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I agree with that, great reports and pictures of some excellent fish. Charlie

Well done to you bothfor taking time to consider your options and traying a few It will be good to see reports on the boat next summer. April is a long way off, but that said time will pass quickly if you keep busy with a list of maintenance items at home , to clear the diary once the boat arrives. Have fun chosing a name. Charlie

Hi Alan and welcome The more you join in, the more you will get out. There are a few Members in your area and several that are able to fish in the week. If you have questions please post them, replies will be varied and usually plentiful. Charlie

Hi Adam, Sorted it out last night, the two Pauls are joining Dan and I Sat PM we will be going east to have a look around on the inshore marks, that these guys know better than I do. What time are you returning? Charlie

Blimey mate I hr North at the speed your boat cruises at sounds a long way From talking to my mates that live /lived in Auckland I thought all their trips were short. when I suggested going accross to the coramandel [excuse spelling] they looked at me as though I was mad, for even considering going that far. But its horses for courses, If we had great fishing here none of us would steam to Alderney and beyond. Tight lines, I hope the big snapper are hungry. Paul D and PJ are now joining us for an evening trip on Sat, so we hope that we find some fish too. Charlie

Hi all Our usual crew not available, so its Dan and I and a very flexible plan [yet to be confirmed which day fits in best with Dan's social calander and the weather ] So if we go offshore in daylight for the bassI have space for at least a couple more. . If you fancy coming with us let me know, if you are an expert bass angler even better, because we are not. If no takers we may go overnight inshore. regards Charlie

Happy Birthday James Hope you have a good one Charlie

Hi All after our last try on the big tides of the open, I was looking for another option. This weekends forecast [its a long way off I know] looks good, but the tides are very big. 1. Who is going out? 2. What are you going for 3. where are you thinking of going 4. and when? I had been thinking of going overnight Friday, last light triggers then on to look for sole. but I see that the trawlers are in So I suppose the other option is to try our hand at offshore bass marks, drift the wrecks. with maybe some time at anchor around slack for the rays. Not spoken with the usual crew yet [or the FPO] but is anyone else thinking of going out? I will add to this post later if I have a plan and if we have spaces. PM me if you have info that you want kept a bit more secure. Charlie

Well done Brian always nice to get the first fish onboard You will remember it was a Bass and forget its size , great to see the lads smile . I bet it was matched by your own Charlie

Hi Craig Well done mate both on getting out and on getting another blonde [two in picture ] on the boat. We had a plan to try and get out, to see if we could make up for last Sunday. we were all hoping for an offshore trip. after reading todays reports about the weather here and at Weymouth I doubt that would have been possible. But in a flurry of jobs at home on sat I managed to pull a muscle in my back whilst cutting the top of my high hedge. I had to take the sensible route, get Dan to finish the hedge and cancel Sundays fishing Never mind there is always another chance Charlie

Hi Mark when we were there, we read one of the monthly mags [and all the back issues] all the time as it had so much in it. I believe there is a time when the water gets to a certain tempreture [which I can not remember] in your summer then the snapper fishing goes nuts. It is just before Christmas so you have time to find a few marks, or just follow the mass of boats. Tight lines and say hi to Julie and the boys Charlie

Glad to read they did it on warrenty. as they should on an engine that only done 40hrs. one of the main causes of leaking seals is fishing line wound on the shaft. How is the fishing with you Mark? Charlie

Without trying to highjack this thread, when deploying two anchors, how do you tighten up on the stern one to stop it draging and make sure it digs in? If you pull in on the front warp you will loose position I am sure it is obvious but it is a bit late. Dave Dave S, I am not sure that pin point accuracy is a factor when floundering, the only reason we rig two anchors is to stop the boat swinging all over the place. Not only is the swinging uncomfortable it is also impossible to keep lines tight to see bites. In shallow water I now use the anchor from my bow windlas, which is dropped first, then line payed out and boat reversed some distance before a second anchor is depoyed off the stern. Take in bowline while paying out sternline untill both have reasonable scope and then tie off sternline and tighten up on bowline until fairly tight. to lift let out bowline while taking in stern anchor, then lift bow anchor. Jim as I said we only do this in the harbour in shallow slow water. No real need in stronger tides Charlie

Looks good Brian Hope to see you afloat soon Charlie

I have a large sea anchor and a smaller one [that I think I won, that is really for a smaller boat.] but I took it to use just to hold the boat at a set angle on the drift. It works but I do not usually bother with it. the large wheelhouse catches the wind a bit and usually means that the lines go sideways or aft I have used them at anchor to stop the boat swinging, or to try to bring her around to tide against the wind. Marginal success in medium tides, although a line over the stern is a pain. I have tried to use them the same way in the harbour on breezy days floundering, but in shallow water with not much tide they are more trouble than they are worth. better to set two anchors. I believe the smaller one actually states what size boat its suitable for as a sea anchor. so there must be a range of sizes. I hope that helps Charlie

Paul I have a two on the boat, let me know if you would like to borrow the small one. Charlie

Tight lines guys Charlie

Yes she would make a decent workboat as she has a stand up fwd wheelhouse, she would make a good boat for someone that does not need/want to travel far as I am sure she would not be fast. Christchurch area maybe where you can get away from long distance travel. its a project really Charlie

One of the Members at the Yacht Club recently bought a 19ft ally boat fitted with 30hp air cooled lister. [at about

Hi All Will picked up a copy of the free paper "Sea Angling News" from Poole Sea Angling centre on Sunday when booking in for the comp. On the way out Dan sat reading the paper and on page 10 found pictures of himself in the published report of our May trip to Alderney. [The paper picked which pictures to use from all the ones emailed over.] If you are interested, the papers are available in most tackle shops free. Charlie

That second one certainly shows why the kill cords are fitted, and should be used. I can not believe some of the comments saying they should have tried to board the boat. Charlie

Nice report Craig. Great to see someone really enjoying his fishing and able to get Jackie just as keen as you are. You may have considered yourself an outsider but you got the slice of luck you deserved, not many take the effort to go out the day before to ensure good bait. Or sleep on the boat overnight to be prepared for the off. I think you flatter me too much, to make it sound like we were the only threat to a 100% fish. We tried hard as ever, but it was your day not ours. Incidently if you were on top of the pout all day, you were certainly in a good spot. Good chance of more eels in that area and some winter cod later. Well done again Charlie

I agree mate we had a cunning plan, Will unloaded kit at the Club for us to load on boat, drove to and parked at the Quay, registered and jumped on the boat at the steps, and off we go. end of day boat to quay, get car, load live fish into car and off to weigh in. Boat to Club clean up and car to cobbs. Worked OK, except for part of quay closed to traffic when we got in. but in hindsight all the extra travel around the quay area at under 6 knots, it would have been better just to go from the Yacht Club and return there, then use the cars. Craig, You are more than welcome mate, I am glad the tips were useful. We stuck to an ambitious plan [Hit or bust] in a big tide, and we missed out. If such big tides are selected again, perhaps our plan would be more conservative. Charlie

Duncan behave man, that does not sound anywhere near hard enough. where will the fun eliment be, no slipping with pliers, doggy rash on skin, swearing as the fishes skin breaks. I have seen several easy ways of doing it, and can do the job a lot better than I once did with nail and pliers but they all seem more tricky than yours Cheers Charlie