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WOW and its still rising We will be out there trying to win something , and I am sure there will be plenty of competition on the day Fingers crossed that this weather has gone Charlie

Nice report Paul And interesting to read everyones views on keeping fish. There are no wings on me, and although I return my share. I like to eat some that I catch so I try not to over preach conservation However the harbour is about 90% nursery area, so bass taken in it can not be kept, [they actually should not be delibratly fished for ether] That is until tomorrow November 1st Charlie

Well fished James what a catch is such weather Great shame about the lost fish and the undersize ones but I expect the others were in the same boat{Excuse the Pun} Charlie

You are mad matey when I awoke to the sound of wind and rain I was glad that we had postponed the comp. Both the boys first comments this morning were "Glad you called it off dad" I had decided that even if we are gagging to get out, that weather was best left alone. Glad you got a couple of fish for your efforts and got back safe and sound. Charlie

Bob I have to disagree mate although I also do not see the logic of not taking the prize I personally do not see Jim fishing as taking a place away from another angler, surely he deserved to fish the final even if just to see how well he could do. Before anyone asks I have never met the guy, but as I said yesterday he qualified on results and won on merit so IMHO should have accepted the prize. Nice jesture though, I wonder if he would have done the same if it meant James winning the big prize for the second year running. Did the winners Club get anything this year? or did us giving the money to charity change that. Charlie

Well done James You have again done the Club proud Shame that the weather was so bad, but you must be pleased with the top three of such a big competition. IMHO Jim qualified for the comp in the same way as all the rest and fished the final on level terms, so if he won on the day well done to him. There would have been many international anglers and loads of top Club anglers trying to get to the finals, and ten good anglers on the boat yesterday. So that supports how well you have done to get there in the first place and to finish top three again. Hope you enjoyed your ride home Charlie

Thanks Trevor The PM makes sense now I hope all the work goes well and we see Otter out there soon. If you are in Poole bring her in to the Club so I can be nosey. I am still pondering the new boat, if it goes ahead it will need to be bigger than GW, as thats the main reason to change up. If you need a lifering PM me again, I think I have a spare Charlie

Hi Bob We are thinking of installing WiFi on the pontoons at work. A word of warning for you. One of the members uses it at work and has not got it set up at home. But his laptop can connect to the internet at home, presumably through a system on his neighbours computer. While surfing the net on someone elses PC sounds good it must have security implications. keep your answers in simple terms as I am not a computer expert. Charlie

I have just spoken to Peter Our decision is that the Competition WILL NOT be held tomorrow because of the forecast and the swells that are currently in the channel. We have decided to postpone 1 week at this stage. Sorry for the short notice Charlie

Hi Paul Ref the dogfish, they are quite nice to eat occasionally. Spike Spears of Bessie Vee showed me a good method that takes all the effort out of skinning them. We will have to go out fishing as its far easier shown than explained, and with practice and a sharp knife takes about a minute or two per fish. I have no reservations of taking a few of these fiosh as they seem to be fast growing and abundant. Can someone turn the wind down a bit, I have been off all week and all the days I could fish its been windy Charlie

Hi Adam Yes there is a comp on the books for this Sunday Its the last of our species comps, and there are a few positions that could change At this stage the weather forecast is poor so please remember to let us know you are going, in case we have to postpone. I too have not been out for ages so am keen but not so keen to get out in the rough water. we were at Portland Bill today [Ashore] the races looked fantastic but the weather was for to rough for boating Charlie

Kam you hit the nail on the head the fish if killed on Ow Much will definatly be eaten, by Neil or Humphrey. I have fished with them both many times and nothing gets mistreated on that boat. even mackeral are kept alive or dispatched humanly. They may keep some fish for the table but both of them put an awful lot more than most of us [ They fish often and catch their share] back alive. Charlie

I took ages to get over 1000 Dan sat down and beat my score first hit charlie

Its not on the paperwork for the entries But i believe its on the 29th I am sure someone will know GOOD LUCK JAMES, WHENEVER IT IS WE WILL ALL BE WISHING YOU TIGHT LINES AGAIN charlie

Humphrey phoned me about this one just after it was caught, and the weight was going between 12lb and 17lb in very rough weather. As it was so close to the Club record of 13lb they decided to bring the fish in for certified weighing, unfortunatly the shops were closed when they got back so the fish was weighed on scales from a charter boat on the Jetty. Adam you will have to get very close to the Club record to beat that one, but I expect there are fish out there that are bigger just need the wind to ease down a bit. Charlie

Hi Guys this thread is proving very interesting. Dave I could as you say re-engine the boat for more speed but that would mean a bigger engine box and even less space which is the main reason we are looking for a bigger boat. I like the Arvors and know that the two Members who own the bigger 25's are happy with them as are the owners of the slightly smaller ones. Perhaps we need a sea trial on one of the 25's [Hint Hint Jack] We are in the difficult discussion stage, should we change, what too,how big, should we buy new, part built or second hand. ETC ETC ETC Its getting confusing at the moment we have just spent 2 days in Cornwall/Devon looking at boats, and had an interesting sea trial of a jet drive offshore in this mornings wind. throwing the drive in reverse as you top a 10 foot swell is a cool trick and stops the power dive down the wave a treat. but its an expensive drive system and tricky at slow speed docking. saying that we were flat out in very rough water and the boat although light felt very safe. Charlie

Sorry to correct you Sam The Bass was caught on Ow Much but by Neil B [who is a member] not by Humphrey It weighed 12lb 10oz ashore when they came in nice one Neil, and of course H for putting him in the right place charlie

Hi All Looks like Duncan beat me to that one thanks mate We hope to be printing the list to hand out at registration, but they are already available as Duncan points out 40lb eels are not that common to the scales Duncan Tight lines Charlie

Thanks Duncan All these things have to be considered in the overall picture IMHO all boating is a compromise of costs/speeds/stability faster boats that are built light are not that stable faster heavy planing boats are more expensive to run but stable at rest and heavier shaft driven boats are stable but slower, but these can be made faster with bigger heavier engines that then become expensive to run. Its all back to choice, how big a crew you carry and what else you want to use the boat for. If it were just me a small boat with an economic engine would be fine, but with a normal crew of 3 plus me we are starting to look for somthing bigger and faster, with better facilities Charlie

I am not sure what the average fuel consumption of a volvo 240 on a leg should be but I was on a boat on wed, 26 ft hull 240 volvo on a leg The boat was used bassing in the race at Portland and averaged 12 ltrs per hr at about 24 knots that makes 1 ltr hr for an MI21 a bit thirsty. I will ask Gary What his offshore uses,in fact I will call him now He says he has never really checked that closely but the 12 ltrs an Hr seems about right, he also states that he is happy with what he gets out of Prodigy 32 knots flat out. and she carry's everything so is probably fairly well loaded. Charlie

Nice one paul keep up the good work Charlie

Welcome aboard Tim Please enjoy the Club and its Website You will be in good company at Parkstone Bay there are a couple of Members there already and another couple that use Parkstone Yacht Club. I look forward to meeting you and your crew and seeing your boat out on the water. Charlie

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Hi guys Its friday night which seems to be sole night at this time of year, so I thought an update was in order I had a report yesterday that the Club record for sole has now increased to 2lb 2oz caught by John Peck last week He also reported a Mackeral of 2lb 2oz which equals the Club record and his Dads Brill of 8lb 8oz which beats his own Club record caught in 2004. I knew when the phone went that there would be some good fish, because they catch plenty but only record a few good ones. Three record fish in a week way to go Lady Margeret Charlie

Adam its a bit late for this season but I suggest getting in touch with Ken early next year he will send you a kit. The Canula [ spike to pierce the skin and insert the tag] needs attaching to a short stick 25 cards are included and instructions of which measuements to take. I find the effort involved rewarding and wish I had found more fish to tag this year When I first started I thought I would need at least 25 tags per season but you do not tend to, on the days when the fish are packing they tend to come to fast And slower days are sometimes so slow a change of species is called for. Charlie