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Hi Mate very glad that you enjoyed the 4 day trip, caught so many of your favorite fish and the trophy got home safe Also nce to meet Ashley and see how much he was enjoying it all. None of us enjoyed the ride home, but it was great that all had taken the precautions and well intended advice and stayed in constant touch. its the first time we have done it on Alfresco without a fishing stop, Dave and I had thought we may sneek a few drifts half way home and let you overtake us, but it was not going to happen in those seas. we went there and back without managing to make a brew of tea, another first on Alfresco. Charlie

Nice one Jas Enjoy the boat and good fishing Charlie

Welcome Martin With a thread title like that I think that you may have come to the right Club Join in as much as possible and you will get plenty back from the Club and its Members Charlie

Morning just woke Sam, first thing he said was " Have you even been asleep dad" LETS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlie

Thanks Graham I hope that it is a good game and the correct outcome for you Charlie

That's good Tom and Craig Tom are you going to be Water Taxi when we roll down the hill from the Marais Hall If you are up early and have your phone, give us a bell for a weather update. Charlie

I can not believe that I am up an hour before my alarm goes off and a day early just to check weather sites again. Peter PM me your email address and I will forward you some info passed to other crews and a probable RV mid channel several of us are leaving Poole at about 7, so in good weather would be there at about 0900-0930 depending if we stop for bait. Or give me a call later 07887 794716 Charlie

Just text Sam to say we are currently looking at going, as long as we have at least one buddy boat. Thur, Fri looks fishable, Sat should also be ok and we may well be looking at a return Sat evening dependant on the weather forecast for sunday as it gets nearer. I will now have a bit to do to get fueled, loaded, baited up etc, so lets hope that weather gods do their bit too. Of course we still reserve the right to change our call, if the weather changes. But Sam is coming home tomorrow, and we are all keen to get going Charlie

Fed up with sitting here checkiing weather reports, I thought I would look at the Aldeney Angling catch reports Even more depressed now that I may not make it over, with constant good fishing being recorded. Then a thought struck me, that their quarry seems to hold some fun fish, and may offer somthing other than drinking if the boats can not get out. Now you could write on a stamp what I know about course or fly fishing, But if we go and someone wants to take a rod and an absolute beginner to the quarry It may be fun Rather be at speedy though Charlie

Usually refered too as the "Olympic Torch" which is something else that "never goes out" Charlie

I hate the indesision of the forcasts this may help, but still no definate pattern http://www.weathercharts.org/ukmomslp.htm Charlie We still want to go, but sense may have to prevail as Sam has to go back to the Navy on monday.

Sorry to lose you Steve, I was looking forward to meeting you at last and talking in the evenings again. I also need to make a decision for the sake of my crew as Sam has time off from the Navy and they tend to like some notice, especially if we are going at a later date. So my call will probably be made tomorrow evening Charlie

Derek We as a Club addressed that many years ago Except for the open, and our flounder comp [when we encourage anglers to try to bring fish alive to the scales] all of our other comps are taken on weights done by our members on their boats. While this can never be 100% accurate as differant scales are used, it is done on trust so that all fish can be released if the Member wishes to. Charlie

well said Peter I must state that you lead by example. After our recent bream trip we too 8 [and I has six of those] from a catch well in excess of 60. Plus a few mackeral and both rays went back. The reason I find WSF hard to swallow at times, is their anglers constant need to show how many they took. and a need to belittle all that like to catch and release. If we want good sport in the future we all need to do our bit. Charlie

Hi again sometimes with jigging/hopping you just have to accept that not all fish get hooked correctly, some are just nicked and during the fight they get off. we have seen a few get to the net like that so it certainly happens. If however you are losing them and others with stiffer rods are not you may want to change rods. I usually use a kensaki 12-20, but itf I am using bigger hooks or losing fish I sometimes change to my 20-30. Nigle I must be a tart too, as I have a new shiny gold avetSX just waiting for line ready for the much awaited alderney trip. Charlie

After talking to Chris Tett outside the Marais Hall last year we adoted and stuck to that principle We still took fish home and will be looking to do so again this year Charlie

Good to see you last night Nige. I hope that you do not have to keep saving fuel and taking your wife shopping for much longer. Charlie

Oh I don't know Neal, looks as though it would put up a pretty good fight with a 10/0 in it I can probably still put up a bit of a struggle , even without the 10/0 and you wanted some numbers and tips Bloody cheeky these grockles Charlie

Oli can you give me some idea of what you intend fishing for and how Ie, wrecking, flatfish drifiting, Bass tope etc I may be able to PM you some info Charlie

nige have you missed a couple of letters out???? sorry Paul could not resits

Terry B: Crab Cocktail, ribeye steak. Duncan : crab cocktail, ribeye Dave Samuel: Cream of Asparagus Soup, Ribeye steak Tom B: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Rob F: Crab Cocktail, Chicken Brie Adam F: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak John W: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Alun J : Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Martin B: Crab cocktail, Ribeye Steak Dean B: Crab cocktail, Ribeye Steak (very predictable!!) Tony D : Pate and Ribeye steak Dave E; Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Ben ;Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Gordon H ; Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Greg C ; Crab cocktail, Bass Craig Ashley Paul D ; Pate, Ribeye Steak ( Medium ) Steve S Charlie (MH & HL) Crab cocktail, Ribeye steak [medium rare] Sam (MH & HL) Pate, Chicken Breast. Dan (MH & HL) Pate, Ribeye [Medium Rare] Will (MH & HL)Crab Cocktail,Bass Peter Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak (rare) Mathew Cream Of Apsparagus, Sirloin Steak (rare]

Terry B: Crab Cocktail, ribeye steak. Duncan : crab cocktail, ribeye Dave Samuel: Cream of Asparagus Soup, Ribeye steak Tom B: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Rob F: Crab Cocktail, Chicken Brie Adam F: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak John W: Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Alun J : Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak Martin B: Crab cocktail, Ribeye Steak Dean B: Crab cocktail, Ribeye Steak (very predictable!!) Tony D : Pate and Ribeye steak Dave E; Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Ben ;Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Gordon H ; Crab cocktail, ribeye steak Greg C ; Crab cocktail, Bass Craig Ashley Paul D Steve S Tom (P) Chris (P) Charlie (MH & HL) Crab cocktail, Ribeye steak [medium rare] Sam (MH & HL) Dan (MH & HL) Will (MH & HL)Crab Cocktail,Bass Peter Crab Cocktail, Ribeye Steak (rare) Mathew Cream Of Apsparagus, Sirloin Steak (rare]

Thanks all for the Birthday messages The weather has scuppered fishing /boating plans but will still have a good day Cheers Charlie

too much wind for us tomorrow Need I say more Jon?? although some areas around that way will be sheltered you have to get there and back safely Charlie

I am just off out, but perhaps you could give me a call tomorrow to discuss be aware that cutting extra vent holes in the engine box will really increase the engine noise inside the boat. a problem I lived with on my last boat, but she never did the long trips you do. if you can feed in air through a blower and let it vent overboard it should be a better option, but you need to think of sound deadening as well as reducing the air temp inside the engine box. Charlie