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Gordon and I, on board Enticer, had a good day in my opinion, despite not catching anything big enough to win any trophies. Gordon did have a couple of attacks of the glums when we weren't constantly hauling 5lb'ers over the gunnels but the fact remains that we caught reasonably consistently throughout the day. This was despite a very slow start due to a tacticle error by your truly. We had fish up to 2

Can I please register Gordon Moore and myself for the comp tomorrow. We will be on board Enticer. Terry.

Doh! I get it, you're selling them, Kam. I hadn't noticed which part of the forum it was on. Swap and Shop would have given it away, had I noticed. Terry.

Don't get me started again!!!! Terry.

I'm also frequently looking for crew, mid week and weekend, and travel down from West Oxfordshire (near Burford) and often go down via Swindon/Marlborough. As Gordon said, keep an eye on the posts. Terry.

I've just had virtually a trailer re-build to get brakes. Can one get a flush kit for the Warrior Hallmark trailers? Terry.

Interesting, Kam, but where from? Terry.

None taken! And the timings are............................. Terry.

Having both had our best entreaties to Paul D eschewed, Gordon & I (The Two Lepers) will be fishing together again; we'll put a bell on the bow of Enticer. As I don't fish many comps, can someone please tell me the kick off and cease fishing times. Terry.

Well, don't worry about it, Gordon, he ignored my PM as well; obviously holding out for a better offer. It could be thee and me again. We really must stop meeting like this. I'll try to call you. Terry.

I'm just disappointed I didn't get there before it was deleted. Terry.

I'll take it, Kap'n. Some thieving b@st@rd pinched mine while I went for my trailer. Let me know how you want payment etc. Terry.

So, to put this into layman's terms, its like putting a longer handle on a hammer to give one more clout? Terry.

Good call, Mike. A friend has just crossed from the IOW on the car ferry and, apparently, it is very lumpy with car alarms going off and poor visibility. For once I'm glad to be working in the new extension laying a floor. Terry.

Mike, I don't know if it helps but, by a round about route (legal) I can supply a new Lowrance 3500C for about

Good luck if you get out, Alun. We had good numbers of mackerel last Friday both to feathers and on our bream baits. Should be enough to keep a novice occupied. Terry.

I doubt there's room for any, what with all the rays and congers. Terry.

That's it, rub it in, you swine! Terry.

Paul, the cooker wouldn't work in the windy conditions, even when it was shielded. So, no bacon rolls , no tea . but, we managed to still have a good time and made up on orange juice and sausage rolls. May not have been so sanguine if we hadn't been catching fish steadily! Terry.

A very happy birthday to you both, it's nice to see folks catching up with me! And, as a bonus, with both of you on the same day, I save a virtual stamp! Terry.

After a 4am start from home, we deserved a good day yesterday and, by cracky, we got it. Pete and I had collected worms from Alec and launched by 07.00 onto a flat Poole harbour. It was a little lumpier outside but nothing to get excited about but was without the sun we were promised earlier, in fact it was quite chilly out on the briney. An uneventful steam westwards brought us to our chosen spot (having lost all my marks when the satnav went u/s, the exact spot was a guess) and were soon joined by a Poole charter boat, which was reassuring. Couldn't see the name but it was white with a web page address on the side. After dropping some berley with my Secret Weapon Berley Bomb, we were immediately into action. Pete, of course started with a doggie. I don't know how he does it but I'm sure he could find one in his bathtub. It was then fairly steady bream action for the remainder of the ebbing tide. They were good fish, as opposed to the super sized ones which have been appearing lately; 1 - 3lb, but welcome nonetheless. Stangely, they were about 98% females so the culinary side suffered as I tend to put these back. Also putting in regular appearances were mackerel, either taken on the bream baits or a quick opportunistic chuck of the feathers. As the tide went through slack to the change, things quietened down so we thought a change to a fairly reliable ray mark might ring the changes and headed back towards Poole. With the change came bright sunshine and flat seas so things were definitely looking up.Having selected my spot (guess work again), the ray rods were deployed but remained untouched, apart from being pestered by doggies. As one of the bream rods still had some worm and squid attached, I thought I'd give it a chuck. Good call! 50 - 60 bream later, again 'good' fish, we were happy, knacked with aching backs (?) and had not even been able to stop for a brew. Throughout the day, we had experienced many double shots which helped the final tally. Again, they were nearly all females so we had about

Just spoken to my contact at Burnham and he says 08.30 book-in, 09.00 start and 18.15 back on the beach. Terry.

Yes, because the total weight does not exceed 3500kg and the weight of the trailer does not excced that of the towing vehicle. I was getting a lot of enquiries from younger drivers for training on these combinations, mostly from those wishing to tow horse boxes. The test has to be taken at a commercial vehicle test centre. Terry.

That will be Enticer with Gordon and Terry. Terry.

I think they may have come with the Bus Pass, Jack. There have to be some benefits to maturity. Terry.