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Try not to oversell yourself so much Jim, you will have a stampede.

That looks the Muts nuts Trevor Very proffesional You will need a few Cod mate. Why not collect a few unwanted fish after the scales close on Sunday , and try them out, better than wasting them. Charlie

Good luck with the trials guys and Rob with the decision making about the weather. Charlie

Andy that was a tongue in cheek comment But to be honest it is not really used to show fish. Much more use finding the fish holding features Set up carefully they do show fish just off the features and especially shoals of bait fish Mine works ok at 20 knots with the standard transducer fitted inside the hull firing through the grp. Charlie

Hi Andy I do not know those sets but have used Lowrance on my last two boats and have been pleased with them. My advice would be to buy the larger one just for clarity of the screen. Run the set on fast scroll speed and set up the set to get the best out of it instead of running all settings in auto. On the Lowrance website you used to be able to get emulators for various sets. These are better than simulators as they need to be operated the same way as the sets themselves. and the screen shown on the PC comes up actual size for the set selected. Even better if you can find a supplier who displays them so that they can be viewed like they do at the shows. Or someone who uses one could offer you a trip. Having a good fishfinder does not guarentee finding good fish Charlie

Happy Birthday Stu Have a good one Charlie

The word through the Marine Federation is that they are in full discussion with Europe, to try to make sure that they are not going to hit us with further restrictions. France are not likely to make it any further limits , although they are very strict on taking spare fuel [Red Diesel] in containers. Belgium sound determined to stand firm on this , so Rob may be right Do not go there in your boat [Not sure who would want to anyway] Charlie

Lets see the picture then

Not sure of the answer James It could have been the east in the wind or the very small tide Only a week before they had found plenty of decent ones in the same area. We were hoping for much better than this. LOL Perhaps the area has been trawled and this one slipped through the mesh Charlie

Nice report and sounds like the title of the thread is spot on. Well done Chris

Nice one Alan Cracking fish for your mate. Need that one on the 21st Charlie

Nice to be back afloat again. Even with my cold hanging on. Dan and the crew made the trip possible for me, by sharing out the worst jobs and leaving me in the cabin making Tea an early start saw us motoring through the flat calm harbour at cruising speed [dont you love it when they take off the speed limits] But outside was a bit lumpy so we stayed close. First mark and we anchored alongside another boat. It did not take long and Ben was in , a nice Blonde [Well over 15lb] hit the net. Good start While I was getting the scales Ben put her back. Not sure of that tactic, but hey they had plenty of bigger ones last week in the same spot. We fished on through the kennel Club, but as the tide died so did the fishing. Other species were about [Macs, garfish small tope Bass] but not rays. At lunchtime we moved further East before enjoying one of Wills lasagne's and more tea. The rod tips were staying busy, more species [We had a really big garfish and some good size mackerel]and a few small rays arrived. All female Blondes, we had six in total but the Best weighed was just 6lb 10oz to Dan. At the 7 hr mark we called it a day due to my cold and set off home, Not a long session by our standards but a good day to be afloat. I hope that someone is holding back on reporting a really good fish, or Ben is really going to be kicking himself. Charlie Charlie

Nice one Steve, love that last picture. hope that you do not need to test the suit for real, any time soon. Look forward to more catch reports and pictures now that you are on the mend. Charlie

Neal - Court Jester plus crew TBA MegaBytre - Brian, Mark, + junior members Thomas and Tamzin (weather permitting) Alfresco - Charlie, Dan, Will and Ben Kind of Magic-Allan and Coddy (weather permitting Serenity - Tony & Martin

Please be aware that even if it is recovered ,you need to prove its your property, if you can't these scum will not be prosecuted , they will keep it, that's what they rely on. For this reason alone, it is worth doing the smartwater or other DNA tagging Charlie

Neal - Court Jester plus crew TBA MegaBytre - Brian, Mark, + junior members Thomas and Tamzin (weather permitting) Alfresco - Charlie Dan and crew TBA

Just seen this, gutted for you mate Hope that you get what you want, without to much grief from FPO. Have a good look into all of the costs before you commit, Bigger boats certainly have advantages, but these sure do come with a price tag. I hope the police catch the bastards Charlie

Good luck all Tight lines Having just returned from two weeks in the sun our Garden is in dire need of some attention. So will have to take priority. If the weather is good Dan and I are going to try to ft in an oil and filters change on the boat as well. If we get there we will listen on 6 Charlie

Probably doubled the value of your rod lol

Hi all Good luck with the forecast and the decisions that you will need to make I am sure rob and all involved will make the best decision for all. Sorry that alfresco can not join in this year We do not get back from sunny lanzerote until late on Sunday. Charlie

Yes mate Bring your own pencil and rubber Thats what you get for checking the site on a phone

Hi peter Subject to Dave checking the boat tonight we are now all going on his boat 0630 at cobbs Any problems we will all go on mine instead I will call you or Matt as soon as I know tonight Can you let me have your no again. I do not have it on my new phone I will bring the bacon and rolls Drafting and anchoring

Before we go on Holiday on Sunday I have a pass for some fishing on Sat I think Wendy just wants me out of the way. Sam is busy, Dan may be available So this means I could crew for someone who has room, or I could have room for two on Alfresco. Its a good tide and a good forecast so maybe its time to buddy up with another boat, to push out a bit again. If I get crew that is You know the routine Please get in touch Charlie

Unless they have penelty clauses in the design and build contract, that would allow for a redesign and fund the building of a fixed bridge, what is the point of this. Talk about closing the stable door after the horse has gone. what idiot thought that another lifting bridge was a good idea, hard to operate, costly to maintain, potential to fail with massive effect on traffic on the roads and the water. C

You can do it on there website if its on the CG66 Charlie