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A Friend of mine owns technical tubes at ferndown he may be able to help but I think they manufacture more than repair Charlie

Thanks all All is clear now I was about to place an order with veals perhaps I will add a few more swivels Charlie

Some times when coolers start to have perferated tubes, repairs are very difficult and expensive and the repair will only last until another hole appears elseware. Have you any idea why this problem has occured in a fairly low hour engine? Is it errosion from suspended sand or an engine overheat/freeze up, remember the water is less saline near your berth therefore freezes at a lower temp than straight salt water If you could establish that, then a decision between repair or replace may be easier to make/justify. Remember that constant breakdowns and tows will soon knock everyones confidence in the engine, and in your case will seriously dent the time available for fishing. I hope the remidy is swift and as painless as possible to your wallet Tight lines again soon Charlie

I Think maybe I am having one of those moments but the description left me in total doubt as to what this rig would look like. Where is the weight attached? and the trace? Can someone describe this better please [Peter?????] or can Bob do one of his sketches Charlie

Bloody Hell Adam You swapping work for fishing, I am in shock We went out yesterday, [i could not sit here all week looking out on a mirror calm harbour] But allas no Cod We will keep trying though Charlie

Hi Rich I was out that way yesterday on Ow Much with Humphrey Neal and Graham We had the same as you, but our whiting were a little smaller. To many pout about and a lot of dogs No Cod But a lovely day to be out Charlie

Hi Colin I thought that you had slipped out today. I went out with Humphrey today to make the most of the settled weather, we went with Neal his Son Charlie and Graham to the needles area. Allthough we had loads of fish nothing to special 1 Spotted Ray about 20 whiting up to about 21/2 lb and far to many dogs and pout. We were fishing the ebb where as on Sat we were over there for the flood, which may account for the change in fortune. The whiting were generally much smaller today, with the usual nuisance dogs and although the pout went to over 2lb there were far to many of them. Just as we were about to leave the flood started to run a bit and the general size of the fish was improving. We made sure that we did not run out of bait this time, but mostly pout and dogs is poor exchange for several large boxes of squid and about a dozen cuttle fish and a few mackeral. That said it was another lovely day to be afloat. Tight lines those out tomorrow, we have left the Cod out there for you. Charlie

Sounds like an enjoyable trip dispite donating tackle to Davy Jones locker. Please report which fish you would like added to the book and I will add them tonight Charlie

Hi Alun, If I had realised that was you I would have come over to say hello. We had been given some approx numbers and depths to try so we tried 2 places in close. Frank was further out and just getting pout so we went for the inner spot I have never been over that far East in GW before so have no numbers for the area. That said It was a good day. 1 Conger and dozens of decent whiting. Charlie

Nice fish Bob Great when a plan comes together When are you out again? Charlie

Great Report Alun, I had not realised you were out there, which boat was yours out of the 22 I counted? We did not have any large fish but a lot of pout and whiting. The whiting were ripping apart all our large baits in minutes and getting caught regularly on the 6/0 pennels. We kept about 10 out of the 3 dozen or more we caught, the largest and a few that would not go back. They were a better average size than we normally get all between 11/2 and 3 lb. In the end like you, we had used all our squid and herring, the large baits were converted to whole fresh pout and we were catching whiting on all sorts of cocktails fron the scraps A great day to steam to the island, with the sunset reflected off the needles and a flat calm it was perfect. The boys are already asking when we can go again Charlie

Duncan Sorry to hear that the engine is sick, I hope it is not serious. Shame you missed such a good calm day Charlie

Great effort to put such a fish back. Enjoy the feast and good luck with the magazine prizes. At this rate Adam and James will be sharing a free boat soon. Charlie

Nice report guys That explains the empty seats last night then, and the various rumours heard today on the forum. What a great Day you must have had out there today, as James said you put in the effort and Rod hours and you get a result. Well done both I will look forward to the photo's and report forms. A great start for the December Fish, it will have to be a very very good fish to beat that one. Charlie

Nice one Duncan Didn't work on Sunday anywhere near as well as we hoped But that was due to slack water and a lot of variable wind. Kam if you are already able to drift wrecks with a high percentage of repeat drifts over the actual wreck and fish, you must have sussed out how to work out where to start the drift from. anchoring is sometimes just a case of going further away from the wreck into Wind and tide and then putting the hook down. As Duncan says anchor well uptide and let out plenty of rope to position yourself in front of the rusty bit. An easy one to sketch out but not explain here. It does need a bit of practice but can definatly be worth the effort Charlie

Do you therefore get a reduced fee if you have pre paid annual harbour dues? worth checking At the Yacht Haven our charges are calculated for an average 10 metre boat Daily Charge is

Thanks Coddy I will check out the webcam. In fact the Yacht Clubs wind instrument that takes readings from the large wooden platform in the middle of Poole Harbour will soon be linked live to the Yacht Clubs website When it is I will post and our members can view wind speed and direction as it is in the harbour. As for Harbour Dues the answer is yes I am afraid all motor boats have to pay The annual rate is the cheapest way overall and regular checks are made at most launching sites. Charlie

Its a hard one to describe in a few words Kam It is really better left until you have some more experiance. as Billy says it is easy to get it wrong then the anchor gets dragged into the wreckage and its goodbye to that. I would advise going out on a couple of Charter boats or Members boats to see how they do it before attempting it yourself. If you are going tomorrow or Sat I will talk you through it, but a practical demonstration is far better. Charlie

You nearly left yourself open to a few cheap shots there Martin. Not that we would do that to our Chairman of course Well go on then, isn't two blanks on the same boat enough, going for the hat trick next year?????????????? Charlie Who hasn't caught a cod for years and can not even catch a flounder himself

Bob I think Bob the builder [ His flounder partner] talked him into it on sunday I was at Gary's last night and he was takling about bringing some tackle, so I am sure that if he is not offered agency night work he will be there. Charlie.

I was also emailed these pics yesterday Then I saw that they were in yesterdays SUN. I believe they were taken in Ireland Charlie

Bob I believe Gary has been asked to show a couple of Flounder rigs as well As for Cod rigs don't ask me ask our Daniel Charlie

OOps That did not come over too well, as a copy and paste from an excell doc. I have emailed the excell version to Paul and Bob so perhaps one of you can clean it up and post again. Thanks If not I am sure a copy will be on the main site with the flyer for the Poole Angling Center Cod Comp very soon. Charlie

Hi all here is a copy of all of the prizewunners from yesterdays comp. May I Thank everyone who helped in any way and a special Thank You and well done to all the hardy souls that came along to take part on a day when the forecast was so poor. see you all for the Clubs Flounder comp on the 12th charlie POOLE BAY SMALL BOAT ANGLING CLUB OPEN COMPETITION. FLATFISH 28TH November 2004 Weight Position Anglers Name Species lb oz Specimen % 1st John Peck Flounder 3 0 100 2nd Clifford Selby Flounder 2 9 85.4 3rd Jan Triska Flounder 2 3 72.9 4th Bob Fuller Flounder 2 0 66.6 5th = Peter Hall Flounder 1 15 64.5 5th = Nick Bainton Flounder 1 15 64.5 7th= P Richardson Flounder 1 13 60.42 7th= N Diffy Flounder 1 13 60.42 9th= Andy Bower Flounder 1 5 43.7 9th = J Young Flounder 1 5 43.7 FLATFISH JUNIOR Weight Position Anglers Name Species lb oz Specimen % 1st Moss Flounder 1 15 64.5 2nd Robert Fuller Flounder 1 13 60.42 ROUNDFISH Weight Position Anglers Name Species lb oz Specimen % 1st James Parker Conger eel 38 0 95 2nd Duncan Mackie Blonde Ray 19 15 86.6 3rd D Lines Ballan Wrasse 3 13 76.2 4th Len Roberts Pout 2 2 70.8 5th Paul Dore Whiting 2 7 69.6 6th A Franklin Pout 2 1 68.75 7th Graham Bealing Conger eel 27.1 10 67.5 8th Sam Chapman Lesser Spotted Dogfish 2 0 66.6 9th A Bowrah Ballan Wrasse 3 5 66.25 10th Phil Trevett Lesser Spotted Dogfish 1 15 64.5 ROUNDFISH JUNIORS Weight Position Anglers Name Species lb oz Specimen % 1st Daniel Chapman Lesser Spotted Dogfish 2 4 75 2nd Robert Fuller Whiting 1 13 51.7 POOL WINNERS Weight FLATFISH lb oz John Peck Flounder 3 0 Weight ROUNDFISH lb oz James Parker Conger 38 0

Rose My youngest also suffers a bit with the dreaded Mal de Mer. A few weeks ago someone suggested trying Ginger. On the three trips since then I have taken a packet of Ginger nuts to munch on and he has been fine. He was OK yesterday even though the fishing was slow and the sea lively. he may get fat but at least he will keep his breakfast down and enjoy the day more. I have found that sea sickess tablets just make me very tired, great for sleeping on a ferry but not for staying alert while fishing/boating in a small boat. Charlie