Adam F

What are we looking at fuel wise?

...does it??? Maybe I was mistaken? If so I apologise! Indeed it does - http://www.thehendricks.net/codpiece_history.htm You learn something new everyday! Sorry chaps

Opinions chaps? http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F84991/ cheap or a waste of time? - Same price as a 175!

Correct! It is indeed COD - Syrup and FIG - Cockney for WIG = COD piece! Just Number 3 left to go then.....

Update: 1.) Bottom Bowline - TOPKNOT 2.) Syrup & ? 3.) 'The Artisitic Fish' 4.) Low frequency fish - BASS 5.) Not a short back and sides - MULLET 6.) A fish that likes it the latin way - CONGER 7.) Melting Metal - SMELT 8.) A fish made from a cow - BUTTERFISH 9.) Child's food catcher - BIB 10.) The fish that is the friend of a nun - MONKFISH 11.) Dark magic fish with pointy hat - WITCH 12.) Leather bottom foot dressing - SOLE 13.) Shortened slang for fantastic - BRILL So only 2 & 3 left!! Two more clues for you.....2.) GP Reversed and 3.) A bad man moonwalking... Quite good fun this!

Thanks for the info Steve, much appreciated. Ill let you know if we go out. Adam

Good efforts guys! Right so far are: 1.) Bottom Bowline - TOPKNOT 2.) Syrup & ? 3.) 'The Artisitic Fish' 4.) Low frequency fish - BASS 5.) Not a short back and sides - MULLET 6.) A fish that likes it the latin way 7.) Melting Metal - SMELT 8.) A fish made from a cow 9.) Child's food catcher - BIB 10.) The fish that is the friend of a nun - MONKFISH 11.) Dark magic fish with pointy hat - WITCH 12.) Leather bottom foot dressing - SOLE 13.) Shortened slang for fantastic - BRILL The guesses for 8.) Bull Huss could be right but wasnt what I had in mind - more the produce of a cow.... 3.) Is NOT a painted ray, good guess though and could have been.... Further clues: 2.) Think cockney.... 3.) Think of a young black group in the 70's... for the first part 6.) To get on the right track think of chopped tomaotes, peppers, chillies etc... 8.) See above

I'm sure Bob F or one of the other electro wizards will do the calc. for you - but.... I run a 500 GPH bait pump along side by electronics (x4 units) all day long of a pair of 110AH batts and never have a problem with the voltage dropping - bearing in mind that when using the pump I am 99% of the time drift fishing and therefore starting the engine or leaving it running every few minutes - also a new efficient engines helps - my old beast used to drink power - crap alternator I guess? I would recommend a double battery set-up regardless - somewhere on this site (someone will find the link) their is a full wiring diagram for this system, which is simple to follow....their is also a full section on setting up a bait tank. Adam

Well done Tom - good init! Next time - 1/4 salt, 3/4 brown suger, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder - rub this over the fillets and leave for 3-4 hours (dont disolve in water) when you come back you will find the fillets have shrunk as they water has been absorbed by the brine mix - which will have gone a stickly brown syrup. Wash them off and then smoke them - they should come out even better! Adam

Good result Steve! Havent yet fished the Nab - just refresh me on where you launch, areas you fish and how long / far it is to run out to the mark - I also presume it is similar to fishing the Needles? Adam

....All fish found in British (and club I think) waters....

Crazy Fred's recent thread caused me to have a think, and Ive come up with a set of clues for a list of fish - these are much easier than Freds - so you should get them quicker! 1.) Bottom Bowline 2.) Syrup & ? 3.) 'The Artisitic Fish' 4.) Low frequency fish 5.) Not a short back and sides 6.) A fish that likes it the latin way 7.) Melting Metal 8.) A fish made from a cow 9.) Child's food catcher 10.) The fish that is the friend of a nun 11.) Dark magic fish with pointy hat 12.) Leather bottom foot dressing 13.) Shortened slang for fantastic Good luck!

Well done us!!! Need the next clue now - who can think of one?

Well done Tom - dont you just love it when you try something different and it works! - Also a long way to go to blank.... Something I may do in BW this winter when not a lot else happening - we did a few long hauls back in the summer, but hadnt thought of winter Pollock - I feel a trip coming on - maybe we could swap number for smoking recipies!!! The pollock would be good to practise on, but personaly taste wise I like it either in a fish pie or thai fish cakes. Ring me if you want any info on how to smoke it -07957 829902. Adam

Superb cross word clue - my guess is a type of Rockling, but I'm stumped on the rest. The Dinosaur ref. is this linked to the latin name of the fish?

.....did you brine the fish first? Basically you need to cover the mackerel in a suger and salt mixture for a few hours first to draw out the water - the smoke then flouvers the flesh and not the water in it. Do a search on the site for more details - or give me a call tomorrow - I dont have the inclination tonight to write a full run down on smoking - a bottle of red hasnt helped!! Also - use meths not parafin - and you should aim for a smallish constant flame The chips should smoulder gently, it is a balance of not too much smoke or you end up with raw fish that tasted too strong, or too little smoke and plain baked fish. Hugh Fernley Witingstalls book has loads of fantastic advice in getting started. I also have the same smoker have have produced hunderds of top quality fillets this summer - so dont give up - it is a very rewarding hobby. AF

One of the guys I often see launching at Wick uses boilies for cod...he said he tried it last year on a spare rod, just whacked on a string of 8+ 32mm fishy boilies and wedged the rod up near the wheel house....they forgot about it all day and after using countless pounds of fresh squid and cuttle were astounded when just before they left for home, they hear a screaming drag...look round to see the spare rod doubled over - 20lb plus cod! Never got round to trying it myself though....

Try also Tony @ Select Marine in Poole - Mariner dealer, he has lots of broken engines and may be able to help, tell him PBSBAC sent you...

NICE ONE!! Great result Paul - and as others have said, what a time to do it! - It only takes the one!

1st day back at work for me, but I did here of 5 cod caught - between 180 + anglers, I also understand that 2 of these were caught on club boats! ...Im sure we will get a full run down later!

Dan did you have a recovery buoy on the anchor warp, or where you just motoring it out?

Nice one Alun! A great early xmas prezzie! Merry Xmas to you all! Adam

Cheers Alun, Never mind - it seems the IOW cod fishing has really taken a nose dive - wasnt one charter boat out today - and the radio was silent! Maybe BW has taken her share this year! Anyway as you say - company was good and it was a lovely relaxing day...yep out again tomorrow - congering I think! Merry Christmas also!

But what did it say??? Give us the goss!

Martin, My last one came from Towsure in Southampton - www.towsure.co.uk It was one of the Orange lesuire batts...cheap as chips AF