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Apparently he doesn't even have a skipper licence.....

I think the Australian has it suzzed, they have bag limit in whole, not trip. You are allowed so many fish in procession, so all fish you have including one in your freezer count.

My local Tesco garage has notices up saying you have to show the staff your container brfore filing them up.

When out with Silver Spray today, caught quite a few whitings, biggest on the boat is just over 3 1/2lb. All were caught a few miles outside the poole harbour entrance. Tried 2 other places but neither produced any cods or whiting (or congers fro that matters)

Hi Matt if the size 8 is still available, I'll have it

Norway doesn't use Euro I think ( like Sweden ) and in fact I think Norway might not even be in the EU ? Norway uses Krona (?) and it's not part of the eu but is part of the european economy region oe something, so although not part of europe but still have good dutyfree allowance. So the weaking pound might not have the devastated effect as the euro land.

opps what?

Oh.... if you decide to do the Oban in your own boat, don't forget the water is something 400+ deep, make sure you have a long enough rope.

Don't think there are any self drive boat in Oban, but Coddy has some friends who fish Oban every year, he maybe about to get you some marks. It's a long drive up to Oban tho, It takes me 6 hours to Glasgow from Andover and it's best part of 2 hours to Oban from Glasgow by car. Give John a ring and see if he can organise an individual day around the time you are up there. Either way it won't be cheap.

If you want to go skate fishing in Oban, speak to John Keggie, he used to be down at Poole (before that he was at Oban), he books the hotel in the marina he uses and it's a quiet little place just 10 minutes from Oban itself. Other than skate, he also does stopover trip round the top of Ireland for other species. If you want to do Norway, I think the biggest fish come in at Spring time, but I could be wrong, Tom will be the bloke you wanna ask, his mate Dave does a lot of Norway trips. If someone is paying for the trip and money is no objest I would defo go Norway (plus also remember the euro is more or less 1 to 1 for the pound, and I think it will go lower in 2009, making any euro trip expensive).

Also did you guys see the dolphin? It popped up twice near our boat

Hi AJ, I was aboard Silver Spray, 2 cods was caught, one 11-12lb the other about five, plus a conger about 35-40. Some whitings to keep the rest of us codless busy. But 'Our Gemma' which stayed in the bay apparently caught 6 cods, maybe they all moved to poole bay?!

I think Shytalk's (Peter Senior?) objection is based on the fact that they are (trying to) introduce limits on us recreational anglers while nothing is being done on the commercial boats netting/trawling up and down our coast who are really doing the damage to the fish stock. Fair is when both sides play to the rules, not one side subsidising the other.

No excuse for it, all criminal activities must be stopped. It doesn't take many bad people to give the rest a bad name, but I must stress, most are law abiding people. I have never taken any under sized fish, and all skippers I went out with stick to the law. I have known people who keep all their fish, but end of the day, as the skipper say, if they caught it they are entitle to keep it, as long as they are not sold on.

Not trying to tell you what to do with your boat. However as someone who had been there before, this is what I did. As owner we all know whay our boat is worth. But if as you said, you don't get to use the boat, all it's doing is losing money day after day, both thru depreciation and maintenence. Wouldn't the money be better off working somewhere else to earn you money? For example, if you know your boat is worth

I had a 90 Tohatsi and even I have to admit the Etec(75) is quieter, the smoke and smell wasn't that much of an issue as it's light years better than the 2 stroke I had before. As Tom said, it all depends on what you want it for, without knowing how much they cost (the Etec 90 was over

Lymington market is selling the 8' solid c for

Apparently a cod each of double figure had been caught behind the light house and nab tower last week already.

Think Winter fishing is the only thing I can look forward to, all my summer planned trips have been cancelled due to bad weather.

Yes, that's was what I meant. The logic in the petition itself isn't sound. He is pitching all anglers against the commercial boats rather than people who wants to look after the fish stock against the commercial netters/trawlers.

Agree, what damage can an open boat line catching mackies or bass down Cornwall do to the fish stock? Sorry, will not sign.

Lots of works to do mate... 1) chasing sponsors 2) advertising a) posters flyers 3) liason with the council 4) On the day, a) someone to man the tent, registration c) weighing in d) calculating the % e) presentation f) tidying up need I go on?

I myself had only fished the open comp once ( and maybe other comp a couple of times more) as I work weekend and fri, sat and Sun are my busiest days, I don't get the chance to fish them. I thoroughly enjoyed them and I would fish them all if I get the chance. When Martin was chairman, he had to do the manning (is it a right word?) and never had the chance to fish the full allocation time, ie., go out late and come back early. Why should they have to give up their time so other members and outsider can have fun?