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Is this another roundabout ploy to remind us about the one you caught Mike? Some would say so, but not me!

Maybe she was born deformed?

Any reason? I have had quite good results on there, particularly at night.

I live in London(Enfield) as well and travel to Essex, Kent and sometimes Suffolk. I also meet up with Maidstonemike, when I go to Kent. Send me an email and see if it's viable to go together because I have a car. Although, unfortunately, I cannot go as often as I like because of other commitments.

Thank God for small mercies! At least Orvis make sure that the seams in the gusset don't leak!

I had the self same thing with Daiwa Tournament a couple of years ago and I wrote a letter to them along the lines of 'just letting you know if it would help with your research and development' I got a snotty letter back saying 'It doesn't happen with our line' I didn't even ask them for replacement or anything, but their suggestion seemed to be that I was angling for a spool of line. Sorry for the pun.

The trouble with Sea Angler is that the fishing reports are so old because of the nature of the publication, that they really are almost worthless reading. And the "Hot-spot" sections are just a re-hash of the corresponding month for the previous year and the year before that....... Also, they have to play up the catches, simply because they have to. They're hardly going to say; "It's no good going fishing, because there is nothing being caught" It's hardly going to induce anybody to rush out and buy their magazine, is it? As for the equipment tests that they do, these are hardly unbiased if they are testing for example a Penn product and half the magazine consists of Penn advertising. This applies to many other makes as well. If I was a manafacturer, I don't think I would renew my advert if I read that Sea Angler were slating my product in the very same publication that I had paid thousands of pounds for advertising! The magazine seems to have taken a very big dip in circulation in recent years. I never see it on the shelves of mainstream newsagents like WH Smiths or the like anymore. I once emailed Mel Russ and and dared to "criticise." I received a very curt reply, bordering on the rude! I have since desisted criricising and also stopped buying the magazine. At the end of the day it's personal choice.

Can me come please? Me likes fishing Kent.

I fished the Lobster Smack a few times, with little result, but one really sunny spring day at low tide, my mate and I caught 4 codling to 5Lb here! Fishing is a funny sport.

Good idea and it would be a good idea for people to meet up and go together! Two heads (or more) always a good idea. I live in North london.

Cor! you must have been not too well Paul, to cancel a fishing trip! Hope you are well on the way back to recovery mate. Ricky

Norm, I'm fishing with Paul at Easter, he's lots better now,and back at work !!!!! Anybody wanna tell me wot 'appened to him please?

Whats happened to Paul? Nothing serious I hope. Fished with him a couple of times?[/size]

Right Mike, but what hooks do you use?

Every evening I sit down to check for fishing reports on 'ere and nuffin!!!! There's people slagging each other off Debates about this, debates about that. People telling others about the clever tricks they use to catch fish, advice how to avoid catching certain fish. There is declarations of future trips, and how fish were so prolific back in the "good old days" How about reports of actual recent fishing??? I haven't been able to go for a couple of weeks and I'm getting withdrawal symptoms, so I want to at least read about peoples trips. So come on please, put your reports on. Sorry for throwing my toys out of the pram P.S And NO wisecracks from you Maidstone!

Enough to make you drop that heavy old cod in the picture

Thats being economical with the truth Maidstone!!! I once caught a pin whiting!

All fifty of us can't fit in! Hope Mike doesn't mind compay??

Im packing my rods already

Fished the pier at Gillingham last Saturday. Purely luck, but I was the only one who seemed to be catching anything. Result= 1 schoolie bass of 2lb and another smaller (about1¾Lb) plus a plump flounder. I caught them about 80yds from the pier. Others were casting further and closer but the only other fish I saw was a bass of 5" on a 2/0 hook!

Actually Maidsotne, had a very good afternoon/evening session Result 1x 2lb bass (kept ) and another smaller one returned. Lots of bites. Had one really plump flounder, returned. Not bad after all the prophecies of total blanks received here. Fishing is totally unpredictable! I went with no expectations apart from a little fresh air and a banter with other people around. If I go with no expectations, I do not get disappointed and if I get something good, it puts a smile on my face. I just enjoy fishing.

Newer tried the eastuary at Gillingham Kent. Going to give it a go for a coule of hours Saturday afternoon. Will post report(for what it's worth)

Well maybe that was a 19Lb pouting you caught! I think I would prefer a 19Lb pouting cos that would be a record never to be broken again...lol

You trying to tell me summat Mike????

Mike, it produces no more than a tilley lamp, which I seem to recall, you brought along on our last trip.....wink.....wink