Adam F

Quire a collection reading this 2nite!!!! I vote for the plaice, and leave the nab for the summer as another trail-away, maybe replace the manacles? as dave said, one bad day, another could be a red letter! Adam

Cheers Bob, very informative. Adam

....that's almost 30 quid more than I paid!!. Mind you,...They are likey to be the older (better?) design, and I would be very surprised if they had a good selection left. Adam

Dont want to steal Martins thunder, but I also have a stove you are welcome to use Bob. It runs on unleaded petrol, and burns about 20p and hour. It is also very powerful and will melt a 1/2lb of lead in about 3/4 mins. Just let me know. Adam

Rounhams Service station, I belive, Bob...not roundways!! Just after the turning for the M271, easy to find, well sign posted. There is a large car park so plenty of room for boats and cars. Better get me spoons out!

Tell me more about ten fathom bank and the adamant shoal??? I was lead to believe that St Albans is ok at certain states of tide?? Is it not only when the tide is flooding strongly that is the hazardous? Can you pass over ok, at other states??

Or buy it on May when we go to alderney???

Sounds good to me!!! darnt tell her in door though!!! we'd be on the plane tomorrow!!! Anyone know much about Standard Horizon??

Linking this thread with the one previous re. the divin site and wreck marks. Just how many of the marks on: http://users.pandora.be/tree/wrecksite/_en...el?hide=visible are available for us 'small' baot guys to fish?? The chart in the link doesnt show distances from land (?) so where should we be aiming? Adam

I know just been looking. Stramge, the other items of gear we have beenn thinking of have been way cheaper....The SH product is

Hmmmm.... got me thinking? As the Standard Horizon units are American, maybe they will be cheaper?? Lets have a look!

Thanks Paul, handy site! - plus helps the club along the way. Just had a quick look - some reasonable gear, but a lot of cheapies, didnt think the rods & reels were that good, but the terminal tackle is reasonable. Adam

STREN has been around for years, and years, and years. Stood the test of time. First really became popular for Salmon fishing, but since has become popular throught the sport. cant really go wrong with it Alun, just a good, reliable mono. Personally with braid (ive tried a few) I havent really found the ideal. Spiderwire: Fused braid, so very smooth and very thin. Downsides: Thin cuts into you hands very badly when handling under pressure, outer sleev wears away from the core. Dynon: Opposite of the above really. But thickness catches the tide similar to mono. Gorilla Braid, + similar: Good combination of both of the above, but slipperyness can cause knots to slip. Uniknot best. Expensive. I have one of each on my reels depending on what I'm after, and overall they are all pretty good - just personal pref. Adam

No thermomiter, but stuck my hand in a few times, bloody freezing (is that a scientific reading???!!!) wind was on my back Sun was in my eyes snowed Rained a bit of sun , but was stood in the water in my waders all day, so over all pretty damn cold! Thoughts of shorts, deck shoes, and sun tan lotion plus hungry bream bass and smoothies kept me alert all day though!

Will you include how to gaff a conger?

Fair play to you for trying Alun! I also went out today....but not to sea. Had a river match against Ringwood and Test Valley. Drew a cracking peg at Thoop, looked well fishy. Well,

I'll find out for you. Shouldnt be a problem, if we can accumulate a few orders, we may get a decent bulk discount. Adam

Hi all!, Just to let you know - Bournemouth Fishing Lodge in Moordown, Winton (915 Wimborne Road) is under new management! Neil Cooke, previously asst. manager, has bought the business from the former owners. Neil is a good friend of mine, and we have discussed the area of sea fishing recently. Although not recognised for sea tackle in the past, Neil has pledged to change this, and had already re-stocked the sea section with almost every type of rig component you could imagine. He has also just achieved an Okuma account, and has stocked his freezer to the limit with peeler, hermit, mackeral, sandeel, lug, etc, etc. Neil will also match any mail order price where possible, (most cases!) so you get the value for money - and the local service!. If you havent been into the shop before, pop on in. I know it may not be as handy to Poole, baiter etc, as some of the shops, but I believe it to be one of the better shops in dorset. I have also been negotating with Neil for some better sponsorship prizes this year for the open in return for a link on our main page. Adam

Hmmmm something I was going to ask....How can i catch my own eels?? Where do i get a trawl? Can i get a smaller trawl for a 16' boat? Can I make one? I have seen people 'fishing' for them in the sand at low tide in cornwall, can we do this anywhere? Or do I just have to buy them???

I know that Roger Bayzand uses the inside SS part of the washing machine also, i suppose you cant really get a better method of filtration and areation than the sea itself! When travelling, you are correct you will need a source of areation. Hmmmm not too sure on this one, the battery opertated ones would probable not provide enough power. I would look at th pumps and air stones made for the fish keeping industry, these can be quite powerful. Only porblem is they run on 240v, so either need a convertor, and a 12v version. Maybe send Jimbo a PM, he works at Southern Aquatics, - what he doesnt know about keeping fish alive isnt worth knowing!

I'm no expert, but what I do know is that the most important thing when trying to keep sea fish alive is enough aeration, especially with mackeral and sandeels, and that the water they are in is replaced very frequently. The areation speaks for itself, in that both are fast swimming fish, and therefore use alot of energy, pass alot of water over their gills, so plenty of bubbles is needed! The water needs to be on an almost constant flow as waste from the fish builds up very fast, and the organisms in the water itself will die, causing the water to become polluted, thus killing your bait - by having a constant flow of sea water in and out this slolves the problem. Hope this helps? PS. Did you see last month's BFM? Graeme Pullan detailed 'tuna tubes' they have on tropical big game boats, and suggested these could be used on british boats...worth a look. Also - another cheaper alternative, and to those of us with small boats...how about a coarse fishermans keepnet hung over the side??? Solves all the problems in one go! - Cheap and effective, plus requires no permanent instalations. Adam

On the topic of VHF's, just seen the new Navman offering in BFM. At under

Bad news!!!! Been fishing today, and was waiting to get home to confirm to the guy in Carlise that I will be up Tues to buy my warrior......anyway get home, and hes phoned.....sold it today! I am gutted!...will I ever get one, thats 3 boats now, all have sold within 24 hours of the ad being placed!

This was a topic I noticed in BFM this month, and have seen it discussed elsewhere prior. Rubber rollers on the Indespension and similar trailers can 'flatten' causing them to stop rolling, and loose support for the boat. The solution apparently is to replace then with nylon jobbies, they last forever, and apparently, the boat rolls off the trailer without even having to give it a shove!! Something I will look into if I get my new boat? Anyone have any opinions on this? Adam

Typical, been scouring the net for Warriors for sale for over a month now, and not one has popped up in my price range, or that is any decent. Then I go away on business for a few days, and along comes one. So I ring the fella up, and great sounds just what I'm after....going to see her next Thurs. Anyway, get back home and there's one on boats and outboards!, almost identical in spec, in the same bloody town Carlise!!!!! How freaky is that! Anyway long and short is, that Bob F has very kindly agreed to drive and trail my new pride and joy home, so next Thursday we are off to the North to see these 2 beauties, and fingers crossed, they will still both be for sales and one will be what I'm after!!!! Wish me luck!!! adam