Gnasher

well thanks to vince, as he posted the number for christchurch moorings, i now plan on getting my name down as ive downloaded the form....3-6 month waiting list and pay by direct debit! i have a trailer in the meantime...thanks trev....so all is looking up!

looks great

look at the length of it lol

pic 1...very shabby photo though

um....no paul .....the weighing type! Rob....from the shore its peeler all the way mate, although from the boat squid works well....i have lots of mates who are competition anglers and there always down sowely/lepe/parkshore etc and they hammer them on crab.

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caught whilst sat on a mooring pontoon among the boats, i was using a tiny size 2 aberdeen, small pieces of broken ragworm, and dangling the bait of the edge of the pontoon with a one oz bomb. I was catching tiny 4 inch schoolies that were swimming amongst the the masses of mullet. All of a sudded the rods nearly ripped out of my hand before 40 yards of line hammers from the reel. 20 mins later a jumbo starry smoothound is banked. It was hooked that far up river that a hound was the last thing i was thinking of catching, and it made a nice change to a 3oz schoolie and crabs effing jammy, but i'll post the pic later...

cheers trev thats what u get from sending the report via a mobile phone...lol.......

stour, although i took a barbel from avon the day before. trev, the trailer has completely rusted through and is unsafe. We attempted to weld it but the rust is that bad that it just wouldnt take. The trailor is disintegrating. I dont think it wil be until the new yr until i get one as redundancy is looming. Hopefully il crew 4 others but theres nothing like getting a result on your own boat though.

there my boxers....lol....i stripped off 2 wade in up to my neck as it weeded me

well, its funny you should say that alun as the bloke taking the pic said smile you moody git...lol....and thats true....lol Trev, your right, and i always get a bit lucky, but I've done well as i've had plenty of doubles in the last 2 years, but im happy as that is a pb..just....but hoping for a real lump in the winter. I never really done much bassing for whatever reason, so i need to do it a bit more as i'd love a big spikey.....right..thats the aim before the season is out......but i can only crew as my boat is out of action SMILLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

not much interest to most but with the boat trailer knackered leaving me anable to get out i though i would wet a line elsewher. Yesterday taking this cracking barbel of 12lb. 7oz. Dan

diawa vitesse 8lb tc 7ft....i have had a pair for 18 months and they are amazing......superb action, and among the most stunning looking rods ive seen....great value aswel! I have footage of me playing a 15lb thornie in a screaming tide somewhere! What an action!

i can probably crew for someone 2moz. pm me fuel costs, etc and i will see what i can sort....if not, then its a barbel session on the royalty!

well, my poor old trailer has finally given, as its just not safe to use . it has rusted out bug time, but there is a few bits i can take off and reuse. I am looking to make my own trailer, but an wondering where is the best place to get some metal to make the axel. It would need to fit a boat of 18ft. Also, how much would the metal cost? An old mate of mine made his, but i have lost his details so i can't contact him to ask, although he said it was fairly straight forward. I can get my hands on welding kit, i have decent new suspension units, but i just need to get some bits to start putting it together.

I think its an awsome achievement!

wow! i love stories like that! It looks like you all had an awsome time, and well done Tom on a brace of dream fish! Well i wish i was out there, steering now sorted on mine so with tales like these, i just have to get out and wet a line soon. Well done all. Dan

well tom, sounds like you done well.... just a guess.....the four 100% species were- Cuckoo wrass Red Gurnard Conger and......????????? big tope, jumbo maccy or a spawney mahoosive pollack! i'd guess a ummm.....um......tope! Knowing me, i have got all four wrong! lol

well i'm glad i never entered. I launched tonight for a couple of hours bassing, with the plan to leave the boat in the water and pop back at first light on sunday and fish the comp......well, i forgot the livewell, relised my chesties were split in 3 places and filled completly in 30 seconds and once id changed in 2 some spare dry clothes, i started the engine only to relise the stearing has seized solid. No idea how to fix that one. back on the trailer and home.!!! F*****g hate boating some times!

going sat

if any1 wants to split costs, im still crew less! Or i can crew for someone else ...Fishing out of christchurch if on mine. Prob target xray.... Dan

if the work on my mega rusty trailer is done tomorrow, then i will be in.....i will update the board if i can fix it........or, i may be looking for a boat to crew.

Your definately older than me Dan was asking to crew on MONDAY and you are going on SUNDAY Wake up old fella Martin nearly, would have enjoyed a bit of cod bashing! lol..... enjoy the beer Nah, im at a wedding sat with free bar, so will hungover sunday, oh, and i have to be in the office at work at 7am just checked rota and monday is actually no good either for me as i looked at the wrong week (wheres my beer gone) , and im actually off tue and wed. if the forcast is good and someone wants mid week crew for the rips then im about, if not, il be attempting some ray bashing on mine or some early bassing on mine:lol:

i could possible crew mon for someone, but i will update. I need an offer 1st..lol

brilliant