Adam F

Gordon,

X-Ray is about 1/2 mile East of where you where when we came back from offshore a few weeks ago.

I'll have Gordon as crew, see you all out there.

Adam

Duncan, are you saying only use a harness if one is strapped down to a chair (fixed point)?

 

Recently I fished for skate and I wouldn't recommend anyone trying for one without a harness  , as it gives you slots in a fight for rests.

 

I don't think wearing a harness will drag you into the unknown depth. Most harness I see/use will slip over the head easily if bend over and raise arms above head.

I think you may be taking this thread a little seriously!! I personally advocate a decent amount of duck tape to secure the rod! Although I may need to see the picture above just once more to check....

Sunday is looking best currently....

...Anyone planning to get out? The forecast (currently) is showing 1-2 knot winds, allbeit from the East, but thats good enough for me!

Small tides also, and with not much else kicking around at this time of year me thinks there is only one type of fishing to do! - Just need to get my anchor sorted again!

Who else is looking to get out and from where?

Adam

Will try this Paul, but how comes you didnt need PBSBAC as your home page previously?

Is there no other way around this as I would prefer not to chnage my homepage.

Tried this - nope! Still nothing!

If it helps - the forum is also not registering the posts I have read - i.e when I hot 'view new posts' a huge list comes up, even though I have read them....

Paul,

Tried that - still no luck.

Paul,

Tried all of the above and still no auto log. I have the new URL in my favourites list, have deleted the cookies, and have checked the options list.....

Anymore ideas?

Adam

Trev,

Is it not worth adding though (for Martin's benefit - original question) that cold smoking is a long, expensive and fairly tricky process for the novice to undertake?

I agree that Cold is superior, but hot is a good way to start and is not expensive - a proper cold smoker is

Still cant auto log??

Have moved to the new URL, but has mad no change?

Any ideas?

Kwango,

We used to have a 640 and 115hp Mariner in the club until last year, the the max he had from it was about 29 knots I think.

The WOT throttle shoudl be 6000 RPM I would have thought, but most set them up to 5500 ROM, as you will be aware each 1" in prop reducetion should give a 100 RPM increase, but as your figures suggest your prop would be tiny by the time you reached this!

I can olny suggest speaking to Quicksilver and Mariner (dealer).

Finally, Mark (former 640 owner) had problems with the throttle cables sticking and this meant he couldnt reach full throttle - just another idea.

Finally - if you are getting 29 knots at 5000 RPM, I wouldnt be too dissapointed, the engine wont be running flat out like this at least. My Mariner (60hp 4 stroke on a Warrior 165) runs WOT at 5500 RPM which I can live with as the engine is not being hammered then.

Adam

Hi Reg,

Gald to hear you have found somewhere, and look forward to seeing you chaps.

September is a great time of year (the best?) and you will be spoilt for choice!

As martin said let us know the details, numbers of people etc, a little nearer the time and we will get a few boats together to show you around / fish alongside.

Adam Franklin

PBSBAC Trailer Commadore

Martin,

To start the two types as you rightly stated are: Hot and Cold smoking.

Hot smoking invloves actually cooking the fish with heat and uses the smoke from the smouldering wood to flavour the fish typically the heat in the smoke chamber would be 75 degs C plus - this method is not an exact science and although results will vary depending on the heat / smoke combination - good results are easy enough, this is also how the cod would have been cooked you bought from Tesco.

Cold smoking on the other hand is a completely new ball game. The fish (or meat, cheese etc) is not 'cooked' but preserved using the tannins and oils in the smoke. The temperature in the smoke chamber needs to be around 23-28 degs C and not warmer, the process takes longer, but ultimatly the smoke cures the fish. This is how smoked salmon is prepared. This process takes longer, is more expensive and you need to be very precise.

Mt recommendation would be to go hot smoked. The two books that are floating around the club (one mine, the other Wedgers) are a great start, but tons of info in the web also.

Get the Stainless Steel Rin Thompson smoker, which is basically two turkey tins, a grill rack and a pair of meths fondue burners. They are about

As the weather forecast wasnt too hot, decided to have a go again this year. Booked in at Mariner at 8.00am )cannt understand why you have to do this when you have been in the shop and paid the day before?)

Anyway were underway by 9.00am and headed round to find shelter up Wareham. Tried a few drifts - not a sniff, so back down to ski ramp, anchor and bacon butties, this was the succesful spot last time - not today. Moved again down to shellfish barge at rockley, came alongside and moored - providing shelter from the bitter wind and stopped the boat swinging....Gordon managed a plump 1lb 13oz fish. Moved again up to Baiter where we sta it out till 3.30pm - I had my only bite and only fish 5 mins before we left on the float - 2lb.....

Dissapointing day really, was expecting a few more fish....left early so dont know final scores, better than sitting at home, but would rather be offshore - forecast for next weekend looking good at moment!

me too...

John Manser - one of the club members - who unfortunatly does not use the forum, runs a B&B i think in Poole, he put up a few of the guys from Burnham when they came down.

Ill see if I can dig his number out.

Adam

Tubby is a Turbot.

Hi Jake - welcome to the forum.

As Newboy says - fishing has been very slow this winter, cod esp. plenty of conger around though!

The club has a trip over to the Islands in May, but Alderney not Guernsey.

We have discussed Salt-X recently - interested in covering my trailer in it - will it help?

Adam

Happy birthday Pete - have a good one.

It cant be that hard Paul? I have seen Raider 18's launch at Mudeford, and if Maverick can launch at Baiter then Im sure you can get a 590 off the trailer, as you know its always to do with technique - I struggled with BW at first at Mudeford, now I find it quicker than Wick, just takes a little practise and thought?

Also depends loads on the trailer - a quality, well set up multi-roller will launch a boat even without the water.

What do they weigh?

Whiting Goujons tonight for me!! MMMMMM!

Old favourite - fillet and skin the whiting, cut into finger strips and then flour into egg into breadcrumbs - into hot oil, 2 mins, deelish!!

Thick cut home made chips, and a fresh side salad.

Adam

Thanks Brian - quality link.

Not the biggest of the day, but a bend in the rod nonetheless...

Gordon 29 (47) years young still fighting fit and battling a beast from the deep!

Many happy returns of the day Gordon!

Adam

Gordon,

I will be out on BW, we are launching from Mudeford at 7am - plan is to head offshore to look at a few wrecks, but depends on the wind / weather, if not may stick in to the dolphin sands - give me a call on Ch6 - Blue Warrior.

Adam