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We tend to use 30lb too A couple of bigger ones have 50 Even my spinning reels have 30as it is so thin, thats where the short bits end up. We do not change it by age, just as required, but ten years would be pushing it, lol

I load new reels carefully and painstakingly to put exactly the right amount of backing on under a 300m spool of braid, however when I start to lose line and the spool diameter drops to much, I either take the braid off and use it on smaller reels for inshore work. Or I take it off and add more backing. Then if I lose more eventually it has to be replaced, when I do this I remove the second backing to get back to the first backing ready for 300m braid again

How far out of line are the hull and cavitation plate? If it is only and inch or so it is possible

I mainly use whiplash pro boughtbin 300m spools from alderney, Mark also does bulk spools We bought power pro for our holiday, but gordon sourced some much cheaper stonefisher on the internet that we took as back up and it worked fine, these are thicker than whiplash though

Hi No need for any major work, just lift the engine up to line up the cavitation plate and hull, this should have been done on first fit. It is why an engine bracket has a selection of holes, just a nut and bolt job mate. Phone me if you want to talk it through, phone Dan if you want someone to do it for you. Charlie

Try baits r us Good news they are in portsmouth, 02392 661222 If they do not have peelers ask about hermits, when I lived in pompey thats what we used at selsey for the hounds

Good luck guys Have fun, we will listen for any progress reports on channel 6. Charlie

Roger Will ask my engineer at work tomorrow He made these and is well known to be good contact ref the mercs

Ashley power would be my suggestion now that you have the size

Tight lines mate. Say Hi to Paul and the guys

Welcome back Rich Good anglers like you will always be welcome mate Warn us when you are coming to a meeting mate I will brace myself for uour handshake Look forward to seeing you on Alfresco again Charlie

Adam if you have one of those brackets made in stainless let me know I have been thinking of changing mine.

Got to take the rough with the smooth boys

E have just returned from our fishing holiday overseas Learnt this one before we went and used it a lot Lines were 66 or 88 lb power pro Leaders varied from 80 lb to 120 lb mono We caught a lot of fish to 150lb and this knot never failed once Fully recommended When I recover from the flight I will add a report on our trip

I think that is PJ's point Martin.

Looks good and should attract a lot of interest from outside the club One small point it mentions our open comp is usually in November next to the poster for it in June.

Happy Birthday Sam Look forward to coming out to the sticks to see you later, hope that you are having a good day

Sounds like a great day even at Arvor speed Nige Good luck with hour engine mate.

4.3 m Is that going to make it bridge lifts only? I am sure that will rapidly become a pain. Nice looking boat Martin, have you looked at the Port of Poole and Poole Quay options?

Talk about changing the tone of the thread From glass half full to half empty in a few words

Good luck with the weather guys

Sounds great Peter well done mate

Both the same make and model Starlight 8

Well done for putting it back Nigel You did better than I did last year, I put my PB back without taking a picture first

Well done guys sounds like a great trip and well done on the PB Nige