great white

Book us in for that one i will take Alfresco out for a run, crew TBC Fingers crossed for the weather.

There was plenty of wind and waves out there today Not that Manta Ray was going to let it spoil our day, what a great boat she is she does you proud Al. Not sure that I would have been so comfy on Alfresco south of the island today. Thanks for a great day mate, Sam and I really enjoyed cod fishing with you and the guys today. 2 cod from the 15 or so weighed in. While we did not win, that was certainly not down to any lack of effort First fish to the codmaster weighed 9lb 10oz Well done Nigel, 9th place. The second came to me later in the day and weighed in at 8lb 15oz After a little assistance from Paul Dore, who was tangled with my line and did most of the winding in. I was very pleased to see this fish Hit the net. At the weigh it was 11th and worth a few nice pieces of terminal tackle. Charlie

When Dan hooked his big porgie, 4 of us were fishing a rod each. In a way we were lucky that on its first run dans braid cut through mine and wills lines, which meant we could quickly buoy off the anchor while gordon wound in. I have a small buoy permanently tied on the inner end of my anchor warp, it stays in the bottom of the rope locker. This buoy does not pass through the alderney ring that we use. So all we have to do is undo the belay on the cleat and chuck the line overboard, start the engine and chase the fish. That tip may help others. But I think that I have only had to buoy an anchor about three or four times in the past twenty years, of fishing for specimen fish from my own boat.

We are fishing the Loni comp that is still on. No doubt Tomo will have a radio on Good lock guys stay safe Charlie

We all have a few theories about these fish that run hard and spool anglers If it was earlier in the year a shark would be the top choice At this time of year I start to think about the barn door skate that used to be caught south of the island As you say it would be great to get a closer look at one of these beasts Sorry to hear about the windows on your boat mate, if the culprit is found perhaps someone could drop him off by the dolphin bank to feed the big fish Hope to see you out there soon Charlie

The boys and I have been invited to join a Club crew to fish the Loni comp on Manta Ray Its on the same day, so we can fish both Please add Manta Ray, Tomo, Paul D, PJ, Nigel plus 1, Sam Dan and I

Happy birthday Mal No fishing today mate, but have a good day

Taken mine off the swinging mooring and put her alongside in the Yacht Haven with a few extra lines as well Hopefully the forecasters are just being very cautious, and the winda are not that bad. As Stave said good job it is a neap tide

He did get a large conger on his spinning rod on Alfresco a few years ago, so perhaps he has it right

May be what you are getting wrong Mike Mixing this up with the other thread

Wendy read it twice You are in trouble But not as much as me for typing this within reach Ouch

Thanks Neal Hope that you had a good holiday I seem to catch as many rays as Cod in the winter, so not sure it has to be totally cancelled just yet, but will be happy to go with your call.. Charlie

I have signed Is now the time to see if the AnglingTrust has the will to really get behind Recreational Sea Anglers and build a case to support Billy and his Members, and all of the assosiated businesses and interests around the Weymouth Sea A ngling scene. Let us all hope that they do I am sure our committee will discuss this and perhaps send the Club a letter of support from PBSBAC. Meanwhile I will send my own letters Charlie

I will be at home this weekend by the look of the weather I have taken a couple of sets home to take to the next meeting, they are here if anyone wants them before the meeting Charlie

Yes I still have a few sets of Selecta DNA at work, £18.00 per set Give me a call at work 01202 738824 if you are interested

Happy birthday mate Hope that you had a great day

Should have taken the day off Can not believe how nice it looks out of my office window

Confident then Alan Going to need the big net Lol Tight lines

Balls under a sealed deck would be my choice, they take up a lot of the available space sonif the hull is holed limitsvthe space for sea water. The marines use this approach on their small landing craft, bullets can break the seal and a few balls but the boat stays semi buoyant (gets to beach before sinks) Negligable addition to the overall weight. My old dory had foam, it became waterlogged and had to be removed. It was hell of a job , but was worth doing because of the weight removed from a planning boat. The same would apply to removing the bulkhead, a lot of weight would go, just remember it is a huge part of the boats strength and stiffness, so some of that has to be put back in. Good idea to cover the boat up Graham she looks good in her tent.

Thanks for letting us know early Dave Gives me time to cancel my bait order and let the crew know Charlie

1) Fisheagle Allan Green, Jan Triska and John Stephenson. 2) Alf and Martin on dream drifter weather permitting 3) Dean & Martin on AWOL 4) Alfresco Charlie Dan Will

Nice day to be afloat and well done on a few nice fish

Nice Brian Very neat I like the look of those wide screen combi units, I have had a combination Lowrance set on the boat from launch and it has proved to be very good. I record the sonar of when I am hunting aound new marks and wrecks, playing them back later on the PC at home I get exact Lat Long of the main features Have fun learning how it works Charlie

Hi Steve I too have started looking at this issue I do not have any problems with the one fitted to the fore deck of Alfresco, regarding hauling the rope through the gypsy. The problem is stowing the rope in the locker as quick as the rope is recovered by the capstan, so that it does not jam on deck. Because of that I only tend to use it inshore.when I have a crew or two. I have started to look at the side deck capstans, Muir had a smart one at the boat show and another 1000w unit is available from boatgeardirect, but they do not look like they would accept chain arount the drum and it would take a bit of modification to the boat to keep the motor dry, I have started to look at the ones used on commercial boats. The CJ Capstan has a self contained motor but they only use a 750w motor and recovery speed is quoted at 14mtr/min, which is a hell of a lot slower than Dan or Sam recover the rope by hand, after we Alderney ring the anchor LOL. Tom has just had one fitted to Illusion, so I have emailed him to ask him about that question. One small point about your direct swap from a 700w to a 1000w unit. Have you checked the spec of the wiring on your boat? I had to use very heavy cable on mine because of the total length of the cable. You do not want hotspots inside the boat while you recover your warp and chain. Charlie

Nice trip stuie Well done skipper