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I think there lies the issue Peter - forced discards are one thing (EU quotas etc), but, a boat choosing to discard as they have found \ netted a more proffitable catch is another.

 

Rob

So much things have been said about discards, but what's the alternatives?

We can make the fisherman keep everything they catch and oncew they reach their quota tonnage, they stop fishing,

But the problems are

1) the fish they catch is low value, so they can't afford to be on the water

or

2) the fish they catch are of low value they have to raise these prices so that they can stay in business.

Either ways, it is going to push the fish prices up, will consumers pay these extra?

It was demonstrated when HFW did the chicken thingy and some people didn't/wouldn't pay the extra needed for those chicken to have a decent life, so will these people pay extra to save our fishstocK?

From some websites, it says it's 3,00E for a day permit to fish.

A few of the fishing charter in Algarve, it tells you what you can catch, but some of their photos are suspiciously old (either that or people down there really has bad taste in clothes )

Anyone fished in Algarve before?

Got a holiday booked in July, just wondering what's over there and if it's worth going on one of those day trip or not.

Searched the net, but most of the fishing is big game, but I'd much rather catch something I can eat (preferably something we can't catch over here)

Many thx.

Try Pebble Beach at Barton On Sea,the food and wine are complimented by excellent service.The sea food platter is epic.

I have to agree with Rup on this one, simply superb!

Trev

I second that, when I was still with the missus, she loved this place, the veiw is magnificent out on the deck (might be a bit cold in the winter)

What's a dusk to dawn lamp?

The problem with the cost of energy, even an energy saving light bulb will probably costs a bit in energy cost, it may well be more cost effective to start again and get a LED bulb, they use about 10-20% of an equvalent wattage energy saving light bulb.

Very bad skipper ........................

Charlie

You said it right

If anyone is interested here is a link to Weymouth Lifeboat with details of the incident

 

http://www.weymouthlifeboat.org.uk/l...aunch-29122010

 

 

Seems all the skippers electronics went down, so running blind.

 

Dave

So out of interest, what would be the 'correct' procedure in this situation?

Anchoring would be no good presuming he was in the shipping channel.

doing something for a long time doesnt make you good at it !!! and being able to interpret what your electronics are telling you helps

Ooooo.... do I detect a slight negetive vibe about this skipper.....

I snell my top hook in a different way.

I first cut out a required length of mono, then make a loop along the hook shank, thread the top end in the loop wrapping the loop and shank 5+ times and then pull it thru the eye, moisten then tighten.

So the line only go thru the eye once and not twice as it is in the snimation.

I've heard from one of the skipper there were about 15 cod caught all day, rumour has it Paul Smith (from Poole?) has the largest of the day.

good luck to all

They definitely need luck, the weather's been bad and they are all confined to the Solent on day 1.

Was supposed to be whiting bashing on Malaki out of Portsmouth today, but was informed that the new engine blew up last week (well, at least it's still under warranty), so a last minute trip on Top Cat lll out of Weymouth instead, the plan was breaming in the morning and bassing in the afternoon.

There are still some nice sized bream in weymouth, caught 5, all but one were above 2 lb, the largest a touch under 3lb.

The bassing were really slow to start with, sidewinder, savage gear sandeel, delta wotsit even my trusted ribbed 'guaranteed to catch a bass lure' were used and non were catching. I then found an old packet of 6" green Storm sandeel and I thought "tried everything else and might as well try this", not having much confidence since I'd stopped using them about 3 years ago when various lures came on the market and it was old news.

How wrong was I? On the day nothing else will catch, I caught 5 bass (nothing big) and accounted for 7 out of 10 bass that was caught on the boat today.

Everyone were really suprised they worked when other didn't.

So just because something is old it doesn't mean it doesn't work anymore

A few cods are about and so are some good size whitings.

Or bass on the shallow or even floating at the bridge

What can I say? Women just don't understand our needs........

One of the chartered boat I go on has a microwave as well as a freezeer, what size of inverter it must have?!

Try this:

Saturday 27th November

1/WEDGER trev

2/ Pirky.....Dave

Saturday 4 th December

1/ Dave Samuel

2/WEDGER trev

3/ Pirky.....Dave

4/ Bill Smith

Sunday 5 th December

1/ Nigel

2/WEDGER trev

3/ bassncodformeplease.. Mike

4/ Pirky.....Dave

Anyone know if it's the solid-c or not?

I think it's worth a short drive to Salisbury 2mrw just in case they are.

I love the solid--c, have mine for the last 4 years and only needed one replacement ring. Not for wrecks but great great fun for conger on the open ground, best conger was about 45lb on my 10-20lb solid-c.

Are they the solid -c rods?

Where about in Salisbury is In-excess?

Spider crabs are a lot tastier than the edible crab, only trouble is they don't have much meat, so it would need to be a decent sized one to worth the effect.

Can't really say I've ever tasted ammonia.....

Any good today?

What's the weather like?

We're thinking of going tomorrow, but the forecast isn't too great.

What would be the best location for the display.... anyone know?

didn't know welders are now a recognised species to be hunted........

Or what about fish like ling when its stomach turns inside out, resulted in a penis looking thingy sticking out of its mouth.....

It's pretty rock solid because the liver and other internal organs are now inside the thing sticking out of its mouth.

With the bladder punctured, the fish can go down but can't inflat it to come up again.... not unless the bladder can self heal.