Adam F

'How long is a piece of string!!' Have a scan through the fourm and you will find loads of advice...but my moto is get decent gear the first time round - it is better value in the long term - ask of us.. Cheap Rod - Ron Thompson range are pretty good - dont go under

Thanks Terry - I now have 4 in my car - rach and me, Gordon and martin - unless anyone else wants to join the convoy and take another car? Can everyone book their own tickets??

It wasnt really the shallow entrance that caused the issue. We had plenty of water at 7am when we departed and we arrived back at HW slack - and had plenty under the keel. The issue was that as the swell approached the beach and got shallower it began to break - it was happening all along the seafront. Similar to Kimmeridge, i.e flat calm seas offshore etc - this swell seemed to be pushed up by a light offshore breeze holding it off and causing a swell. This is the worse that I can ever remember the bar though, both for how shallow its been over the winter and how the conditions where yesterday.

Click here: http://www.nautequipe.co.uk/ Go to online store, then to Stainless Steel Seck Fittings - here you will find Radar arches like this: Basically for every 1" you reduce the pitch you should gain about 200 rpm - so this may help - I would recommend speaking to Prop Revolutions @ Cobbs Quay, tell them you engine, boat and revs etc and they will put you right. Adam

Was planning too - as wanted to look for the new boat.... Sat would be my choice at the moment though - does anyone else fancy it, would be good to do a car load like 2 yrs ago...

As we approached the run, a decent set of rollers could be seen from at least 1/2 a mile off - I remarked to Gordon that we may have trouble getting in....throughts of Sept 2004 came flooding back. We held off the last buoy to asses the situation - it seemed no good, sets of rollers were pushing into the shallow bar and breaking forming 6-10' waves. We had three options as we discussed....1.) Run the gauntlet, but I was wary of this after Kimmeridge, or 2.) Try and get one of us ashore to take the car and trailer over to Baiter, whilst the other steamed BW across the bay or 3.) Anchor and wait for the waves to abate at LW.... As we deliberated, a 16' Orkney - who we thought was Neo (but wasnt - it was called 'B Lucky' came past - we expected him to come alongside and discuss the situation, but he motored straight past and before we knew it he was heading into the surf - I grabbed the binoculars and watched to see if he was OK and to see if he made it though....after about 30 seconds the swell masked the boat and he dissapeared from view - when the boat re-appread all I could see was his keel band! It then appeared that one of the crew was in the water..... The waves continued to whack the poor Orkney - I got straight onto Solent CG who launched the inshore LB....The guys still on the boat managed to get the anchor over to prevent the boat moving and then tossed a lifejacket to the MOB - we couldnt get close enough to help due to the surf, and then appeared to be struggling to get him aboard. A 21' rib then appeared - guys who had seen him from the shore launched and came out to help - we kept in contact with the CG and the lifeboat to keep then abreast of the situation. The rib took him on tow and managed to pull him clear into deeper water, when the LB arrived and took charge. They then took the crew aboard and towed the waterlogged Orkney back into the harbour. I was a little unsure of getting back in myself, but Fraiser (skipper of Aquafresh, Mudeford) jumped aboard BW and expertly helmed BW at full throttle over the bar and surf and into the run - explaining that it was the best approach in this situation. Anyway, as they say, all's well that ends well - could have been very different, but goes to show a cautious approach is always needed. Adam

Went out early this morning - 6.30am to ensure water on the bar at Mudeford - was OK, over 2' all the way out, but wouldnt have wanted to be much later. A flatish sea with a F3 NW decreasing, cold though -3c. A quick run out offshore and we settled in at the desired wreck. Sport came pretty quickly, with the Conger Kid - Gordon pulling up a bootlace first chuck, we then had another couple mid twenties before the tide began to slacken and we drifted of the mark. I then hooked a strangly fighting fish, which popped to the surface as a lovely marked 9lb 14oz Thornback - result! We re-anchored full of hope for the flood. Again sport was brisk and I soon hooked a good eel that went 39lb onboard.. At the same time Gordon played a fish, but it was only when shouts of - grab the net! filled the air I paied attention - a cracking 12lb winter pollock lie alongside the boat! What a result!!! The fishing continued into the afternoon, the wind dropped away and the sea became flat as a pancake - it was like a summers day. The fishing went dead after 2pm for no apparent reason, but we were chuffed having a dozen or so eels, and a decent pollock and ray to boot. Running back in we were surprised to see a huge swell pushing up over the ledge at Christchurch - possibly caused by an offshore breeze and high pressure, we wondered if we would clear the bar...... See my next post for what happened.....

Steve, You are more than welcome - no limit on numbers - the more the merrier! Youre on the list! Adam

Sorry Rich! Missed you boys off.... 9.) Enticer - Mark B & Rich Swain 10.) Stingray - Terry B & Pete

Nice one Tom - you kept that quiet last night! As you say good conditions for wrecking - tempted to push out on Sunday, but as you say I'm not sure the wrecks will have fish this far east...

UPDATE: 1.) Blue Warrior - Adam & Gordon 2.) NEO - Paul D & Sam 3.) Maverick - Martin, Dean & Bob H 4.) Splash-Out - Bob F & Dave Mayne 5.) Dawn Raider - James & Paul J 6.) Sammy - Dave S & Bill 7.) Gnasher - Dan & Dom 8.) Fugazi - Gordon H & Chris (+1?) Crew: Alun J KAM (if not with Sweet Honey)

....dont we all! Fishing tokens are expensive things!!

...to pay for a new engine!!

Just re-reading this old thread - my uncle just called me to see what we pay for a set of trailer wheel bearings as he has just replaced a set for a customer and wanted to know the going rate.... ....anyway - if anyone needs any replacement bearings - Henderson Bearings, Crow Arch Lane, Ringwood. He has just replaced a set for

Anyone planning much this weekend? It will be my last trip until mid-march as my PADI course will take up the next few weeks amongst other things - forecast is looking good...at the moment? Thinking of either a general inshore trip hoping a few whiting are still around, or another wrecking trip for eels??

Looks great Paul - I agree with Bob - suits Neo well. Bet you cant wait to crank her up! - Youll notice one hell of a differance!! Hope it lives up to all expectations - BTW - how do you know you have the right prop?? I had to change BW's twice before I got the right set up, as the factory one was too large and under pitched. Adam

To our estimed Chairman... HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY!!! May 2006 be a very fishy one! Adam

thanks.

Gordon, Yes it is - its actually quite a decent slip - fairly steep. On a big srping the slip ends and turns to gravel - but it is a seamless transition - I have launched BW their with an Astra loads of times - just watch out for the deep hole on the RHS (Looking at the slip) - ask Paul D.....

???? Im sure it was funny sam....in english??

Charlie, All above comments are valid and good advice. IMHO this forum is the best resource going - I cant think of a question we have failed to answer yet.... I buy Boat Fishing Monthly, every month (funny that! ) and it has a good balance of fishing, boating tips etc.. ...and the PBSBAC crew regulary feature! Adam

Guys I need a few bright ideas... Having given up on the idea of a SS keelband, (as the keel on the 165 changes shape along its length from 2" to 1/2") and the fact that whenever I touch the bottom at Xchurch the scrapes happen up the sides of the keel as well - I now like the idea of having a keel shoe. I have toyed with the idea of a plastic / acrylic / nylon shoe which would be easy to tool and easy to bend and fit (sikaflex), would be malable to knocks and bumps and cheap - but cant think of exactly what material to use? Any other idea welcome?? Adam

The first Trail-away of the year is now planned and in place. It will be a repeat of the hugely succesful Burnham trip in 2005. Date: Sunday 12th March 2006 Venue: Burnham on Sea, Somerset Itinery: - Meet at Tesco car park in Blandford 5-5.30am - Convoy trip to B-o-S - Park boats and breakfast on seafront - Rig boats and book in ready for off at 8.00am - Return to shore 3-5pm for weigh in - 4-6pm return home We had 5 boats last year and I would like to make this at least 10 this year. The fishing was superb as was the hospitality of the guys from Burnham. If you have a moored boat and still want to fish let me know, Ill find you a crew spot. The fishing is basically uptiding in 20-30' of coffee coloured water for codling, rays, conger and bass. To get things going now, lets start a list of names: BW + crew

...how do I create an album? Maybe it would be a good idea if someone could put together a bullet point user guide to show the first time user how it works?

Got another stage further using a file each each box, but still cant upload them - great feature but needs to be easier to use/