great white

If you are uptiding you may want to look at the one with casting brakes

Well done Steve and all the Hardy anglers and friends

These what Adam?

All depends on your budget Chris We love the Kensaki range of rods, and started using the 12-20 one when pollack fishing with an Abu 7000. Like Adam I now use Avets instead of the Abu's, Mainly due to the smooth lever drag and the faster retrieve.

well its not perfect, but could still go either way. Same as always at this stage, we should have a better idea by Tue

Adam - Ravioli, Beef, Creme Brûlée Alun J - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Rob F - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Martin - Crab, Beef, Cheese Terry - Ravioli, Beef, Pear Kev - Ravioli, beef, Creme Brûlée Chris - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Chris - Ravioli, Beef, Creme Brûlée Tony - Ravioli, Beef, Cheese and Biscuits Graham Chicken liver, beef and chocolate Alfie Crab,Beef & Chocolate Nige, chicken liver,beef,chocolate Peter Ravioli, Beef Chese and Bics Matt Chicken, Beef, Cheese & Biccys Dave Ravioil ,Beef . cheeses and Biscuits Craig Crab Plaice Filet Creme Brulee Paul Chicken liver ,Beef . Cheese and Biscuits Charlie, Chicken liver ,Beef . Cheese and Biscuits Dan Chicken liver ,Beef . Cheese and Biscuits Will crab,plaice,brulee Ben crab , plaice , cheese and good weather !!!! Steve: bisque, plaice, pear Lloyd: crab, plaice, creme brulee Alan: crab, beef, pear Andrew: Crab, Beef, Creme Brulee Dean: bisque, beef, brûlée

Joint Venture - Adam, Alun J & Rob F Aquafish 23 Leaving Poole early (6am ish) cruise 16-20knots Awol - Martin, Terry, Kev Karnic 2560 - Leaving Poole 6-7am cruise 16-20knots Kingfisher, Chris, Chris Arvor 25 Leaving Poole Wishin Too - Nige,Osprey 24 - Leaving Xchurch cruise 18-24knts Freebouys - Peter & Matt Merry Fisher Marlin 6 - Leaving Portland White Magic - Dave , Craig , Paul Arvor 25 - Leaving Poole Alfresco - Charlie, Dan, Will, Ben Procharter 30 - Leaving Poole [6am ish] cruise 16-20 knots Tigerfish - Steve, Lloyd, Alan Targa 31 - Leaving Lymington cruise 20-28 knot Serenity - Tony, Graham, Alfie Merry Fisher 695 - 16 knot cruise buddy with ANYA? ANYA - Andrew, Dean Merry Fisher 705 - 16 knot cruise buddy with Serenity?

Well done Brian The fish have been delaying their arrival while your boat was OOA. Lets hope that they arrive soon.

Well Done I thought 8 Club boats charging around the channel Islands was exciting Not sure I fancy 22 miles in a Kayak

How sad you are Rob [i made mine from Octopus hooks and Faultless hooks with various colors of shrink tube ] but at least I did not take pictures of them Adam I have an old first aid pouch, that holds plenty of mine, its much bigger and tougher than a rig wallet and is heavy when full. But it keeps the sharps safe.

What time folks?

How do others feel about gathering at Chris's work Mon or Tue evening?? I can not do Wed , its my Birthday I am sure he will put the kettle on, and we should have an idea on weather by then

Adam - Ravioli, Beef, Creme Brûlée Alun J - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Rob F - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Martin - Crab, Beef, Cheese Terry - Ravioli, Beef, Pear Kev - Ravioli, beef, Creme Brûlée Chris - Ravioli, Beef, Cheeses and Biscuits Chris - Ravioli, Beef, Creme Brûlée Tony - Ravioli, Beef, Cheese and Biscuits Graham Chicken liver, beef and chocolate AlfieI Nige, Peter Ravioli, Beef Chese and Bics Matt Dave Ravioil ,Beef . cheeses and Biscuits Craig Crab Plaice Filet Creme Brulee Paul Chicken liver ,Beef . Cheese and Biscuits Charlie, Chicken liver ,Beef . Cheese and Biscuits Dan Will crab,plaice,brulee Ben crab , plaice , cheese and good weather !!!! Steve: bisque, plaice, pear Lloyd: crab, plaice, creme brulee Alan: crab, beef, pear Andrew: Crab, Beef, Creme Brulee Dean: bisque, beef, brûlée Sam is no longer able to make this trip

I Still like sleeping onboard especially if we need an early start and can get the crew onboard [Hint Hint] are we getting together somewhere to discuss and plan prior to the trip or just doing our own organising? If we are going early on Friday I will be tendering my apologies and missing the meeting on Thursday

You is just getting posh Mr Franklin

Can you put up a picture of the front of your boat we could better advise on a suitable method. On alfresco we use a method that would not be as safe on a smaller boat, so it would be better to advise once we know what you have fitted.

It will probably change too and fro a bit in the next week Starting to keep an eye on it now

Calm down mate 9 days to go yet

Geordie Brian . 1 plaice Lofty. 1 plaice 2 whiting Carol Fox 3 species: Dogfish,Brill, Whiting Mike Fox 2 species: Poor Cod, Dogfish Nigel Allen 4 species Cod,pollack,pout,mackerel Neal Sturt 2 species: Ballan, Pout. Stuart Cooper 4 species: Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Pout, Poor Cod. Alun Jones 3 species : poor cod, pollack, pout Chris Witheford 3 species : poor cod, pollock, pout Dave Evans 3 species . Pollack ,Pout , Mackeral Kev Couzens 5 species pollack , pout, mackerel , tub gurnard , ling. Mick Pike 3 species; Pollock, tub gurnard,pout Dan Chapman 2 species Pollack and Pout Charlie Chapman 3 species Pollack, Pout and Mackerel Will Summerell 2 species Pout and Pollack

I will chase up the rest of the crew Enough about food, has anyone heard anything about the fishing around the Islands?

Hi Robo I had a Wilson flyer for a few years, it had a central cleat on the front behind the anchor hatch. as long as you have grab handles on the cabin roof, moving up to the bow is easy and safe enough in good weather simple to tie off and then lead the rope out through the bow roller. Central position is much better for anchoring than an offset cleat as the bow will turn and the boat move sideways.

Try giving Sam at Deborah scaffold a call, to see if he has some damaged ones to sell for scrap 01202 591255

We used to make them using re bar John, its cheaper than stud just weld 4 pieces down the tube arranged at 90 degree intervals around the tube. then bed a U in another bit and weld it to the other end for attaching the chain. spare ones are carried with the bars straight for easier stowage, then just bend the bars when you want to use it

Sorry Should have said we gut the fish when we take the heads off, quite hard not to really. immediatly after catching we knock them on the head and snip the gills, to stop them bleeding into the fillets. a little later they get beheaded, gutted and put on ice. We used to fillet them, but after taking advice from Will now do that later at home. Charlie

The answer is definitely yes Essential part of the kit through the summer, is a cool box with some ice or cold blocks inside. a tip we use is to cut the heads off of the bigger fish, they fit better in the box and what is the point of trying to keep that cold. There are several old threads on here about choices of cool boxes, Icy Tek are the top of the pile but igloo and Coleman also do good ones.