groyne bandit

hi mate a shad is a small imitation bait fish that moves damn well when retrived slowly ,,,but given the problems of translation ..ie durex & sellotape ,,i hope ive helped ,,,,any way mate happy new year,,,,,,,,,

ive been using 14lb fireline braid coupled to a tapered carp shock leader.for beach work with a fixed spool for the ease & distance on my 17ft kt long rod for 2 years now ,,,never lost a thing yet ,,,,but the beachs are quite clean down here ,,,,,,,,use 10lb mono for spinning get two many wind knots for braid,,

cheers for that newt ,,,,,gives me a little project for the winter ,,,

sh*t houses ,, i hope they drown one day ,,coz the life boat was delayed

hi all ,,,,very interesting about the spine of the rod ,, ive heard that before but ignored it,,,,,i keep a penn surfmaster 70 in my box for those little emergencies & apart from being alkward to put on with coasters it works well on all my multiplier rods ,,,,

hi mate ,,if your only guna use it on your holls ,try the 3 piece grauvell mg surf 450 . comes with a half decent fixed spool as well for 60 quid from veals ,,,,its the best 60 quid for a cheapy ive ever spent ,

glen ,,phone penn cusomer service ,, they are a bit hit & miss at times but if you get the right person on the other end,, bingo ,, tip though mate allways keep the box & instructions ,, it will come in handy at some time .........

dont help maters though ,,when the bbc interview a cornish trawler owner ,,,,,who states ive seen no difference in catchs over the last 30 years ,,,mind u he did only look about 35 ,,,,,all the electronic gadgets are guna be the killer,,,,,

ive got a old abu spinning rod i bought in 1969 & i still recon its more user freindly than the 100 quid carbon stuff ive tryed to replace it with ,,as for beach stuff i learnt on longbows ,,,,now there using long rods the same way ,, but back then you could catch school bass & flounders with out the need to cast far ....i draw the line at having to wear a duffle coat again though,,,,

sounds like a pain and does take 60 seconds ,, but cut line above hook use bait needle to put worm on line then tie circle hook back on and drag worm back down ,,,,,,,,,easy peasy,,,,,dont know about the ray thing though,,,,,

hi richi ,, & mates i love the reports u guys send in ,,, but ime gunna keep my feet firmly on the slipery rocks ,,,,,,,,,see yu in the spring richie ,,,i think the groyne is dead now in the day till then ,,,,,,,,,cheers

the bucket of water thing works & for fixed spools 2 but run it through your wet red hot fingers on the way ,,,,,takes hell of a lot of twist out ,,,,,,,,rich,,,,

hi ken ,,nice to meet you ,,it was a nice evening , and you had fish ,,, should of told me you were starving i would have gone & got u sumit ,,,,let us know when your doing it again & ile fish with you ,,,,,and bring foooood,,,,,,,rich ,,,,

hi mate ,, go up to keyhaven , about 2,3 miles east , and try the shingle bank but only on a tide going out trip,,,,,,,,but barton /tadiford ,,good as any where at pressent,,then theres allways southbourne if you want to travel 5 miles ,,,, rich,,

tiz sorta looking good down there today ,,,,,,,could be ok for tomorrow ,,no pain no gain ,,as they say,,,,,,,,,

hi ken ,,hopefully the sand will settle as well as it calms down ,, then its sole time ,,,,,,,,,,,take 2 kits though , 1 as far as you can chuck it ,,& 1 at 30 yds ish ,,,,,,,,,see yu ,,,,,,,,pp,,lucky rich ps if you go in on the bournemouth surf web cams you can see that spot,,,,,,,,,,,

hi ken ..i live there ,, you can see the sand in the water ..its keeping the fish out , they dont like the grit in there gills ,,,,,,,ive got a k2 & use it with all sorts depending on side winds ect, ile come & find u on the 13 th ,,,pp lucky rich ,,,,

hi elton get loads of wrasse in the rocks down our way ,,,,so i tryed full & half circle hooks & because of the weird current they still swallow them so ime back to fine wire jobbies so at least if i cut the line they have a chance ,,,,,lucky rich,,,,

hi hewey ,,,,,for quick & strong ..what about some of the sea stuff ,,,a beach buddy comes in greeen as well ,,,,,wont have all the probs some of them guys have had,,,

looking good down here in sunny bournemouth too lets see what the weekend brings ,,,,,,,,,rich...

richie looks like youve got a student ,,,,haa haa ,,,,,,,lucky,,,,

there might be more of us but we are limited to say 200 yds from shore ,,,on a good day that is ,, so to defend us lowly fisher folk , i would say we make no difference at all ,,,,ive seen the hoover type boats out there , i wonder what they chuck back in dead or quickly change in to sumit else ,,