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HB, To turn off preview on Outlook Express, select 'View' from the main menu then 'Layout...'. Then on the on the 'Window Layout Properties' dialog that appears on screen, de-select the 'Show preview pane' checkbox. Then select 'OK'.

Yeah! That would be cool alright I replyed to one of those emails once asking them to please F***-**f! But I got a mail return receipt delivery failure :mad:

Hi Alan, It's UK only because those who live in the UK will have the right to vote in a referendum. You being a British citizen may still have the right to vote that is if you're still on the register. If you are you would have to travel home to vote, and say 'Hi' to the folks and family - kill two birds with the one stone ;-). If I had a vote in the UK I would vote 'Yes', because it's a pain in the a*** having to change your Euro to Sterling going from Ireland and the UK (the current rate is c**p as well, has been for years). PH

Came across this tide predictor. It looks the best I've seen but it only does it for 'Today plus 6 days'. Has anyone come across anything better (that's free)? http://www.ukho.gov.uk/tideprediction.cfm

P***ed-off getting unsolicited emails? And do you wonder how they got your email address? Well they usually get your email address from you. Remember all those times you register for something or other via the web and they ask you for you email address or that you join a mailing list. Avoid this by setting up a separate email address for yourself for the purpose of mailing lists and registering via the web. The best one I find is http://www.hotmail.com . Use this for your SPAM mail and safe your own one for your personal email. It will make life easier.

If it came to a referendum how would you vote? Would you dump the Pound and embrace the Euro, or would you like to hold on to the old currency, or that you don’t really care as money is money and as long as you have enough of it, I’ll be all right?

You're spoilt with your 2nd post. Here in Ireland we don't have such luxuries! Though i bet the posties won't be too happy if the 2nd post is taken away. Don't they get paid according to the deliveries they do?

I was talking to an oldboy who swims almost daily in Killiney near Dublin and he was saying that the water was colder than usual for this time of the year. Now I know that this was stating the obvious given the weather we're having this summer but what difference does this make to the fishing?

Thanks for the comments lads. Neil, thanks for the info for on Dublin. Yes, small pollock seems the only thing I’ve got so far around here. I’ve tried the piers at Dun Laoghaire but they seemed a bit crowded. Would you think Poolbeg lighthouse be a better bet, as it may be less crowded? Also, when was the last time you were up here? Also, that’s interesting stuff about the ‘lure following’ Vagabond & Cranfield. Though I find it hard to believe that a school of fish would chase an interloper out of the area especially when the interloper, the lure, resembles an injured fish? Surely they would want to eat an easy meal? But then again the action of the lure in the water was too aggressive rather then helplessness, is that possible? If so it looks like I’ve wasted a bit of money on lures that scare the fish away!

I have a question about spinning technique, how it should be done and what should I be doing to get the best results? I’m more or less beginning at this sea angling thing and last week I was fishing for Mackerel off the rocks in Dalkey here in Dublin. I was using a verity of lures, a copper coloured spoon, a metal sandeel and a verity of jigs/feathers (I think that’s what they’re called). With these lures I’ve had very little success, just some small Pollock. And one time while I was using the spoon I noticed a small school follow the lure right in and not one of them went for it! They look like they were just curious and I don’t understand why they didn’t bite!? I was hoping you might shed some light upon where I’m going wrong? When using the spoon and the metal sandeel, I would cast out, count to 10 and start to reel-in and while doing so I would ‘jig’ the rod a bit slightly every 3 turns of the reel. And when using feathers, with a 2 once weight attached, I would more or less do the same. I would also have the rod pointed to the water. Am I doing anything wrong here? Any advice would be appreciated.