Brian

See HERE It's in Scotland and fresh water at the moment, but "Yvonne Taylor, from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the ban was a "massive first step" in the group's fight for one in the rest of Britain". How long before they try to ban live bait for sea angling? Where will it end, will the ragworm have to be dead before you put it on the hook, or can we claim we're killing the worm by drowning?

I also recommend Stugeron, they used to be standard issue. I always took them if I was doing a transfer at sea to a submarine. If all else fails, eat Oranges, they taste as good coming up as they did going down!!!

Jack I'd go with Simon's cheesewire. If you can't find anything suitable, Stainless Mig welding wire would do, get a suitable length, fit a handle to each end and work it backwards and forwards as you pull it through.

The problem with under 16's midweek, is they're probably at school.

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I use a piece of 1" stainless tube (from old guard rail), with a slug of lead in one end.

ooops, hadn't notced.

Just came across this on the YBW forum, thought it might be of interest to those of you who have a 3500 or 3600. New updates for the 3500 (Ver 1.8.0) & 3600 (Ver 1.5.0) release date 29/12/2006. are available HERE Happy New Year Brian

I asked on the Coastguard stand at Southampton Boat Show, they told me to phone Portland Coastguard and they will collect them.

The father of a chap at work bought a nice Ocqeteau Sports Fisher, very low hours with inboard diesel from a broker in France. They lent him a trailer so he could bring it home on the ferry, he just put the trailer on the ferry when he finished and they collected it the other side. Total including 3 return trips about 70% of the cost in the uk.

Wedger That's the trouble, weather's so bad I've got too much time on my hands!! Not that the difference would have any effect on which rod ring to buy, they're not sized that accurately.

Unless they've changed it since I was at school, Kam's correct. 3.141592654...................etc.

Just to wish everyone all the best for Sunday, hope you have a great day.

Fished Wareham Channel today, my crew got 1 flounder (1lb) I blanked.

Proof that Global Warming started in the 18th century!!!!

This might help

Gordon Did you get out on Tuesday? Called you on the radio a couple of times but nothing heard. We fished the Swash but had no success, other a few undersize Bass, small Black Bream and a Gurnard. Didn't get out Wednesday, spent the morning doing a bit of maintainence on the boat. Brian

Gordon Yes I'm "Figment", leaving Wareham about 09:00 so out through the Haven at about 10:15. You'll probably have caught everything before I get started. Regards, Brian

Gordon Hope you've got your crew, I've decided to take 2 days leave and go Wednesday as well. I'm ok for crew both days, so will be fishing out of Poole, probably in the Swash or off Ballard Down, fancy the ledges but will have to work out how much fuel it'll take to get there. I'll give you a call on the radio. Good luck Brian

Just looked at the forecast for the rest of the week, it's improved a lot since early this morning. Think I'll have to take tomorrow off and go fishing, might even take Wednesday as well.

Where can I purchase a Club Pennant?

Doesn't the Hummingbird FF have a volt meter function?

Couldn't you get to the wires behind the switch and "Hot Wire it?

Another point. When the old bridge needs maintenance, they close the road and lift one side so that boats can still get in and out. With the new bridge being a diagonal join it looks as though both sides will have to be raised to allow boats through, does this mean no boat movements during maintenance periods?

I bet it goes way over budget!! Can't help wondering what the new bridge will be like when they open it in a strong wind. Or how the diagonal join on the road surface will affect motorcyclists.