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Bouncing this one back up, for our friends that have been before and cannot join us this year. or other Members that have not been able to go yet. Basically we had it all lined up and started the usual round of; Weather watching, prepping boats and kit, weather watching, organising food, weather watching etc etc you get the Idea. Lol On the decision day the forecast looked reasonable and settled, so it was decided to go, I contacted the accommodation and paid our deposit. 24 hours later, bugger it has all changed. back to a cycle of weather watching and phone calls or messages. Then phone hotel to see what options we have. Another 12 hrs and its too windy, bummer. We need plan B. This years accommodation will be the La Ville hotel, and to be honest they have been great, started off by offering us a good rate, backed up by good flexibility. Even though we are beyond the cut off time and date they have agreed to allow us to transfer the booking and deposit to the end of May bank holiday. Thanks Roger. and thanks Wendy for bending some of our plans so I can go on the next dates, which clash with Sam's birthday. If weather allows I will still be out with the lads on Reel Magic this weekend. But not at 0500 tomorrow. Watch the catch reports. Charlie

Sorry Jim missed the bit where you say Jackie cannot use binoculars, but that may be because like wendy she cannot close up a large pair far enough for her size. A compact set may be much better.

Hi Jim I wanted a pair that matches your requirements too [IE light and fairly small] I also needed them to be OK for me or Wendy to use. As covered above there is a lot of choice, which mainly comes down to what they are being used for and budget. If Jackie finds it hard to hold them still avoid any higher magnification than 8X, unless you can budget for stabilised ones. I took my Hawk 8 x 50 home from the boat for Wendy to try, and she found them to large and heavy, simply they physically did not narrow down enough for her to look through them comfortably. Maybe the 8 x 42 would have been OK, and I did look at the ones Graham bought, which were great for me. As said I bought the 8 x 32 compact Vortex Diamond back ones, we are both happy with them Hope that helps

I am sure you will be happy with them Graham. Bird watching from the boat it is probably a good idea to limit magnification.

Thanks Chris Perhaps we can arrange that at some time. Possibly after a breakfast at the friendly café next door.

Thanks Chris, I have been meaning to ask what happened to the Trophies from last year that were not presented, Did they go down to Andy's shop? Wendy and I were away and could not attend the Dinner Dance.

It's also usefull when friends give you info and you want to check them out away from your boat. Sometimes these are completely new marks, and at other times they are just a short distance away from known "old marks" Look at some of the club marks that you can now access. Checking them against navionics should help you see the features. Of course you could short cut all of this by bribing Members with venison, or taking up offers of trips on other boats. Charlie

I use the app quite a lot. Its amazing to see the additional details near some old marks. Just take a look at the dolphin bank or the shambles.

Thanks all Having a great birthday weekend. Happy birthday Dave. Hope that you are too.

Glad you had a good Birthday Chris Going dry probably explains why Kingfisher is not going to Alderney. Lol

They were only fishing two each, the rest are in the central racking. lol

Happy Birthday Chris. Have a great day matey

Advantage of having long arms Small fish can grow. Lol

Dave Mark and Mick Enjoying the calm weathrr

Happy Birthday Kam

Good news I have sorted some accommodation. We can cancel up to 2 days before at no cost. I also phoned the Mainbrayce chandlers, they have fuel and will let us buy it at the Fisherman's rate. Just need skippers to organise the boats and weather.

Nice one Mal Thanks for report. and the great pictures

Agree with that 100% Always enjoyed Tommo's company, sense of humour and sharp wit. He did not suffer fools but was a great guy. Rest in Piece my friend after many years of ill health. Charlie and Wendy

Just to finish this one off. After a bit of discussion at the AGM, I thought I would let you know what I decided to do. Last week I went to Castle Cameras , who were very helpful and had a lot of different Bino's to handle and try. I also had a couple of sets on loan, so that I could check that they were also a good size for Wendy. This made it clear that the original plan to go for a compact pair was probably the best idea. So having decided top go for 8 x 32, which one to buy With so much assistance from the staff at castle cameras, I decided I would support them back and buy from them. The pair that I chose are Vortex Diamond backs, these seem to have good specifications and a good clear site when tested again today against other brands. The other thing that helped me decide is the lifetime warranty that includes any accidental damage, and back up from a fairly local shop. They will spend plenty of time on boats in my grab bag, [After our holiday in September] so I expect that to be a sensible precaution. Thanks for all of your comments and advice Charlie

sent in PM Steve

Thanks Jim Bit busy at work and could not remember the recently changed google password, Need to ask Wendy later .Lol

As That works I suppose the answer is yes. Found it on youtube, copied link. went on this thread and pasted. Simples.😄

Hi Jim/Steve Can existing youtube videos be added easily? If so is that an admin job or can we do it?

Thanks Mal, Congratulations on being voted in as Chairman. I am sure you will do a great job. A very good AGM, followed off by a very interesting InSite into International match angling tactics. Having fished with Mike Fox recently I can certainly say that these guys put huge efforts into rigs, tactics and bait preparation/ use. Charlie