to be out regardless.

Thanks for posting up the report and pics Ian - I don’t seem to be able to find much time anymore to be on here! Anyway it’s good to be back, good to be back fishing after a year off and exciting to have a new toy to play with. JV was great and suited our needs at the time but a floating caravan / fishing boat isn’t needed anymore and the Cheetah is a pure hardcore fast offshore fishing weapon. I really need to learn that when I think ‘ that needs a few weekends work’ it’s usually 6 months! See you all out on the water soon. Adam

Great to be back out for our regular Tues eve trips!

Thanks Gents. Even managed a few hours working on the re-fit on my birthday. Yes, as Rob said, the classic 'only needs a few jobs' has turned into 4 months of every spare leisure hour. Still she will be Franklin standard when finished - hope to launch mid April. I'll see if I can get around to a mini write up on here... but keen to get back fishing after a year off.