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Sorry to be a pain with this. I am not doing this to get any extra percentage, but its odd that I have two Clubs using different sizes on their lists. I have just been to the chandlers here at work, and checked a couple of tide books, that agree with the one I copied yesterday. I have now also checked the Angling Trust website. on the 2019/20 list it shows Spurdog at 16lb On the later 2022/23 list, Spurdogs are 14lb, it looks like they may have changed the weights again. SPECIMEN FISH AWARD SCHEME 2005 - RULES

we weighed the netting at .4kg Martin so I googled 7.6Kg to get 16lb 12 and a bit oz

From my latest tidebook

Sorry I should have said, I think PBSBAC are right and RNRMAC are using out of date size.

Hi everyone, As you may have seen , I was fortunate enough to catch a specimen Spurdog today. As well as being an active member of this Club I am also in a Navy veteran's one, so I recorded the fish on our website and with them on a very busy WhatsApp group. This has raised a bit of an issue regarding the correct specimen size. Our Club is using 16lb and the Navy 14lb. I though that my other Club was wrong, as I thought we had it changed some years ago. The secretary of that Navy Club tells me that he has checked the AT website. Can someone please check. sorry to cause a problem.

Thanks for joining me today Jim. Really enjoyable even if Colin was right about the wind. Nice sunny day in the chilly wind. Bit rude of me to catch a fish before you had a bait in the water, but it was only one of many doggies. Moving out to the 50 50 area was a good move, even if the waves were bigger. Dogs whiting pout started us off. A short time later as the tide eased, I was rewarded with a small blonde ray. Before that was even out of the net, my other rod bent to a strong fish. Great effort by Jim to get the net under a stroppy spurdog, that pulled the scales down to 7.6 kg. 16lb 12oz. In old money. As the tide started to build on its ebb run , we decided to move back inshore. For just a few more doggies. 1600 end and short run back to the yacht club. Jim took the pictures so i will ask him to add a few.

Well done Mal All that effort will be worth it. We all carry far to much kit and tackle, but 6 pairs of scissors, may be a tad over the top.

Looks like its just two of us Jim. Lets see what we can find.

Good news Jim Look forward to seeing you in the morning.

Keeping an eye on Sunday now, Anyone interested and available.?

Has anyone ever been into Beaucette marina? I hear that fuel is even cheaper there and its 5 miles nearer to the casket banks

Thanks steve Can you pm me some info on those sark banks, so that i can take a look.

Exactly Steve, hard to plan at this time of year.

Had a look on the Boatworks Guernsey website yesterday. Their fuel prices are way cheaper than Alderney at £0.86 ltr red diesel. If we still fished Schole Bank, I would be tempted to go there.

Looks like the weather window may have gone. Good Job it is a Six Nations weekend

Hi everyone, I have not been out for a couple of weeks and there seems to be a window in the weather on Friday. The tides are a bit too large to go very far out, so it may be a few hours on the 50/50 banks and a few on a mark nearer to shore. If anyone would like to join me , please let me know in the normal way Charlie

Well done Dave, Great fish mate, and just reward for two years of hard work, trying to get one. Not sure why you had to do it on a day when I was not available.

I have shared that experience recently too Chris. one day none stop catching, next time no fish for hours

Must have felt a bit cold for you Mal, after your time abroad. But nice to be back at sea again.

I believe that the newer Lowrance units are very good. Or you could give Karl Betteridge of Better Connected a call for advice, his no is 07729 399433 If he does not answer, send him a message.

Tight lines all. Not fishing this weekend

Everyone knows its a shite hawk.

Good to see you back on two feet with no boot or crutches Chris. And well done on a lovely Bass.

Ben and I met at the boat at 0730 setting off out as the Sun sneaked through under the clouds, it was cold but not as bad as recent weather. The sea state was lovely We picked a spot and anchored up for the last of the flooding tide. Whiting were plentiful but a little smaller than recent trips. and bigger baits were attracting a lot of congers. Ben cooked us up some great sausage baps washed down with hot coffee, then we had a short move. At last a better fish was hooked up and giving a good account of itself in the now quite strong ebb tide. 20250112_130447.mp4 Ben who had been knackered all day struggled a bit with this one. But it was worth it for a very nice 16lb 8 Blonde. As the tide eased a few dogfish and a lot more whiting and congers joined the fun. 1530 I took pity on Ben who was suffering from no sleep on Saturday night, we pulled the anchor to run in and clean down in daylight. Not a bad trip for early in the year, we only took 8 keepers.

Well done Bobbi as Jim says the once famous Poole Harbour Flounder are no longer there in any numbers. I think the cormorants are probably as much to blame as any fisherman