Brian

Got a few hours free tomorrow, so going to try up towards Wareham.

There were 8 fish weighed in, in the Poole Sea Angling Centre comp and club members took: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th places. Well done to everyone.

Congratulations to Mike Fox for winning the Poole Sea Angling Centre Cod comp with a 24 lb 6oz Cod. Would I be right in thinking he won the Club comp as well?

The room was full of pregnant women with their husbands. The instructor said, "Ladies, remember that exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. It strengthens the pelvic muscles and will make delivery that much easier. Just pace yourself, make plenty of stops and try to stay on a soft surface like grass or a path." "Gentlemen, remember -- you're in this together. It wouldn't hurt you to go walking with her. In fact, that shared experience would be good for you both." The room suddenly became very quiet as the men absorbed and pondered this information. After a few moments a man, name unknown, at the back of the room, slowly raised his hand. "Yes?" asked the Instructor. "I was just wondering if it would be all right if she carries a golf bag? This level of sensitivity can't be taught.

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Another Famous Democrat Declined To Endorse Hillary Hi Folks: Monica Lewinsky released the following statement on Hillary Clinton's run for President: "I did not vote for Hillary Clinton. The last Clinton Presidency left a bad taste in my mouth. As we got closer to this election I realised that you can’t trust Hillary Clinton to create American jobs." "The last time she had a meaningful job, she outsourced it to me." "And I simply blew it”. Monica

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While the campaign motorcade proceeded down a lonely rural road in west Texas, a very aged cow that had wandered away from its farm pasture suddenly stepped onto the road directly in the path of the oncoming vehicles. The Secret Service limo driver tried to avoid the aging bovine but just couldn't stop the car in time. Unfortunately, the old cow was struck and killed. From the back seat of the limo, Hillary Clinton demanded that her driver to go up to the nearby farmhouse and explain to the owners what had happened. She insisted, however, that the agent should resist any request from the farmer to pay for the animal, and she added, "You killed it, so if they demand money, it will come out of your own pocket!" Meanwhile, Hillary stayed in the car making phone calls on her unsecured cell phone. About an hour later the driver staggered back to the car with his clothes in disarray. He was holding a half-empty bottle of expensive wine in one hand, a huge Cuban cigar in the other, and was smiling happily, smeared with lipstick. "What happened to you?" asked Hillary. "Well," the driver replied, "the farmer gave me the cigar, his wife gave me the wine, and their beautiful twin daughters made passionate love to me. "I had just stepped inside the door and said, ‘I'm Hillary Clinton's driver, and I've just killed the old cow.’ " "The rest happened so fast I couldn't stop it."

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A New York attorney representing a wealthy art collector called and asked to speak to his client, "Saul, I have some good news and, I have some bad news." The art collector replied, "I've had an awful day; let's hear the good news first." The lawyer said, "Well, I met with your wife today, and she informed me that she invested $5,000 in two pictures that she thinks will bring a minimum of $15-20 million. I think she could be right." Saul replied enthusiastically, "Well done! My wife is a brilliant businesswoman! You've just made my day. Now I know I can handle the bad news. What is it?" The lawyer replied, "The pictures are of you with your secretary."

Happy birthday Oli

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Impossible to monitor. Everyone would have to carry photo ID and everyone would have to be checked every time they went fishing. Perhaps they're going to employ thousands of inspectors and we'll each have our own. Better fit an extra seat on the boat.

Just found this. Bass 2017 management measures – The Commission’s proposal published The Commission’s proposed bass management measures 2017 were published today as part of a proposal for a Council Regulation on the 2017 “fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters.” If adopted by the Council in December only recreational anglers and commercial hook and line fishers will be allowed to target Northern bass. Unfortunately, there still is no EU level regulation of Southern bass fisheries proposed. We are happy about the proposal’s direction and most of the details. The biggest surprise may be the ban on bass fishing with nets. This alone would bring a robust reduction in the total of commercial bass catches, increase the protection of juvenile bass, and make control and enforcement easier. As most hook and line fishers can release bass with a high survival rate, more sophisticated management measures to conserve the stock would be possible with a minimum inconvenience for the fishers e.g. increase the minimum landing size from the present 42 cm, and eventually let go the biggest bass as well (the “super-spawners”) by introducing a max. retention size. Like this year, fishing vessels deploying demersal trawls and seines will be allowed a 1% by-catch derogation. However, the Commission suggests, as a new thing, that no more than 1 tonne a month shall be landed under this derogation. This new cap is very welcome. However 1 tonne seems above what is sensible or needed (high by-catch allowances always include the risk of incentivising targeted fishing). More details and comments: • A closed season in February and March. Catch and release angling allowed. [this year the closed season concerning recreational angling was six months long – first half of the year]. • A monthly recreational angling bag limit of 10 bass/month. [this year the bag limit is one bass per fishing day only, which has and will do much damage to the bass angling dependant businesses. We therefore have urged more flexibility in the form of a monthly bag limit, which anglers could choose instead of the daily bag limit. We are happy that the Commission has followed our wish. However, we would prefer the Council to increase the 10 bass limit some. What remains to be decided later is a scheme to control the monthly bag limit. To make it easy for the angler, we have suggested an electronic log-book, which can be filled in via telephone, smartphone (an “app”) and PC]. • Commercial hook and line fishers: An annual catch limit of 10 tonnes (closed season Feb and March). “This derogation shall apply only to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of sea bass using hooks and lines from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.” [this is a “flexibility change” from this year’s limit: 1300 kg per month]. • By-catches: Fishing vessels “deploying demersal trawls and seines may retain on board catches of sea bass that do not exceed 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board in any single day. The catches of sea bass retained on board by a Union fishing vessel on the basis of this derogation may not exceed 1 tonne per month” [the first part is the same as this year. The monthly 1 tonne cap is new] The Commission’s proposal: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/… Commission press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3504_en.htm… Commission - Fact Sheet: “Questions and Answers on the Commission's proposal for Atlantic and North Sea fish quotas (TACs) in 2017” http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3505_en.htm See also EAA member 'Angling Trust' release: www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp… EAA bass dossier: www.eaa-europe.org/topics/sea-bass

Happy birthday guys.

You feeling ok Jim? No mention of beer and cakes !!!!!!

There are now 4 Merry Fisher 805's in the club.