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ammendment I ment to say, "no comment mike, jack and Kam) hehe.

Hmm, it is 250 ft, nuf said. hehe

My penta leg (no comments plz mike, jack) goes up but the hydrollics wont let it come back dowm. Ive been told its a relay thats knackered but where would it be located and how do I test to see if that is the problem. Dan

I used ropeseller23 and got 250m of 14mm nylon rope for 29.99 plus a tenner pp.

nice one, getting your string yanked is always a result

There a pub in Ringwood that ive had a couple of sessions in called Fishinn:sick: (Fish Inn) Welcome Dan

Oh Bob!!!!!!! LoL. Thats the sort of thing I would do

Hi Jack Catching carp off the top with a fly outfit is easy if you can get them up feeding on the top (I jsut need to catch a trout, bass or something else on a fly outfit now). As Alex said, its a dog biscuit, chum mixer, just use a hacksaw blade and make a groove into the biscuit and dab a bit of superglue in there and hold the shank of the hook in the groove until its hard, 30 secs or so, Pick a fish feeding and away you go.

Many thanks lads for your help, it will all help in my quest to be the next Bob Church!!! Seriously though, its most appreciated. Rich, I would be up for ot!!! Just to prove im not a complete numnut, I took the fly rod to my local lake to give the carp a go on it Wed Eve. I superglued a mixer onto a size 8 and cast amongst fish munching the free offerings. A COW PAT (wow, im even using the lingo now) of a cast didnt spook the fish, I soon hooked one and with the fish stripping me down to the backing it gave a good scrap. Not a monstor and Ive probabbly had 100s of bigger carp well over 30lb but a welcome 17.2 Common lay in the net!!!!!!! I know its not from a small boat, not a sea fish and no where near the sea even, but at least I cristened my fly rod!!!!

Doesnt anyone take the good old sea legs no more? They work fine with me.....OK, not as scrummy as a strawberry sarnie, but its sure gotta be better than grinding black pepper on it. Every time I think of black pepper I start thinking of the old Hale and pace black pepper scetch

PM Paul

When ive been out with the charter skippers, the hard backs that we used were alive, but he smashed the shell with the T bar to release some smell. Millions of peeler traps at muddiford, ive put loads down myself (just 12 inch sections of gutter) so anyone who wants to pull crabs out of my traps then just go ahead and do it. You get lots of eels in there aswel. Tope bait????

Hi sam, I havnt fished for the smoothies since a Charter trip on Ocean Lass last summer in the solent. We had squid, peeler, hermit & hardbacks. I have spoke to loads who have landed fish on hard back, with the shell slightly crushed but i tend to think from the trips that i have had that a peeler will outfish everything, including hermits. Peeler are a bit more pricey if you buy them than hermits. You should be able to start collecting peeler soon anyway. Others may favour hermit but just from past sessions I would favour peeler.

cracking report Jimbob, well done lads

Well, I tried a bit of fluff chucking last year andd had a couple of schoolies and mullet. I tried today and boy was it a different story!!!!!!!!! After sending a PM to Alex for a few tips (many thanks Alex) I went up to Stirt Pond at the back of Milford shingle bank where it is usually stuffed with bass and mullet, even this early. Its only about 12-18 inches deep so they are easy to spot amongst the weed. I got there today and was watching some fish about 20 yards out cruising and splashing and put on a little white fluffy thing that resembled a fish that was about an inch long. I also bought a some small dark flies for the mullet. There was a strong head wind and 1st cast saw me put 20 yards of fly line in a heap in the water about 8 yards out........I messed it up big time as the fish spooked. I tried again when the fish lowered there gaurd a bit and a repeat performance as i couldnt cut through the head wind, combined with my fly casting ability. An hour later and finding fish once again i stripped of the line but instaed of using finesse and flicking it out, I saw the red mist and tried to slog it out, the fly line shot over my head at about 100 mph sendind the f*****g lure in to the top of my head!!!!!!! I headed home peed off, but when chilling at home pondering my thouhts about the afternoons adventures I couldnt get the grin off my face just thinking about what a plonker I must have looked!!!!! Dan

Coddy, They are comming to take you away???? I thought u were still locked up!!! hehe

pi R squared now whoes the piemiester??????? Happy fishing matey and enjoy the forum..... Dan

way to go coddy!!!!!!!!! Top result boys!!! Any piccies of the beast??

Got given a lead in here a while ago (sorry, cant remember who by) for a starter motor, alternator and engine gaskets. I was given a number of Coastal Rides where I spoke to Paul and he was one of the most helpful blokes i have come across and also has the best prices for Volvo spares around. When shopping around for a starter motor for my huge Volvo 4.3L V6 lump, the cheapest I could come across was 275 squid for a recon jobbie, I then spoke to Paul and a brand new one was only 125 squid, a place in New Milton on the queensway industrial estate wanted over 500 quid for a new one. I also got a alternator at a decent price, next day delivery was a bonus. If anyone needs any volvo spares then Pauls your man, 01797 367333 Thanks Coastal Rides for great service!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where does Kylie got her Kebabs from? Jasons donna van

I think its more like 30cm but i will find the measurements in the morning

thanks for the info fellas, I get on to it on Tuesday and get it sorted.

PM mate

My boat is nearly ready bar the prop. It has a few chips but what i want to know is how it will affect the boat when driving it. Also how much is a replacment roughly and where do i go for a cheap deal? Its from a Penta 270 leg. (i would look for a 2nd hand one)

would be nice to go..........come and tell us a joke Paul