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Happy Birthday Terry Glad to hear that you are feeling well enough to be seeking permission to get afloat Look forward to seeing you on the water again. Charlie

What a nice break in the weather Craig called me and easily talked me into a run out. 0715 saw us laving the Marina anchor was going down at 0815 By the time we settled down more and more boats were arriving, several were Club boats over from Poole for a spot of Poaching to the East of Club waters. It started oK with several bites as we got used to fishing amongst the red weed again, a small Cod was followed by a pou that had its whole stomach section removed by a Conger that missed both hooks. We got a fiesty conger to the boat that proved a little tricky to T bar In the easing tide more pout , Lsd and a few whiting and shed loads of weed kept us interested/busy. [i am so glad we do not get that weed neerer to home] To be honest fishing was slow, but at least that gave me time to fry the bacon and keep the teapot hot. Nigel you deserve that smell on the breeze, for the text picture you sent me on Tuesday A few more fish would have been nice, but other boats including charters were having a slow time so we persisted. 1600 and time for home with just 1 small Cod and a few whiting. It was a nice day to be out Craig and his son Ashley were great company, we will try again soon. Charlie

Dave it would be good to know if these fish extend to the closer marks yet. It is a much shorter run and not bad if you only have 5 hrs or so. If weather is not good tomorrow we may try to find out. Charlie

Have been talked into a trip [How easy was that LOL] Hope to head out but weather will dictate how far, Nige you may get a call later. at the moment I have a space, anyone interested you know where I am 07887 794716 Charlie

Marks problem can sometimes be the main one with SS props. If they hit something they do not bend easily, so either the bush goes or worse the spline can twist. Bushes can also go due to the additional weight and inertia of the prop. Charlie

Lovely Fish Paul Well done mate I had better try to get out there soon while there is a space to anchor the boat in. Charlie

Wow that is a great trip Well done James Mark and PJ Lets hope they stay around for a while Charlie

Well done mate Two excelent fish I bet you are still smiling and aching for a while Recieving your pictures at work did not exactly improve my day, but you put the time in and deserve your reward Charlie

I had that too really takes the smile off your face in the office I look forward to seeing a better picture Charlie

I would like to say a huge well done to the Organisers, Sponsors and Anglers that all made yesterday a success. It is hard enough to run an Open without poor weather. To have to postpone 4 times, and persevere to get it sorted is a really great effort. Well done also to all that supported the event by fishing or helping with the jobs ashore. It was a tireing day scratching for fish, but at least the sun was out. CU next year ROB Look forward to seeing the results Well done Steve and the rest of the prize winners. Charlie and Crew

I tried that on Sat night , and did not feel at all well on Sunday Charlie

Alfie you may be aware, that not only does the rope have to fit the windlass but if it is fitted with a chain gypsy it has to have calibrated chain as well. The rope chain splice is a bit special but not too difficult as long as its a three ply rope. I could help you with that if you wish. Charlie

In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her - as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load - but simply said, "How, dear?" And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. The sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)." Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent. To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was called Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures: Hebrew To The People (HTTP). But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete himself inside Abraham's drum and began to siphon off some of Abraham's business. But he was soon discovered, arrested and prosecuted for insider trading. And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS. And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. And he did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates' drum heads and drumsticks. Lo, Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others!" And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known, he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are." And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

Well done for getting out there Nigel You put the rest of us lilly livered land lubbers to shame. Mind you yesterday was out for me , after a drunken fancy dress halloween party I struggled to get off the couch. I have just made myself feel ill again, by looking at windguru Charlie

Lofty They are the stable diet of cod, its well reported that they make a good live bait for them, but to be honest I have never had much luck. We tend only to keep a few of the bigger ones, [1.5lb plus] for the table. But any over 1lb are good to eat In the open next week we will be running on a minimum size at the scales of 50% specimen size , for whiting that will be 1lb 12oz Charlie

Lofty definatly whiting or "Channels" Very good eating and prefered by some to cod we usually try to only keep a few larger ones over 1.5 lb as they are best fresh. 20 in the Kayak is a good catch well done.

Its better if you sing it! Julie Andrews Turns 70 , this is brilliant! To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan bsp;'s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favourite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > (Sing It!) - If you sing it, its especially hysterical!!! Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, Bundles of magazines tied up in string, These are a few of my favourite things. Cadillac's and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses, Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favourite things. When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favourite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favourite things... Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favourite things. When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > (Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores. Please share Ms. Andrews' clever wit and humour with others who would appreciate it)

I'll expect to see him down the Quay then Charlie Jim You are right there He has commited to help a mate with his car, then grab a few beers So in these big tides [to big single handed] that is fishing cancelled Weather is poor at the weekend Charlie

Waiting to see if Sam fancies a trip Fri PM /evening while he is home for a few days But his social calander may get in the way. Charlie

Dave On a differant subject is there now limits to teh amount of bait that can be dug in the harbour?? I seem to remember something about this I ask because this afternoon I passed a van and what looked like a team of diggers washing what looked like worms, the van was on the hard shoulder of the holes bay rd. I was not sure about this, but would like to know in case I see it again Charlie

Bob If you can think of a way to get Maria Damanki and her colleagues to ban trawling and other commercial methods that are putting fish stocks at dangerously low levels. I am 100% sure that you will have made 200 new friends at PBSBAC. Some of us are just saying that providing bag limits were across the board, we would accept and live with them. We would live with restrictions if the commercisl fleet were restricted. I am not saying we should accept it on our own . Charlie

Bob I am afraid I was just visiting NZ for a month so did not really know what caused the problem, however I was staying with a very good angling friend a year after he emigrated. It was Steve that told me of all the reports, he had read about and received by word of mouth from Kiwi Fisherman relating to huge improvements since the bag limits were enforced on RSA and Commercials. Ref the BSG: 2008 was a special year, numbers of cod were 10 times What they had been previously [and I had fished it many times before that year]. Do you not think, that the Cod ban on Commercial fishing the previous season had in some way helped the stock?? Previous to that year we only saw 5 or six other boats and only on the very best tides/weather. In 2008 there were fleets out there, even on the big tides, nearly all taking boxes of cod home. By my thinking; more boats = more anglers + fishing more days = a considerable impact 40 boats taking say 40 fish is 1600 fish per day Sure that is not the amounts a big trawler fleet could take, but I bet there are plenty of commercial fisherman that would be more than happy to take 1600 cod a day, or even a week. I agree that RSA alone could not fish that stock of fish out, but it must have had some impact. Perhaps we should have closed the area to nets and only allowed fishing by rod and line in an attempt at sustainable fishing. As I said earlier I would only ever support bag limits if they were enforcable on RSA and Commercials. In NZ the bag limits cover all the islands and I believe in some areas there is little more than snapper to catch. RSA have accepted this and go for shorter trips catch their limit, catch and release the small good condition ones, then go home. Living in areas that hold just cod, does not surely give genuine RSA's a need to bag up at every oportunity. I have seen this before, some charter skippers after finding a new hot spot, fish it out before others find it, rather than share it and fish it in a sustainable way in an attempt to maintain it. just my thoughts on this Charlie

Interesting debates guys My ten penneth My boat fishes as much as we can, for sport first but we are also willing to take a few for the table. In our case the fish that survive best get returned most and we keep others like pollack for the table. I have fished in New Zealand and discussed their fishery with RSA's over there. These guys live with bag restrictions for both commercial and RSA sectors and admit that because of stringent enforcement of the rules [Paid for in part by fines imposed] the system has rescued a dying snapper fishery. I for one could live with restrictions such as bag limits, even quite stringent ones allowing say just 2 fish per species, per angler, per day. But i would be 100% OPPOSED TO ANY LIMITS if they were not also imposed on the commercial sector and charter boats. Why should we impose any limits on ourselves if the Commercial lads can just come along the next day and take what they want to sell and discard dead the rest. I know by operating catch and release we are already limiting ourselves to what we take home, but that is by choice in an effort to make a tint differance. Not because we have to in fear of being caught by Fisheries officers that should have much bigger offenders and issues to chase. [illegal Netting, sale of Black Fish and Discards to name three] Are you really saying that you believe RSA's have no affect on fish stocks, yet you quote the fishing on the Brittle Star grounds? Many people were guilty of "making hay while the sun shines" with trip after trip in the very hot period, some were even daft enough to get articles into the press about it, with photo's of stuffed fish boxes. The commercial boys were on a cod ban, reading of boats catching 100 cod a day each. Before anyone asks ,yes we were there a few times, like we had been many years before when most had not heard of the brittle stars. But we did not fill boxes with more cod than we could eat fresh, and often spent more than half the trip at anchor congering. There were days when we could count over 40 boats out there, They must have been denting the stocks somewhat. Try going out there this year, so few fish its not worth the trip. Should that be the lesson to be learnt? Charlie

Happy Birthday Graham I hope that you get well spoilt and even in this windy weather get to do something nice. Charlie

If it does, my lads will probably not want to come, so you will be welcome with us Nigel But if the weather is good I expect Wishin and Alfresco will be outside the harbour