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If you are targeting dab specifically then old smelly black lug is king. The older and smellier the better. As for leaving old bait on your hook, chances are you'll be using smallish hooks too much bait will inevetably lead to masking of the hook point which will knacker you up straight away Matt

I use fat fingers for everything......................one of the draw backs of being fat Matt

How surprising that the auction ended with the grand total of 0 bids!! Matt

Yea the rescue services are indeed a godsend always willing to risk themselves for the sake of others, hopefully we'll never need them but its a great releif to know their there should the worst happen. Matt

Really Jase wll that suprises me not like you at all!!

But do we actually learn from them? If we really did learn would there be such a frightning regularity to anglers losing their lives, this as far as I can remember has been a really bad year so far, with the 2 boys on the south coast, this instance, and the angler near Aberdeen which could so easily have been 2 if not for pure luck when the RAF chopper spotted the guys headlamp 1.5miles out to sea. We should all wear our lifesaving gear but as I said in the last topic about this subject it needs to be looked on as a last resort, fully scoping the mark your fishing, an alternative route back to safety should your primary route be cut of, making sure some one knows were you are and when you'll be back. Knowing exactly what the tide is doing and is going to do, same for the weather. And for gods sake dont take risks for the sake of a fish their just not worth it. Obviously with all the planning in the world accidents can still happen and this is where youe survival equipment comes in but with proper planning and adequate assesment of the risks most accidents are preventable Stay safe and enjoy your fishing, then go home to your families in the same state as you where when you left them Matt

Yea thurso makes a change for these situations to have a happy ending, too often they don't. Will be a great relief to all their friends and family Matt

Well that was a bit bloody silly wasnt it!! Matt

Fixed production Platform 'Arbroath' Matt

Well still here, been a long night still at least another 6 to go, harry has been and gone got bored of him so launched him off the heli-deck, probably making his way to arbroath so if you see him norrie pick him up eh!! 2 hours of the shift left to go and then its gym and bed. Tomorrow night will be hunting for stuff to making up that fishing line! Matt

I found that just plain frightening!! Matt

Scots fishing vessel story Looks like this ones gonna turn out OK. Matt

Not done much uptiding but here in Arbroath we find a long flowing trace of about 3-5ft works well with some squid/mussle the best baits no flashing lights or tricks required, although when the sea is real clear 4-5 orange beads just up from the hook really gets em going. Matt

Norrie you git..let me know how you all get on, hows your boat doing? Maybe still a bit early in the year for Arbroath but at least your getting out, is it the Marie Dawn with Jim? if it is he should find you some fish he always has in the past. Definatley the best skipper in Arbroath. Matt

Northern sector 110miles NE aberdeen or to be more precise 57 degrees 22.5 minutes north 01 degree 23.01 minutes east for those of you with charts. Matt