Adam F

Would say that QT on Thurs is looking unlikely at the mo??...Hopefully things will change

......No???!!!

Thanks Marc - very helpful, and also re-assuring. Adam

Marc, Weve been out 4x4 shopping today, and the balance is tipping towards the Rav4. Id be interested to hear your views all round about them. I appreciate you struggled (the whole point of this thread) with the boat on the sand, but bearing in mind all of my launching / retreaving is done on concrete slips, do you think I will be OK? The stats give max trailer weight of 1500kgs (my boat is 1200kg) and has a torque figure of 141lb/ft. Not brave enough to trust a freelander, the RAV4 looks a good comprimse, as it will spend 98% of its like nipping around town - shopping!. BTW what model is yours? We are looking at a 5dr VX 2.0l 2002 model. Adam

OK, The general opinion seems to be to leave Weymouth and the Bass for a while. Paul D has suggested the Nab Tower for a trip. What do we think? I know nothing about this part of the country so we need to pull our heads together here first. Adam

OK Billy - nice one. If we can look at maybe August - that will give us time for the bassing to really pick up. Let me know a few dates and well put it on the calander. ALL - In the meantime - look at the newest thread. http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=733&hl=

This is something I have thought about for a while now. How do you guys do it? When we come back in off the ledge, we go for one person either out of the front hatch, or standing over the cuddy - with a high power spot light. I have my plotter on, and follow my track line back in. We have pot bouy to dodge, as well as shallow sand bars and of course Xchurch harbour, although the plotter helps here. Charter skippers though, just seem to follow their instruments and plod on in. I tried this at the weekend, and found it like walking along the pavement with my eyes shut! - I could only do it for about a minute before I got paranoid about hitting something. I'd be interested to hear how others do it. Also I am considering getting a Nite Tracker 2,000,000 CP spot. Anyone have any views on these? My current spot is a cheapy

I have 2 batts fitted to my boat, thorugh an isolation swtich. I also have a removable solar charger that plugs into the ciggie thingy. Question? - In which position should I set my switch when I have the solar panle plugged in and charging? obviosuly it will not be 1 or 2. But should it be OFF or BOTH????????? I appreciate this will only give a very small charge, but it is to keep them topped up more than anything, and as it is fitted into the Tonneau cover, I soon as well use it when Im not out in the boat! Adam

Give me some then???? Im open to suggestions?

Nice boat Malroy! - and a cracking piccie also, she looks really good in the sun! We are lucky down this way. We dont even have the choice of beach launching, everything is done on slipways. But a good word of warning. Even on slips, being over confident with a 4wd is dangerous, several of the slips around here can be trecherous and demand care. Do you want me to tell you how to load the piccie as an Avatar (little picture that shows by your username in the left hand box? adam

Going with Popular demand - The next trail-a-way will be Weymouth, fishing for Bass. This is a new one to me, so any advice greatly appreciated. PM me if you want it to be secure, or post here and Ill give you my phone number. Dates??? What do we think? what tides do we need? I may plan to fish both days, and stay overnight on a mooring? So we could offer either Sat or Sun to any boats who wish to fish. Is this OK with everyone? In the 1st instance can I have a rough idea on who wants in? Adam

Easy Malc. When you have finished typing your text, move to the bottom of the reply screen. (the one I am in now - as I type this reply) You will see a box and a section called 'Browse' Click this and it will launch a search box for the files in your computer, browse around, select the image you want to insert then click OK. When you click Add Reply to finish the post, Volia' the picture will appear! Hope this helps?

Dave, Seems to be plenty of Offshores and Lochins around at the moment. Boats&Outboards has at least 5 on their site. Have you sold Bagleys Honour yet? Adam

By Jesus! - Literally! Very clever - only problem is now....all I can see is his face!

What really gets me is why fish like Skate, Tope and Eels win in the 1st place?? Like someone is likely to kill a 212lb skate for the table.... OK it may be a better specimen that the Bass, but the price is for the most worthy catch and release..surely they should be awarding people returning scarce fish like bass. I though my 11lb 15oz would get it last year - but it went to a Tope....

1st of all, many thanks to all who entered the comp this weekend. It was really nice to see such a positive response to the hard work the 'new' comp. commite put in. Those who made it to the Mariners afterwards - thanks - it was a slightly new format than previous years, with the emphasis on all meeting for a small prize giving afterwards at the Mariners - as it is not often we meet after a club match. I think you will all agree it was a success. The weather was far kinder this year than last, and this allowed us to put to sea every day of the comp, the sun shone, and as a result we had some cracking fished logged in. I havent had the chance yet to work the full final tally, but I will do today and Ill post them when I have - but here is the Winners podium!: 1st - James Parker. Bass, 9lb 12oz - 102.63% 2nd - Tom Smith. Tope, 45lb - 100% 3rd - Duncan Mackie. Undulate Ray, 14lb - 100% 3 cracking fish - rightly deserved. For me it was an interesting learning curve. It showed that organising an event like this, no matter how much work, and how well your prior planning is - something is bound to go wrong and things never run smoothly! Several things have been learnt, and taken onboard - hopefully next year will go a little smoother! Thanks Adam F

Crewless or cluelesss!!!

The solent will be my contingency plan for the weekend.....good bet really.

Just been away for 3 days working. Aint the forum flying! - 3 new members since I went away - and 3 pages of posts! - Crazy! I dont know of any other forum for small boat fishing in the UK that is a successful or popular! It is a credit to all who built and run the site, and all members who post for keeping it clean and dedicated to the subject matter (unlike other forums!) Well done, and long may it continue! Adam F

Well its never happend before, and I hope its not a sign of things to come!! James and I had planned to do our 1st conger trip of the year tonight. Tides couldnt have been worse with low being midnight.....Wind was forecast 3-4 SW, iffy..... I made the decision to stay at home, but James' persuasive skills got the better of me, and at 7pm we put to sea in Tara. I was still convinced that the ledge would be too rough....and I was right! It is the first time - EVER - that I have seen james turn the boat around before we arrived and head back in! We were greated by a decent 15' swell and wind against tide after a thoroughly good soaking we decided it was way too rough - esp. for night fishing. We had 2 drifts for macky and then came in...... Lesson learnt: 'If you think it is too rough to go out - then it probably is!'

Les, Welcome to the forum! - Always good to have a fellow 165 owner onboard! Cant really help you with crew on the weekend, but if you are launching from Wick, I am also, so give me a shout and maybe we could fish in tandem? Cheers Adam

I have NAV, and I also have the pop up blocker PaulD reccommended...but the last few days I have been getting a huge amount of Pop ups...about 30 an hour I also notice that a file has downloaded itslef onto my C drive....I didnt ask for it?? Tried to delete it but Access id denied. This is the only 'BAd piece of software I have as I make a point of keeping the computer free to aviod unwanted rubblish... Also my homepage has and keeps defaulting to 123.com?? What the hell is going on?? HELP!!!, how do I rid of the file, how do I stop all of this junk, how do I stop my homepage changing...?? I need to sort this as it is p%^$ssing me right off...why cant these companies just F Off and leave my computer alone, junk through the letter box, on telly and now on my computer

What is the Junior age???? Greg is 17...A senior??

Sorry I couldnt make it mate...would have loved too, but was entertaining customers on a carp lake in Salisbury! Maybe another time??....

Not 100% mate - but she is a Quicksilver 640 - 21' I am pretty sure.