Afishionado

> > Doctor Dave > > Doctor Dave had slept with one of his patients > and felt guilty all day > long. No matter how much he tried to forget > about it, he couldn't. > The guilt and sense of betrayal was > overwhelming. > > > > But every once in a while he'd hear an > internal, reassuring voice in > his head that said: "Dave, don't worry about > it. You aren't the first > medical practitioner to sleep with one of their > patients and you won't > be the last. And you're single. Just let it > go..." > > > > But invariably another voice in his head would > bring him back to > reality, whispering:. > > Dave............. > > Dave...................... > > Dave...... > > > > .You're a veterinarian". Mad Mike

Cartoonist out with the pencil and the inspiration is..... a small motor boat careering around the sea being chased an angry tornado. Mad Mike

Gordon boasts...just take it seriously Mike - like everything I do Never tried making love standing up in a hammock then? Mad Mike

Quote by Duncan.......Equally check the crankcase breather is clear and not gundged up as this could create pressure where you dont want it....... A VERY good suggestion, Crank breather is often the cause of oil blow back yet often the last thing people think of or check. Mad Mike

Well done Tom and his legion of dark cohorts , and as a cutomer I can confirm that the honour is well justified. NOTHING has been too much trouble for them, the service is always polite and efficient. Having talked to owners of other makes of new boats at the marina and hearing their tales of woe and frustration at the dealer who once having been paid do not want to be bothered I can definitely confirm that SMB are second to none on the south coast. Mad mike

I would like to say what great photo's, particularly the first one. Are you a professional photographer? First class job, those two leaning into the corner, you can almost feel the intensity. Mad Mike

Re these schoals showing I have experienced this with 3" scad. Switching to small hookais and shrimp rigs can get you some great live bait! The mackerel are below them as are the bass........you can bet on that! Thanks for that Duncan, it has been puzzling me that we see fish right across the sounder screen yet nothing on feathers. I have not live baited for bass before but are you suggesting and have no live bait tank, but your saying that it would be a good idea to have a set up ready to hook a Joey onto as soon as one is caught? If so I need to go search the club archives to see how this live baiting lark is done. Mad Mike

tuned" properly. Any advice Mike? Our sonar is 'tuneable', I do not profess to know how it works, but one can get it to look for ickle fish, medium fish (Called Doris Stokes), and big fish. When set on little it scans and reports everything, but as one goes up the scale it filters out the small stuff (ge'filter'fich) and only reports on the big ones. So I wonder if your sounder is set or fixed to report only larger fish than joey mackies? Other than that blame George or the wife! Mad Mike

We were off Swanage Bay Mike F was further West yet we still heard the poor guys anguished cry as the eel nose dived for freedom. "Oh bother, don't you just hate it when that happens" echoed along the Jurassic cliffs. Mind you I do think he had a point about a 30lb eel thrashing about in the cockpit! Any way our day. Well is was great to be out again and the weather was as mike said warm and only a ripple. We had a biit of luck with mackerell catching 4 on one drop which was enough to give us a days sport. Bites came almost as soon as the anchor bit in. The fish were all beautifully coloured Red Gurnard. I never realized that Gurnard were a shoaling fish? The rest of the day was marred by ever increasing tide and LSD's, some of which fought really well doing a good imitation of something bigger but by about 3pm we were using 2lb leads to reel in 2 lb LSD's and the wind was now a steady force 5 luckily with the tide so no nasty waves but a lumpy old chop never the less. upped lines and after a little trouble getting the anchor to trip we started home. 50 yards later the sonar went mad with blips at 12 foot, so wh chopped the throttle and Mark had a drop for Mackies, bang! 4 on together. then nowt for another 10 miutes so we came on home. The Merry Fisher keeps on amazing us, as I said a lumpy chop in the F5, but she rode them majestically with 4000 on the rev counter and 22 knts. Nary a bang or a crash she rode them magnificently with white spray and the odd lump of 'oggin bouncing off the cabin. Inside? Warm, total dry, and with the patio doors shut very quiet. So fishing? The pits. Traveling? Fanbloodytastic Mad Mike & Mark

We will be round thereabouts on Sunday Mike so lets hope it's a bit more settled than F5 gusting 6 as I like me comforts I have some frozen mackerell and squid but from what you say picking up fresh bait is going to be difficult. Well it's going to great getting out anyway. Mad Mike

I live in Kinson mate. But I am sure we can arrange to meet up somwher in or around B'mth. PM me with a phone number and a time and we can talk. Mad Mike

OK here's the straight word........ After fueling up in readyness for tomorrow I had a little plod round the harbour and on the way back had a look at this new slip. Well guys it's a crock of poop!! The approach road is double yellowed and as it comes into the slip a dog leg has been made and posts embeded to stop anything but a small dinghy launching trailer access. The slip it's self is maybe 8ft wide. The intention is obvious, and that is to make the slip useless to most trailer craft so that Baiter remains the only option open to users of larger watercraft. Mad Mike

maybe because i am just an employee No mate it's 'cos you are too tall and people feel your looking down on them Mad Mike PS so not much hope of getting an answer then?

Good question Alan. I have just emailed PHC to ask. Mad Mike

Oh don't be na

but from what I have read their is bugger all in the way of ameneties on the islands. ie hotels and restaurants Bloody hell there's no pleasing some! There are warm blue skys, gentle winds, sunshine, sea and a F off boat and fish what else do you want for crissake!! Mad Mike PS Thanks for the info

Quote...Ps We considered Cape Verde Islands ourselves for next year - but the cost put us off. We are going to Florida instead and will hire self drive boats. Neal, as far as I know you can hire self drive boats most places in FL but you are confined to the intercostal waterways and not alowed to take them into the open sea. If you find a self charter that does would you let me know please. Kam, in FL big boat charter (a Hatteras or similar) that will fish up to 4 good anglers or 6 pratts out for a trip, costs $750 a day + tips. Toms, aprox costing of

Dommy have a look at # 260135360958 on ebay, this stuff is ideal and I have used it's like before. Stitching in loops can be done by hand or any shoe repairer. However as the wire on my winch is brand spanking, logic says that certainly for a year or two you need not worry about it snapping. But when it needs replacing webbing is the way to go. Mad Mike

Anglers rescued after boat sinks Three anglers had to be rescued off the Dorset coast after their fishing boat sank in poor weather. Their vessel Lucy was two miles (3.2km) south east of Portland Bill when it filled up with water and lost power shortly after midday. Portland Coastguard said it sank within a minute and the three passengers were rescued from the water by another boat, also on the fishing trip. The Weymouth lifeboat and Portland Bill and Wyke Coastguard also attended. Mad Mike

So funny yet so sad Mad Mike

I would put my money on Sunday being the better of the 2 days. There will as I said be a ridge of high pressure surrounded by a complex system of low's. If one looks at the Bracknel Met Office's prognosis charts on.... http://www.meteonet.nl/aktueel/brackall.htm One can clearly see how the little ridge is forecast to develop, it will bring F2 to 3 Easterlies until it fills over Sunday night /Monday morning. The following week however will be the pits as a succession of low fronts bearing rain transit the UK accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms. Mad Mike (looking at the Swiss clock as the little man comes out and the lady goes in)

I have a brand new winch with steel cable for

As opposed to feeling Grumpy or Happy, but possibly Dozy Mad Mike

Nice one Adam!! Well done, you had me going for a moment too!! Mad Mike