Sam

ok thanks steve i think dad knows a good charter skipper up there i think it might be spike spears from when he used to live up there. sam

paul i would love to borrow a rod thanks. yeah i have been watching the videos and he said exactly the same as you said about the hat, glasses and practising on a field. ok rich thanks for that, look forward to hearing from you sam

very funny jack im not going to ask now. im thinking of going out saturday down sandbanks cant see catching much but without a boat theres nothing else i can do. sam

ok thanks for that does anybody know any good instructers that are around the poole area sam

hi guys i have been watching some videos that terry [plaicemat] lent me and i find them interesting and helpful, i was wondering if anyone had a spare rod[ containing line] which i could borrow so i could have a practice. and also is there anywhere close to poole were i could go to have a go? what do i do about licences, do i need a rod license, do i need a license to fish the lake? sam

hi steve my dad used to fish portsmouth when he lived there i am coming up in may for my birthday for the tope and hounds hopefully. can you recommend any good charter boats sam

hi alun speak to my dad about the two i asked you about please because i wont be there sam

paul how you going to make them adjustable. when we were fishing the shambles i thought they were slightly to high. sam

yeah i saw that to, it cant have been much of a safety boat then sam

which species of fish like cuttle fish or is it good for most fish? sam

shes looking good paul soon be out fishing on her sam

proberly fillet it better than i can sam

hi hunter enjoy the club and hopefully see you out on the water soon sam

wow were famous i had a great time and cant wait to show them how to catch the tope sam

dad you may have caught more than me but mine was bigger than yours im glad i put it back because i would not have one anything after dad calling me a nugget for putting it back, what a great fighting fish. sam

wow i did'nt realise it was that muddy mind you i could not see under all the gear. i've got loads of worms left so will hopefully get out in the week with someone before i go back to school. sam

i agree with adam and martin, it was a great day goign fishing somewhere i had never fished and fishing somewhere were dad grew up fishing. paul came round at half 5 and we loaded the stuff into the boat ready for a good days fishing. you ever feel like your having one of those days were everything goes wrong well we had one of those days. dropped tackle box beads. swivels and hoooks went everywhere,wheel nuts coming loose on the trailer twice,engine pin breaking so could not reverse and could not lift engine out the water, paul slicing his finger open and chucking blood all over the steering wheel and the cherry on the cake getting the anchor stuck in the mud and spinning the boat everywhere. after all this we got out and instead of following the crowd we decided to stop closer in and go for the cod, we anchored up an hour later no bites so we moved closer in with our buddie boat whos mate had caught five cod. we sat here for the rest of the day with all the boats around us catching cod even cushdy, but we could not get one, i had plenty of bites but they were spitting out the hook. after this i had a cracking bite and up came an 11lb 8oz thornback i was convinced it was a cod, but i put it back i didnt want to kill it when it could grow bigger for someone else, i cant stand the taste of them it was a great day out thanks paul nice to be out again sam

shame about the few fish being caught but i suspect it was nice to be out iwas down painting the boat much rather been out on the water sam

dave, at hide tide you can easily drift between the end two posts we did it in the summer and are boat has alot deeper hull than yours so it would be ok at high water. alun, if you need crew next week you know were i am sam

paul you know im always up for a trip. sam

thats good sam

nice to see some fish being caught and nice report. how many launce did you catch? there ment to make great bait, never tried. wish i could have been out there roll on tomorrow off to burnham sam

ok paul sounds good sam

sounds a good idea,ive never fished up there i dont think cant remember [ bad memory] im going to ask mum for tips for catching stingers seen as she caught a 35lb one much to dads dissapointment who had been fishing for rays all day. tight lines sam