Adam F

Sounds good!!!..... But, the time off work - 5 days, and the

Even if huricane hilda blows through...Jimbo and me will be out on the good ship BW!....he needs this one to qualify for the final....now what did you say about bribes James!??...

Hope you had a goodun' Billy! Welcome back!....can you make our Weymouth trip in a few weeks? It would be good to have you along!

Bob - wish Karen all the best Adam

Yep I agree....their are many things used in the motor / plumbing trade that can be an exact or good equilvelent. As Mike says, I have become very dissullusioned. My best so far is

Cant do thurs now, as been reminded that I have to be a taxi driver...! Can we make Weds?

Might go Thurs nite - weather and tide dependant...Ill keep you posted.

Interesting about the dodgy characters...... A few years ago I worked for the EA, (environment agency) for a few weeks. One night we took the patrol boat out at 3am in the morning to catch illegal netters in Xchurch harbour. You can only net certian areas, and more concerning to the EA was the illegal netting of Sea Trout - I suspect this is what you may have seen. Mullet and Bass are just a bye-catch. Glad the night trip went well. I have also found that going back in at night is much easier without any torches at all. Even on a cloudy night, their is enough light pollution to see the nav. bouys. If you fancy another bash at the sole, let me know..I havent been this year, and you are welcome to follow us down to our 'secret' sole mark!

Interesting....I hadnt seen the 176, until now. I have had a look at the comparison table, and the only 2 main areas differing are the size of the screen, and something about the display, the 182 being LCD and the 176 being 256 CSTN whatever that means. The rest is comparable. Personally, Id research like made on prices before the show (I bought mine from Belgum, mail order for about

That would go down well!!!!.... Sunday is better for me also, so unless anyone objects, Sunday it is!. Bob, can you see if Mark Adams wants to come?

Ok, so far we have: BW + 1 Crew Splash-Out + 1 Crew (Les L?) Neo + Mad Mike Maverick + Dean Sammy (Coddy) + Crew Loyal Royal + Paul J What day is preferred?

Its almost there guys. Paul - I got a 60l blue bin brand new (kindly collected by Whippet) I have fitted the intake and outlets 3/4 the way up, to allow for sloping, and both at the same level. The intake comes from a pipe routed through a spare 'witches' hat and the outlet is plumbed into a new skin fitting on the transom. I have run a new wire from the switchboard, but have teminated it in waterproof plugs, so I can easily disconnect and remove the kit. The only snag now is how to mount the bilge pump on the transom, so I can take it on and off. When finished I'll do a short article on how I made it. Then Im off out next weekend to try it out!

Sounds like you had a reasonable day Duncan!....how did you collect your live eels?

Whippet very kindly picked me up a 60l blue bin last week..I collected it this morning. It is ideal, and much better than the B&Q box I bought. 1 question though. Do I put the inlet and outlet hoses at the same level? If I do this wont the 'new'water just overflow, and the water at the bottom of the tank just stay stagnent? If I put the inlet deeper down, 1.) I wont get bubbles and air from the inlet, and 2.) will the blige struggle to push against the water pressure. How are yours done?

But how was the fishing Coddy!...Bet youre missing the wind and cold back home..!!!

As the planned trail-away was cancelled this weekend, the replacement date is now the weekend of the 4/5th of Sept. Post here if you can make it. Times and plans all the same as before.

This was from a few weeks ago - forgot to post it!...

Heres my 2nd ever Blonde ray, part of a 3 fish catch.

Well, as most of you know, the Weymouth trail-a-way as cancelled as Potland forecast was F4-5 SW. Mavericjk and BW decided instaed to take advantage of the weather window (compared to late) and have a bash from Poole. We launched at 9am, and head out to the Spoil Grounds, passing Ow Much on the way. Mackeral were impossible with Alan (whippet - my crew) and I taking just 3 fish in 1 hours feathering!!!. Luckily we had a few squid and eels aboard. We settled near one of Pete Snr's 'Secret' Blonde ray marks, as both Alan and myself had never caught a blonde. Sport was pretty consistent with me taking my 1st Blonde at 3/4lb 1st cast, and then Alan following it up with another of the same size. I then had a 12lber, which made my day, followed by another 3/4lber. A surprize bass completed the days catch. The weather stayed reasonable, with it gusting 4/5 SW at the end, so we came back in about 5pm. An enjoyable day! - Thanks to Alan for the company, thanks to Pete for the mark (shall guard it with my life!!) Looks like it could be the last trip for a while - Gale 8's forecast this week!

Dave, I think that weekend is when I will plan to re-organise the Weymouth trail-a-way...keep your eyes peeled for details. Adam

Yes, as Martin says - the Weymouth trip has been postponed due to bad weather. It will be re-organised in the next few weeks, and Ill post the new dates here. The replacement trip is to be from Poole. Blue Warrior with whippet, and Maverick with Pete Snr are launching from Poole at 9.00am - any other boats are welcome. Cheers Adam

Nice one Bob...Ill have a gander!

I could do Sat at a push...but same as you..need crew. Shall we decide 2moro evening? Failing Weymouth, could always do a trip from Poole?

We will wait until sat before making the final decision - unfortunatly this means that I cant pre-order the eels, as it is unfair on the chap. Just seen the forecast this morning and it looks reasonable for sat at least.

Makes you sick.... From the similarity of the 2 boats, sounds like they were stolen to order. Lock up your boats!