Afishionado

I was refering to Old Harry, since he is the other side of the Needles (you told me that) and I wonder if there's a bridge there or not and if yes, does it hold any bass. Ah yes I understand now. Yes I'm sure there must be underwater chalk ledges and rock outcrops between the two points. About 20000 years ago I am told, Poole harbour was a heavily wooded valley holding a river that ran out to join the Western area of what we call the English Channel. Britain being connected to Europe, and the Eastern Channel on the other side of this land bridge was part of the greater Ruhr delta. The rising waters at the end of the last ice age eventualy broke through the low lying land joining the two parts of the English Channel also flooding through to make Poole Harbour. There are areas of the harbout where when bait digging one goes down to peatified branches and tree stumps. Mad Mike

The police and council have made Kings Park in Bournemouth a 24/7 guarded area having been tipped off that the kackers were aiming for the AFCB stadium car park. Concrete bollards, bloody great blocks making berms the lot. Mad Mike

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Quote.......All joking aside; there have been some very big bass caught from Poole Bridge over the years All the fishing 'folk law' and guide books say that, but I have never in 40 years actualy seen a big bass or photograph of one that was caught at the bridge. I think in bygone days the water was cleaner there, and there were more underwater features in the way of shipping that made the area a better fishing spot. Just like the huge (for those days) bass caught of the Marine base pontoons by a RM Sergeant in the late 50's. Ever since then that area has been rated as a Poole Harbour bass hot spot. Having said all that I predict a 7 year old school girl using a bent pin and knicker elastic will catch a 20lb bass using cat food bait just by Poole bridge within the week. Mad Mike

Kam, I think it is a play on words mate. Poole bridge is a lifting road bridge inside Poole Harbour. and not much use for fishing these days. 'The Bridge' off the Isle of White is a topographical underwater feature marked on marine charts just to the NE of the Needles. Mad Mike

Foxy relates...........the unidentifiable lights looming silently closer out of the dark ...the worry of cutting the buoyed anchor cable and motoring off in time ...the unidentifiable remote engine noises coming up through the hull as the boat sways silently to the anchor Yes it all comes back in a rush don't it One of the worst frights I had was that old bloody Channel Island ferry that used to run in the 70's/80's heading straight for me in the middle of the night. I was anchored fishing on Whitehouse Grounds, riding light on and cabin light on and the bugger only saw me a second before I cut the anchor line Then there's the 'it ended up funny, fright', when we heard several high speed craft seemingly converging in our position but we could see nothing at all. The noises got closer and closer but it was still pitch black, then with a rush 5 jet black rigid raider SBS craft whooshed by with all on board dressed like bleeding ninjas. The other end of the scale is the extreme beauty of sunsets and the blessed warmth of the sun rising above the morning mist. The near daylight of a full moon on a cloudless night, the moonbeams reflected off white cliffs as you hurry by. The green glow in your wake of summertime bioluminessence. In spite of the self inflicted heeby geebies night fishing can be real fun and is best enjoyed in good company Mad Mike

Ahh, you'll find out about the dead hour. The one before dawn, when a mans soul is vunerable and his spirits lowest. That is the time to put the soup on the cooker Then there are 'The Noises' the whine of tide pulling on your line, the very definite sound of water leaking into the boat, the 'click clunk' of an unto now unheard object rolling in the bilges, the sudden rush of loud spray as an unseen wave crests in the dark. Take your worry blanket and keep a thumb clean to suck and whatever you do keep a look out NO NOT THERE! It's behind you! I hope this little note helps Mad Mike

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Sprayed me beer all over the monitor!! Mad Mike

I am slowly learning how to use my Garmin 76 and on my next fishing trip I would actualy like to use it . Would some kind soul please PM me the numbers (?) that I need to find X-ray. Mad Mike

Problem is if you go and then show how knowledgeable you are in the arcane arts of sea fishing, the powers that be will wonder where all the spare time to gain such knowledge came from........... "Oh Sir, I have a itch in my tooth and need two days off to see the dentist Sir" However having said that, if you do go and take your own state of the art stuff , some drunken herbert with a broom stick rod and cotton 'Cuttyhunk' line will haul in fish after fish whilst you stare at him with teeth a gnashing. Mad Mike

The perfidious Dogfish Just like buses, when you want one there are none then 10 come along one after the other. Mad Mike

Lesser Spotted dogfish are like the poor 'They are always with us' according to Charles Dickens. But how he knew that I don't know as he was a fresh water fisherman Mad Mike

From the British Marine Study Society Whelks are found all around Britain and on all types of sea bottom, but can be unexpectedly difficult to spot. The black-and white foot is conspicuous once you see it, but the shell is commonly dirty or covered in silt so that it merges into the background. http://glaucus.org.uk/Buckie.htm Mad Mike

Will this mean that the new low fat ice cream will be like botox? Leaving the user with pouting lips? Mad Mike

Where does that beutifull boat live? Mad Mike

Quote........By my reckoning you finished with a few good fish and also a bitten Thumb a spiked hand a tope bite and the dreaded LSD rash Strewth I'd hate to think what woulda happened if you were an unlucky sorta guy Mad Mike

???????????????? Is this fact or fable? I can not imagine any business being so foolhardy as to buy a company with a reputation like Abu and then churning out second rate reels with plastic gearing. Mind you Vauhall (GM) bought Saab and now the Saab is a sexed up Vectra. Mad Mike

I have a 12/20 lb Fladen Maxximus solid carbon which is fabulous, It is coupled to an left handed Abu 6500 level wind. I prefer L/H wind as my right hand/arm is naturaly the stronger and more able to hold rod and reel. The outfit was bought via Ebay as a set for

In a word NO There is only one public slip in Poole and that is at 'Baiter Park'. This is a shallow slip that is very tide sensitive, however a lot of the guys use it. Nearer the time I am sure that you'll get some hands on help and advice about using it. There are several private slips that charge from

You've joined the forum now join the club A fly fisherman would lend an aura of gentile sophistication to what otherwise is seen as a rable Mad Mike PS I would like to hear more about plug fishing for bass Mad Mike

I use them and pay

It looks like a 40+ long shaft. Seagulls are virtualy bullet proof. Take the plug out and squirt plenty of WD40 into the cylinder chamber and swill it around a bit, then turn the engine over with the plug out by turning the flywheel by hand. If all is smooth and rotates, put a 1/4 pt of petropl in the tank and swill that around and let it run through the pipe to the carb after disconnecting the fuel feed to the carb. If you feel OK to do it, remove the whole carb from the engine and take the bowl off and wash that with petrol. Don't worry about perfect gaskets at this stage. Clean the plug and reconnect every thing and put a small amount of petrol/oil mix in the tank, Seagulls over the years have run on various mixes 10 to1 through to 25 to 1 so at this stage don't worry too much, just a pint of petrol and a wine glass of oil will do. Stick a plank in a vice or Workmate and clamp the engine to it, turn on the fuel tap, prime the carb by twiddling up and down the little button on it, close the carb choke, open the throttle about half way, and give it a pull with the starter cord. Two or three pulls with the cord with the choke closed and if it hasn't at least coughed then open the choke and try again. If the engine coughs or better still starts then it is worth having the whole thing checked over. Don't bother with the standing the engine in a tub of water as Seagulls will happily run for 30 seconds or so with no water. My guess is that you will get it to start. Assuming you get it to start then it is worth while getting the engine serviced by a professional or yourself if your up to it (and it's bl00dy simple anyway) if you want any help with a service bring it round here it will only take an hour. The engine would sell fully serviced and running for about

No No Duncan I'm not like those lads that launch at Wick, I have a more sence than to anchor up over a trott of pots It was fish that I was after?