Adam F

The cod in my right hand is 13lb!! Gives you a sense of how big the '31' was!!

Sorry to bore you all - but Paul D has only just fixed my computer so been unable to post any piccies of the beast! This was taken at 5pm when we got back and has come out a little better than the piccies on the boat.

Well, what can I say?....it doesnt happen very often, but when it does its one of those days that you remember for ages!!! Bob and I were both fed up with hearing James hauling, so with a superb forecast we both booked a day off and planned a trip today. Up at 4.30am, it was -5c outside, and pitch black - must be mad!!! I met bob at the slip at 6am, and we launched BW into a mirror like sea - 20 mins later and we are anchored S of the Needles.....ready for the flood tide at 8.00am The whiting were evident from the start, all between 1lb and 2lb! At about 9.00am Im sitting in the cabin cooking bacon for brecky when my triple squid rod slowly pulls over - rush out to it, and decent fish nods for the bottom - COD!!! we both shout. After a fantastic fight in a reasonable tide this MASSIVE shape appears!!! Bob struggled to get the whole fish in the net - and she went 31lb 12oz on the boat!!! WHAT A BEAST!!!!! 20 mins later and 'no cod fuller' starts to change his name! - a take that almost snapped the rod had him pulling in a beauty at just over 14lb!!!! AND he kissed me!!! (Mark B - I sympathise!!) Just as bob hools this cod, my rods off again and a 33lb Eel is the culprit!! Another 20 mins and Bob is in again!!!! This time a lovely clean 7lb fish!! About an hour later and Im off again - this time a lovely 13lber!!! WE ARE IN HEAVEN!!!! Bob finishes with a superb 9lb Pollock - at to this lot over 20 whiting to 2lb and a 3lb Spotted ray and we had a cracking day - RED LETTER!!! Had the biggie officially weighed at Loni's in Xchurch at 31lb dead - Chris Clarke turned up to do photos for the Echo etc.... Just finished filleting the beasts - had 10 plates of fish!!!! Photos to follow......

Bit like the idea for guys that sods the idea of making a noise - the objective is just to get it IN the pan!!!....a small spider sticker on the porcelin...focuses the mind, and men always like to have something to aim at! God - what DO we talk about on the forum!!!

Hmmm...what do others think? I am seriously considering one as a back up - for 50 quid cant be bad???

Some us have to work for a living Billy - the ones who dont catch beasts like that!!

Nice one Jimbo!! Wish I could have been out their with you! Are any of the club trophies safe this year??

Nice!....I was sat in a traffic jam on the M25......

Dan, Speak to Jimbob - he works for Southern Aquatics and should be able to move it for you...I already have 2 tanks I think she would go mad if I got another!!!

Hi Charlie - I am responsible for the trail aways and comps against other clubs. Next year we have a comp with Burnham, so a comp with your guys is not out of the question. If you would like to take things further - PM me and Ill send you my email address to discuss the possibility. Adam Franklin PBSBAC - Trail-away Commadore

2nd Duncan Mackie - 19lb 15oz Blonde Ray - Phaeton.

Winner - James Parker, 38lb Eel taken on Blue Warrior..

People await to check in - during the early morning darkness!

Just a few snaps from Sunday's open comp...

Blue Warrior's Day: I too awoke at a stupidly early hour - 4.30? to load the car and leave in time to get to the slip to help out. As Martin said, many hands made light work this year, and very quickly people were signing in and departing. As the forecast was for winds to increase to F6 later and I had to be back to help with the scales the plan was to head offshore in search of eels, that I felt would give us the best chance of a specimen round and heaviest fish. A good run out at nearly flat out saw us anchored and fishing by 9.00am. A big tide meant at least 2lb was needed to hold. No doggies was encouraging...I soon had 2 fat pout onboard at 2lb apiece. James that had an eels take, but his line parted upon striking (thought the National Boat Champ would have known better! ) It was then my turn, and the nod nod fight had me convinced Mr Cod was to blame - no such luck as a small double strap came aboard. It was then an hour or so before Golden Balls hooks his winning fish - a cracking 38lb eel. We sacked it and tethered it to the boat for the rest of the day - but as he caught it at about 10am - it was a little too long, and unfortunatly it didnt survive. So apart from the 1 big eel, we had only 5 bites between ourselves all day - pretty poor. The 6 mile run back to Old Harry wasnt fun into the teeth of a F6 - struggled to make 6 knots all the way. Well done to all involved - personally I was knackered afterwards and getting up at 4.30am this morning for work was even harder!! Roll on next year!

....Im lost!....where the hell does he get the strange piccies from???!!!

Just checked all the forecasts - now looking like 4-6 NW, sea state moderate - !!!

I was after something a little newer and waterproof - thanx for the offer though - I had a little serach on google and one website was selling the same unit for

And you just KNOW who's gunna catch it on Sunday.....lip hooked on a size 4 hokki, 6lb spinning rod....need I mention any names???

'Look at the girth on that!! - the eels not a bad size either!!!!'

Paul J and I both had holiday today, so at 6.30am we launched BW from Muddiford for a change - 2 mins later we are out across the bay! When Paul and I left home not a leaf was moving...on arriving at the slip a slight SW breeze was evident but it was still pretty calm. After we crossed the bar en-route to the Cod grounds a lazy rolling swell made its way from the SW - crossing the ledge into the deeper water and out past the lea of Swanage it was pretty lumpy!! The cod didnt show - but boy the whiting did!! We only fished half heartedly for them - but took a bucket of about 20 good 1lb+ fish for the table and returned as many!! We called it a day at 12.30 as unusually for me I was feeling a little queezy?? Not a bad day, a few fish, a bit of sun - much better than stuck at home - roll on sunday!

3-5NW is what the majority of the sources are giving - UKHO, Online, Coastguard. Should just be fishable.

Ill have a few Kam - is 10 OK, how much do they cost??

Sorry matey - didnt mean to offend, was just havin a joke!!

Hmmmm might be tempted to stick a live 1lb whiting on a set of 10/0 circles under a balloon.....I too would LOVE to take a shark on my own boat! Weather: Online gives 3-4 NW from Sat 1800 to Sunday 1800 at the moment. As do the other sites.....