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Kam, What are you fishing for? I may be interested.... Rich - good idea, I would second that..

Hi Reg, I have a v. busy week at work that week, but their are on or two gaps Monday or Friday at the moment. Will meet up regardless as I have your rod and reel. Regards Adam

Charlie, Can I book BW in with me and Gordon onboard. Launching late from Wick due to the mahosive tide! Cheers Adam

If James and Gordon are taking their boats, BW will also need crew. Adam

Best = catches most fish!!!

Guys - please dont hijack this thread off to a tangent. I am very serious in that I need names ASAP, can we get back on track with anyone who wishes to come on thr trip? As for dates, well we may be limited now as we are late in the season, but it is up to you lot. We usually go at the begining of May as this is regarded as the best time for the flats, but we could go later (although this would rule me out) Thanks

Sunday 24th will see our final attempt at fishing the Burnham vs PBSBAC friendly competition at Weymouth. We will meet at the Town Quay slip for 7am with the aim to get away by 8am and back for the scales at 4/5pm. Please support your club...the Burnham guys will be likey to bring down a decent following, so lets do the same!! Format will be

Right chaps!! I need to get moving if we want to do the trip again next year. As we now know it seems the hard work from the charter guys looks to be paying off and the proposed bag limit restrictions are now under review again - I suggest that even if they do impose some kind of restriction it wont be for a while. Anyway, it is no secret that we struggled to get numbers this year. For 2007 Chris will have his new boat (so he says....Peter??.. ) which will fish 8 comfortably. The schedule is likey to be similar to previous years - 4 day trip leaving from Weymouth, a mixture of mid channel wrecking and reef / bank fishing with turbot and brill the main target - this of course is very flexibale, but why go later in the year for say bass and tope when the fishing is so hot this side of the channel... ...I digress..I am looking for 7 names to build the trip around. Costs are yet unconfirmed, but somewhere in the

Sunday 24th September, meet at the Town Quay Slipway at 7am. I will be posting further details shortly. Adam

What happened to our trip on Weds?? Ive booked the day off now...

I think that a joint letter from the club would be a great idea - whatever we can do to support the cause and the south coast skippers. The bottom line from myself who has organised the last three club trips is that we will simply revert to splitting between private club boats and still going, still taking numbers of fish, but the skippers this side of the channel will suffer, either that or no ones goes and everyone bar the commercial boats loose out.

Well, it seems the fisheries authorities of Guernsey have finally started to impliment what they were talking about earlier this year: http://www.fishing-guernsey.co.uk/sacn/Cha...onsultation.pdf In theory I think I agree the concept is correct - we only need to look at the fisheries in Australia and the US to see how it can work, BUT in this instance I would 1.) Question the motives behind this (is it to improve the fishery for all, or is it to relax the pressure for the commercial fisherman?) and 2.) Are the limits realistic - I for one would seriously have to re-consider my annual trip...

How does one go about picking up a mooring for a morning in Swanage Bay? Do I just turn up? Is it free? If not how much? Any help appreciated - need to know before this eve. Regards

This happened to me a few weeks ago. Was in a rush to get out after work and as I pushed away from the wall, I started the engine and went to straighten up the wheel, when it went loose with a snap...drifting down the harbour...luckily it was shallow and warm enough to hop out and drag it ashore. For a change the problem was simple to solve and the 'retaining' screw that holds the end of the ultraflex in had vibrated loose. Putting the wheel hard over to retract the thread and cable and replacing it I was up and away again, but it does make you think. My engine actually has a mount for a tiller steer - a homemade measure is not too hard, stores easily and takes the worry away from this issue. Mine is a simple piece of 1.5" waste pipe and connector that slips over the engine mount.

Well done guys - a bargin and a very seaworthy vessel - Im sure youll have hours of fun in her. http://www.redbayboats.com/ Check here for more info on Redbay's.. Adam

TOM!!!....how could you!....

...Kam, 'Shropfisher, not stropfisher - as in Shropshire, England!

Yep....CG66 Form. http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-hmcg_res...a-hmcg-cg66.htm

As you may have seen, it was an early start this morning - laying awake at 3am I listened to the wind howling in the trees outside - thinking, I must be mad!! Anyway, true it was a tad windy, but hey ho - met Tom at 5am at Mudeford where the big spring tide was doing its best to suck the remianing water from the harbour - with 2 hours of ebb left the run looked practically empty - boy, this was gunna be a big tide. Action stations and BW slipped quietly through the run 10 mins later, but it was shallow - too shallow and soon we were aground in 6" of water with 5 knots of tide belting past - Tom seemed nervous, but I explained it was all in days work for us trailer-sailors....he just muttered just are all mad! Anyway safely in the deeper water we now realised the F4 growing northelry, although with the protection of the cliffs it seems OK....carry on. Out at the ledge the bait were playing hide and seek, and the sea was lumping up nice - no macky, so across to the island to try again. Stop at The Singles, and the sea is most spectacular AND we have wind with tide, anyway the decision takes all of, um.... 2 seconds and its about turn and bash into the green water back home... On the way back I have a plan and divert to top secret plan b With plenty of joeys playing in the tank we settle in. Sure, the wind is howling but OK where we are - the coastguard is now giving F5-7 on the VHF, and the sea is whipped right up - but the birds are diving and it looks very, very fishy...ZZZZZZZZ goes the first rod and plan B has worked and we are off the mark. The fish came plentifully with quite a few fish dropped - but 2/3 takes per drift seemed the norm. Tom then rescues his screaming rod from going overboard and winds in a stonking inshore PB at 8lb 8oz - a head like a bulldog, but alas not the bely to match - still a cracking fish. Comical highlight of the day was a decent sized bass playing at being a rainbow trout and as I sung my joey back on board it followed it clean out of the water (2' )and hit it mid flight, hooking itself in the process before embarking on a searing 30 yard run!! Tom and I just stood their p

...and Im off bassing! Must be bloody mad! The wind is howling outside - just hope the northerly keeps it calm enough! YAWWWNN...bloody early though!

Nice one Mike, good fishing! Are you around next week for an eve Sole session, weather permitting? Adam

Finally a decision made on the new MLS for bass: http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2006/060810a.htm Surely good news, but it seems hotley debated and a few are sore that Bradshaw didnt impose the suggested 45cm limit. A review is sheduled for 2010 when the limit may be increased to 45cm. Will it help?

Nice one Mark, Back to the good ol' Quicksilver's then! Let me know how the sand blasting goes? How much was it?