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Perfect! You are a very bad influence Simon, you know perfectly well I won't be able to resist, as it's yellow and matches my yak. The wife'll kill me...Oh hang on... I'm not married

The reason I got them is that they float, so one would assume, built to be more resistant to (sea)water than most. I also like the idea of digital and the 5 best fish memory function. Unfortunately, I've only caught doggies since I bought it, so yet to check it out in practice, as those critters just never hold still. Grippers are intended to hold the fish directly by the lip/jaw and worked very well on my finger Weighs up to 25lb and there's a bigger version with more bells and whistles that weighs more (35lb?)

Didn't see scales mentioned anywhere. This is what mysteriously appeared in my tackle box when I regained consciousness after a recent tart attack - X-Tools Grip'n-Weigh (along with the comfy Crazy Creek seat it's sitting on and a new Slosh 20 reel, not to mention an armful of stuff from the Lidl Fishing gear week, but that only came to £15, so it doesn't count ). I'm booked in for wallet by-pass surgery any day now...because there's more....so much more to buy out there

Yeah, nice bit of kit, but it's still got back padding, so wouldn't be any advantage over my Palm Symbiant Tour, which I've been very happy with until now. http://www.tiso.com/shop/palm/symbiant_tour

Sounds like something I'd like to read Jools . There is no dispute that this part of the UK offers fantastic fishing and scenery; however, the issue is finding suitable launch sites within reasonable paddling distances of the best marks, which, in my experience, is far from easy.

Anyone know of a PFD with no bouyancy material on the back? I've got a new high back seat and the back padding gets in the way of the full luxurious armchair experience - a bit like leaning back on a rucksack. Not a huge problem, but I know how comfy it is without a PFD on, when I tried it out in my hallway. Don't want an inflatable and it's got to have pockets on both sides of the zip.

Fish-pie-tastic!

What you got on the left there Dave, they're not all makkies are they?

Yeah, sorry about the thread hi-jack. Actually, I think Hayle beach will be about your best option, as I've found getting a yak to the water to be surprisingly difficult on the Land's End Peninsula i.e St Ives round to Penzance. Also, the waters on the N. Cornwall coast are not to be taken lightly. St Ives Bay probably offers the most sheltered options and the best chance of finding a suitable launch, although I have to confess I haven't yakked around there. But Hayle beach is massive and a good spot to install the family while you go off for a bit. The South side is more benign, depends how far you're prepared to travel though. My favourite and the most convenient launch I've found is Porthgwarra on the Southern tip just past Land's End. Turn left and you've got a fantastic stretch which takes you underneath the Minnack Theatre, past Porthcurno Beach and Logan Rock - great for mackeral, bass and pollack. It would probably be best part of an hour in the car from St. Ives though, so maybe an alternative for a day trip. You could install the family on Porthcurno (v. family friendly beach)and then paddle round from Porthgwarra and join them for lunch. Another easy launch with a slipway is Lamorna Cove near Mousehole. Also, Sennen Cove, but it has a good surf break, so can be tricky. Cape Cornwall - loadsa steps and you've really got to be launching in v. calm conditions, preferably neaps, to get back in safely. That's about it. Around Penzance, you can launch from Maraizon fairly easily and paddle around St. Michael's mount, but I've heard the fishing isn't much good. Going further North from St. Ives I would check out Portreath and the stretch down to Navax Point, but that's just a guess. Hopefully someone more local will come on and tell you about more options. I'd cerainly be interested too. Have a great trip.

girlfriend's... APOSTROPHE!! (3 guesses what else I teach) (Quite right Martin....OK Kev breathe, relax... )

TOO! (if we're going to get pedantic about spelling mistakes on this forum)

Yeah, I always point people in the direction of this forum when I get people asking questions as I rig/de-rig. Might be handy to have some stickers to hand out sitting in the glove compartment. Elton?

Had my Mju 720 for a year now. It is a brilliant little camera. It has a lens cover that slides open internally when you switch it on

I've got a Hummingbird and it does it too, I sent it back, still does it. Now I just ignore it as it seems to burn off after a little while. Mind you, the FF has just stopped registering the hand held GPS

Yeah,yeah,yeah, nice fish, but are you sure you've downloaded ALL your photos?

There you go mate, have a good one tomorrow. I'd deffo join you but I'm up to me eyes in work

OK - you have PM It's dead easy though mate. Don't bother with the AN photo posting system. Sign up free with Photobucket, http://photobucket.com/ then as long as you know how to save your images on your PC in My Docs, all you have to do is upload them to Photobucket which gives you a link that you paste into your posts on here. Takes care of all the resizing etc. for you and there's no limit to the amount of images you can post. Any probs get back to me

Nice one. About time you got yourself a camera innit ?

Great photos and report Martin, with scenery like that fish are a bonus.

Lidl are having a fishing gear sale from Thursday A dozen lures for 3.99 looks like a bargain, worth it for the box alone

About 50yds. No paravane, just aim to have a selection of lures that troll at various depths

There are anumber of ways to attach the transducer, but if you've never done this job before you would not go wrong by following these instructions. http://www.anglersafloat.co.uk/Prowler_Fishfinder.htm

To be fair, Jools, I had stopped paddling and was drifting past some likely looking rocks when the strike came, so you may well be right about it being an unorthodox strategy. I had been paddling at about 3mph, which might be a bit fast for trolling, but I was keen to get to the mark. Also, whenever I looked round, I was being followed by a huge gaggle of sea birds the entire way, which must have scared off any potentially interested fish; I even had to shout at a few of the bolder/more stupid ones who looked like they were going to try and seize the lure. The main reason I was trolling the popper, apart from it being brand new, is because it was the only plug I had with a shallow action and I wanted to get in for a close look at the cliffs. I am still rebuilding my collection after losing the lot last year when my crate went over the side (don't ask). So, any suggestions from a lure junkie such as your good self are always welcome

Fished Cuckmere Haven again today. Launched around 2pm into a 5 knot Easterly, flat sea and a beautiful day, although the inversion meant visibility was not as good as last time. Trolled a new lure that arrived in the post this morning (Yozuri Mag popper) close in to the cliffs, this time, and was rewarded with a decent 58 cm bass (PB) when I got to the mouth of the Haven. Note the depth on the FF: 4.2 ft. Strangely, it felt like a bit of an anti climax catching what was obviously going to be the best fish of the day, as soon as I’d arrived at the mark, so I headed out to the wreck again for another pout fest, best of which was about 2lb. Breeze picked up to a 12 knot SE and the occasional swell breaking over the yak, but nothing too alarming. Headed back around 6.30pm, landing without incident, for a change. Just noticed I got the date wrong, shoulda been Tue 27th, but the topic heading doesn't appear to be edit-able. Great as they are Prowlers are not yet capable of time travel