Adam F

Hi, Will be traveling around to Anvil / St Albans. Not too far for you??

I am planning a Tope trip over to the West on Thurs of next week. Bob F had originally planned to come but family commitments have put paid it that. Does anyone fancy it? I will still go, just would prefer to have another club boat as a buddy - I only have my brother onboard, so will effectively be going alone if not. Plan would be to leave early, and come in around late afternoon. Anyone?

What a superb back-drop, and a fishy place if ever, i've seen one! Must give it a go again!

10lb 6oz - Solent, May 29th

Nice one Bob!

1st cast of the day as well, Bob just muttered under his breath!!!

Twas a cracking day! The weather forecasters got it well wrong! we had slightly overcast sky's, very little rain, and no wind at all! The fish obliged - for once! I had a cracking 12lb 8oz Starry Smoothhound - a new PB, and a cracking 10lb 6oz Thornback Ray, - a new PB again! (Charlie can you log these in the book?) Bob also managed a few smoothies, and broke his PB twice! Although I think he needs a few lessions on the Uni Knot! - God knows how many times his leader went on the strike! Although the fishing wasnt great at Alum Bay, The Needles and Freshwater Ridges, the scenery was superb, the company great, and we caught a few Pollock. Very tiring though...need a day to recover! Thanks to all, Cheers to Bob for towing and providing me with cannon fodder! ...roll on the next trip!

David Bailey is safe!.......

Adam and James playing a double hook up!

Best Tope from the Best Day's Tope fishing!

Bit small if you ask me!....

It was a target of mine to beat the 10lb 8oz Small Eyed record this year....I did it on my 1st proper session! 11lb!....should have gone bigger as massive frame, but still skinny as early season. Then I hear that we have merged the Painted and Small Eyed...no longer stands! Still Ill have to catch a bigger one!

Voila'!!!

Their's no stopping some people! Bream Bonanza!!!!

This was the fish that won the PBSBAC 2004 Annual Bream Comp!

Gunna stop for mackeral. I am taking crab and squid - catching mackeral on the way out.

I do now!..... Bob and I were discussing the other day. It really is fool hardy to trail a boat without a spare. You wouldnt do it in your car, so why risk the trailer? In my mind the trailer is alot more dangerous than the car in a puncture or flat situation. I popped into Bmth Trailers on the Ferndown Est this morning and

Right!....all done! - Took me most of the day though I have my 85ah battery in the steering console. I have fitted a strap and 2 fairing blocks to stop the battery moving or sliding either left to right, forward or back or up and down. I went to Guardian Autoelectrics on the Woolsbridge Ind. Est on the reccommendation of a mechanic friend.

.....is that just a normal glass tube fuse????

Hell's kitchen even ................

Yeah....see the other post. I agree with the NSFA guidelines, but think that I would be unhappy submitting a fish if it was cuahgt in the tail for instance - I think I would then exclude it. Best way forward I think is just to follow the NFSA....its then up to the indiviual if they want to sumbit it.

Oh, yeah. Of course its our annual Lymington trip....expect rain, thunder, floods, electrical storms!.......

Hi Andy! - would be good to have you onboard!

You wont need a winch Rich, Lymington slip is lovely. Like Weymouth but not a steep. My little Astra doesnt like anything other than Baiter though. Yep, it could well be busy, but with the weather and the fact we are laucnhing at 7am, I think we will be fine. Rich re. bait - I have a few hardbacks and squid, shall I get a few worms?

So do you think that I will suffer from resistance and / or heat build up using 10 / 16 sqmm cable?