maverick of Poole

Strikes me the only option 1 million sea anglers have is to make sure they vote for anything other than labour at the next election. Then let them know one reason why they (labour) lost the election and tell the winners why they won our vote. I for one have been shafted once to often by this shower of ***** A very angry Martin

Last reminder of this comp this coming Sunday 2nd December With a £1000 in cash prizes and a brilliant prize table of around £3000 its got to be worth a go Even the charity raffle has £600 worth of Penn gear Oh and dont forget the free to enter photo comp where you could win a tackle voucher Martin

no speed limit in the harbour this time of year, I guess it's because the Birmingham navy have all but gone home

Norm Your ride was launched on Friday and has had sea trials over the weekend with the skipper giving rave reviews. I saw it gunning through Poole Harbour at around 30 knots and she looked superb. Martin

Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club boat- fishing open competition The Annual Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club Boat- Fishing Open Competition will held on Sunday December 2nd from Baiter Park in Poole. Over the years this has grown and been developed to become one of the biggest and best supported annual events that the south coast has to offer the Recreational Sea Angler. It is an event that brings the whole angling community together and is open to private and charter boats. This is a specimen competition which is judged on the best % weight based on the NFSA specimen weight list. It is split into two categories which are best flatfish and best round-fish. This means there is just as much chance of winning with a good flounder from Poole harbour as there is with a big cod from deeper water. This also means it can be fished in most weather conditions and it is suitable for most boats. This year’s competition, as always, focuses on "Best Specimen Fish," helping to insure future stocks. Only fish of at least 50% of the Wessex Specimen size are allowed to the scales and only one fish of a particular species can be weighed in. Some of our more resourceful anglers manage catch and then later release at the weigh station at Baiter Park on the shore of the harbour. It is quite a spectacle seeing a 15lb Undulate Ray swim off or a 40lb Conger Eel head to a new home in the harbour. This year’s competition has been tremendously well supported by local companies, marine electronics manufacturers, major tackle manufacturers and online stores. Local Sponsors include: Southern Motorboats Salterns Marina Parkstone Bay Marina Bournemouth Fishing Lodge Wessex Angling Poole Sea Angling Centre Weymouth Angling Centre Indespension Trailers Clinton Computers Animal Marine Electronics Manufacturers include: Lowrance ICOM MES Online Magazines / Stores Include: http://www.worldseafishing.com Tackle Manufacturers Include: Penn* Diawa The Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club are known for their donations to charities and good causes over the years, such as RNLI, Tsunami appeal, Bass Restoration fund, NFSA conservation fund. *This year we will also be running a charity raffle for some fantastic equipment put forward by Penn. First class rods and reels have been supplied and all money raised from the raffle of these items at the prize giving will be donated to Myeloma UK via the appeal that local South Coast charter skipper, Spike Spears, has been so actively working on. The starting point on the day will be at Baiter Park in Poole where we have arranged free parking for competitors. There will be hot bacon rolls and coffee on offer at the registration in the morning. In the afternoon the weigh in is completed and the results recorded everyone meets in the warmth of the Mariner bar to grab a meal (which is provided) and discuss the days fishing. The awards and prize giving presentation tops off a very enjoyable day. The prize table is huge and with an entry fee of just £15 per angler (plus optional pools for best flat fish and best round fish) it is truly a great opportunity to get in on the action. Baiter Park has launching and parking facilities (free on the day for competitiors courtesy of Poole Borough Council) for trailerable boats or you can keep your boat afloat at one of the local marinas. Many of the Poole charter boats will also be taking part. For more information visit us at http://www.pbsbac.co.uk for full competition details and rules or feel free to email me at martin.burt1@ntlworld.com Martin

Guys Poole harbour def fishes best on the larger tides, Holton Mere for quantity Holes Bay for quality. Top end of harbour early in the flatty season ( till after chrissy) bottom end late season (Jan, Feb) Best way to fish is float especially now with water temp still quite high as lots of bait robbing crabs still around. Reports coming in from our club members who ventured out last week-end is that flounders are still very sparse, def need some colder weather to bring them on the feed Tight lines Martin

Have a look at this nearly complete article http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/modules.php?name=N...r=0&thold=0 Some usfull info there Martin

Hi Steve Luckily the carpark man used to be an angler (new guy in place now) and we have been fortunate enough to have a good rapoir with his department As a club we trust our members and run all our in club comps on a catch and release basis. Because this comp is an open and there are high value prizes we cannot work out how to run a competition on a catch and release basis and avoid the cheats, we are open to suggestions though. However the rules of the comp state that as its a best specimen comp and only the anglers best single fish of each speices is elligable for the weigh in. Also the minimum size for weighing a fish in is 50% of specimen based on the nfsa list for the wessex area. We also practice fast tracking for those that bring live fish to the weigh in ie they go to the front of the queue. If BASS are interested in putting up some sort of prize/award then as Scotty says email me and I will forward it to the relevant person. Martin

--> QUOTE(Norm B @ Oct 9 2006, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's good news, it's nice to hear of a council supporting angling instead of making money out of it. Hi Norm Poole have been quite good to us over the years, they have give us this for 6 years now. Shame we can't get a new slipway out of them though Will you be fishing it this year? Could probably get you on a club boat if you were struggling for offers Martin

On November 12th Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club is holding it’s annual open boat competition There are some fantastic prizes with sponsorship form all the local tackle shops, Icom, Lowrance, Indespension, MES electronics and the list goes on and on . The club is also putting up £500 cash split into two prizes. We reckon to have a total of well over £2000 of prizes Winners will be judged on a best specimen basis with separate prizes for flat and round fish. Cost to enter is £15 per head and you can fish from either your own or charter boat. There are also optional pools for heaviest flat and heaviest round fish with the pools monies being paid out 100%. Registration will be at Baiter slipway Poole from 7am. We have negotiated from the Borough of Poole free use of the slipway and car parking. For full details visit our clubs website at pbsbac.co.uk Thanks Martin

Hi Scott Glad you got through that one ok, as you say hopefully others can draw on your experience. Could I ask you to post this on our clubs site as well. We are arranging an anchor teach in soon and a shared experience like this could just shock some inexperienced members to join in. Cheers Martin

I would agree with Scott Whiplash Pro is excellent stuff. I use 30lb for all my Ray and cod fishing and have never had a problem. 25lb for bass and lighter fishing. Do you use a leader? Braid is not the best for taking abrasion 10-20' of mono slightly lighter than the main line is the way to go. Also although you say you have checked your rings, if they are of the ceramic variety it will only need the minutest bit of damage they will then cut like knife through butter. Tip ring is the most usual suspect Martin

Why would the fpo want to keep us happy? he could have done that by not boarding and taking up our hard earned leisure time. My comment regarding the fpo's comments was only given for information on my experiences on the alderney banks. Regarding my thoughts on the flatfish stocks I can say I have noticed no difference in catch rates experienced on our trips over the past three years. Cant comment on what they may have been like prior to this. From my experience the assumed catch rates of rsa's on the banks have been estimated at the top end of whats possible as we have yet to experience a bonanza day on the flats as reported by some.

I was on a boat fishing the Alderney banks in may of this year. The boat was boarded by fisheries protection officers who wanted feedback on the (at that time proposed) proposals. They got their feedback and when quizzed about flatfish stocks their response was they had no concerns over current stock levels and that this had all started because of mumblings from the commercial element. Oh and they never even examined the fishhold either Martin

I have been given permission form Paul Whittall to post a copy of the following email: Martin

Steve In your post you have put boats as in more than one and in fact leads us to believe you think all or most charters are selling their fish. I am a regular visitor to the CI's fishing form charter boats and have never come across this. In fact quite the opposite most anglers are very conservation aware and most practice returning fish well above the legal limits. In fact the skipper I come over with insists on returning fish he deems to be juvenile again well above legal limits. Your comments are offensive to the vast majority of Anglers and uncalled for. If you have information regarding illegal selling of fish do the honourable thing and shop them, don’t sling mud. You could also shop those that are buying the fish, as I believe this is also illegal. Martin

--> QUOTE(Norm B @ Jul 30 2006, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope a few lessons have been learned here. By more than just the skipper and his anglers! Martin

You might like to visit the skippers website to get the full story before making brash statementsShark report Martin

Hi I use whiplash pro and have loaded all my reels with either 20lb or 25lb, its thin and very reliable. I do though always use a leader to safe chafe on the main line Martin

Hi Charles Unfortunately I have not used Maverick as often as I would have liked but hopefully weather permitting we will be 30 miles offshore from Poole this Sunday Even though she is still underused I will keep her. I really can't find another boat in the size range that I would rather own. Bought a new Indespensionroller coaster 7 trailer at the end of last year which has made launching and retrieving slightly easier, 2 of us now manage no problem. If you are ever down in the Poole area and fancy a run out to see if a 195 is for you then drop me a pm or email me martin.burt1@ntlworld.com Not that many 195's made although they do come up for sale occasionally. Happy hunting Martin

Hi Leon I also suffer from sea sickness and it aint pleasant however if I take Stugeron I have no problem. I do not use them as suggested on the packet. I take 2 last thing on the night before travel. This gets it into your system then one or two on waking on the day of travel. I recently went to Alderney on a four day charter day 1 with Stugeron no probs and it was quiet rough. Day 2 the forecast was for flat seas and no wind so never took anything, big mistake ill all day. Days 3 + 4 back on the tabs and all was ok. It works for me give em a go. Some say its in the mind and so long as Stugeron stays in my mind I'm a happy bunny :-) Martin

It depends on what your fishing for, when and where.. Without this info the poll would be next to useless Martin

Scotty have fun but leave some fish for us Make sure you book for evening meals as the better places fill up quick. The Harbour lights has closed so one less quality food place to go to. Maris Hall is a safe bet for english grub and for posh nosh try the First and Last lubberly rack of lamb uuummmm Martin

Toerag All understood. Yes we unfortunately did have to pay for our shore bound days but we were aware prior to the trip that the weather was iffy and we may not get out every day. We actually formed the PBSBAC alderney ramblers association We are all small boat owners so are aware of the pitfalls of boat fishing and some of us are even good anglers Martin

Toerag Definately not! I think you and some of the other channel islanders are looking for something that isn't there or at least not as bad as some would have us believe. You are definately reading the reasons anglers come to your island wrongly. Our group comes over to Alderney regularly for the whole experience not just the fishing. It’s the camaraderie, the beer and the food that make up the whole package, it’s a holiday not a cash generating exercise. I have been to your island for three years running and have never had what I would call a bonanza in fact we have on some/most days really struggled but then we are fully satisfied when we catch the target species. The first year we visited we were island bound (due to weather) for 2 days out of four. That in effect gave us less than a days bank fishing with just a few small fish caught but still returned the following year. If we did it for the cash I for one along with a lot of other anglers would certainly go hungry. The fishing really isn’t as good as a lot would have us believe, the fish are there but certainly not easy to catch. We can catch Bass, tope, Bream, Flounder, Conger, Plaice all the rays and more besides at home in good numbers. We cannot however catch Brill or Turbot regularly. Part of the draw to the island for us is the chance to get away from the missus, the pressures of work and the chance to catch a Brill or Turbot. Our group doesn't bother to target any other species when fishing around your beautiful island and to be honest if we failed to catch a Brill or Turbot yes we would be disappointed but not devastated. We would still return the following year full of anticipation. You see we are anglers not fishermen as are most of the visiting crews aboard the charter boats. I know a lot of the charter skippers from Weymouth and Poole most of whom are responsible people trying to earn a living from taking anglers out to catch fish and would not knowingly allow an angler to sell their catch. In fact one skipper we use stated if he found out a party was selling their catch he would refuse to take them out again. I would class the skippers as dream makers, that’s what they try to do for us and that’s what we pay them for. However if you took away the chance for us to fulfil our dreams then I am afraid your island however beautiful would loose its appeal to most of us and your islands would lose our custom. I would put our trips to the CI in the same category as someone who goes off to sunnier climes to catch their billfish or whatever else takes their fancy, our fancy is your beautiful islands and it’s flatfish. Martin