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Nice one Carol Sam tells me you were so excited when he saw you that you were struggling to talk Great photo for the scrap book Charlie

I am afaid its all part of the learning process Dan Try a variety of methods, baits etc in a known fishy area and success will come Its down to some luck, good bait, skills and Rod Hours My advice would be to keep trying, keep the rigs and tactics simple and persivere If you are in an area known for certain species, learn a bit about targeting that species and go for it Ie Xray Simple running ledger, 4 ft trace 40lb mono, 4/0 hook Fished hard on the bottom Whole squid, sandeel or half a mackeral fillet [cut longways] keep the baits fresh [new every 20 to 30 mins] and Rays should come amongst the doggies. Ignore the temptation to move away from the dogs and to change tactics target the small bait robbing fish, as that will weaken your chances with the bigger fish. Tight lines Charlie

How about "Boat Building" I know where there is one you can help to finish Not to far to travel and your Mum makes a good cup ot tea at regular intervals If anyone could help Sam with this it would be apreciated, Thanks Charlie

Cracking fish Well done Charlie

Great news Adam Well done to Honda and PMS Good to hear that you will be back afloat after the winter fish Nice one Charlie

Mike i am sure to save dissapointment you may be able to arrange a short stay on the Quay or the Poole Quay boat haven while you register and land your catch Talk to Sam if you are going to try this method Wendy and I am away so I will not be out Tight lines Charlie

Sorry to hear of your problems Adam That is hell of a price for the repair is that for the short engine? I am sure you will get many offers of trips, we may even get Alfresco afloat in time to offer you a trip before you can get OOTB back on song All the best mate Charlie

Gordon I have picked up your tiuckets call me to arrange collection Other please let me know when you would like to collect yours Thanks Charlie

Hi I suppose that option 3 is the only way to try and get the funds that the NFSA need I have no idea haw many affiliated Members or full Members they have, but will the funds raised by option three raise twice as much as they lost from the government? I realise that many will know that I am not the NFSA's biggest fan, because I find it hard to recollect what they have managed to achieve recently Perhaps someone from the NFSA board could expand on their comment about "recent considerable improvements" I hope that if we support option 3 the NFSA can grow some teeth and work with the new Angling Developement Board on the very important issues that are needed to maintain our british fish stocks and gain recognition for the value of our recreational angling to the economy Charlie

Charlie I too tend to take the reels outside when cleaning over the years I have started to strip them over a tray or washing up bowl to catch the elusive small parts when I drop them. That tip may help in the future Charlie

PAUL It is not unusual for our list to be a late entry, I think other Clubs start their comps earlier Charlie

I doubt they would have a website I used to live just around the corner and its a back garden production line Charlie

Hi all I can confirm that the tickets will also include the opening "Press Day" Show dates 14th to 23rd September Regards Charlie

Hi all For info ther definatly wil be an exclusion zone and it will be patroled by boats They have borrowed 4 large inflatable orange buoys from me to mark the corners of the zone ,these are going to be taken to the Bay tomorrow hope the weather is good Charlie

Sounds like you had a good day Tom Thats the thoughts that are keeping the effort up in my garden, we look forward to a few buddy trips next year well done on the charity front as well Charlie

Way to go It looks like we are not the only ones preaching catch and release I believe that is the second record smashed recently but not claimed for the sake of the fish I hope like the chap who landed the big Thresher , this angler gets the praise he deserves Charlie

Nice one Mike you sound as if you enjoyed some sport in the breeze Tom Baker was showing Dan a few hints on mulleting last week and he really does know how to get them to take bread. We look forward to taking a few hints next summer Well done Charlie

Gary is going out on Prodigy with Amber and perhaps Tom Baker please accept this as his booking in, as he was late finishing things for my new boat and has gone out. charlie

Oh dear never mind, one less dickhead charlie

Thanks guys I have those ordered I will check to see if it includes the press day and come back to you if anyone else is interested let me know with enough warning I can get more Rergards Charlie

Adam Who are you dealing with at PMS? We had simular problems with two 40 HP Honda 4 strokes so they should have an idea what was required to fix them. Call me on the mobile if you can stand to talk through it all Sorry to hear that so many Members are out of action, I thought it was just me missing out on this fine weather Charlie Charlie

Hi all I have access to about a dozen southampton boat show tickets at

Thanks Dave's Actually Matt is able to beat the prices from both your sources so I will probably go back to him Nice to support the local businesses. On the plotter though they could not get what I wanted or anywhere near the price I paid Charlie

What a great fish hell of a catch, and a wonderfull angling jesture to catch and release a fish that makes the existing record look small. I hope that the angler gets the praise he deserves in the Press I have read through some of the forum comments, It is worryng to see the Anti Angling views getting such a strong following. Charlie

Rob I would think that 10mm nylon is more than strong enough if you are happy hauling it. when you have buoyed it up there will be hardly any weight to pull in. I would suggest that a little more chain would help set the anchor and using as big a lifting buoy as you are able to stow will help to hold the weight. If you are unable to splice the join I could help you with that if you can get the ropes to me Charlie