jonnyswamp

Yes mate it was, 90 odd miles and 1 keeper but still worth it just to get on the water

A belting few days Mike, certainly beats my Friday

Nice little sesh, I'd say red as well

1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said:

How did the operation go? 
 

(you did have another op right?)

Yes I did a couple of weeks ago

The finger is still attached to my hand and hasn't gone black, so that's a plus at the moment

But it's numb, as is most of my little finger next to it

Skin graft is ok according to the doctor I saw yesterday (looks a bit shit to me) so just a matter of waiting for it to heal properly

I don't think I did myself any favours going fishing and getting the dressing wet/covered in fish baits the week after it was done TBH

Not me or any of my club this weekend, another trip cancelled out of Dale this Saturday......poxy wind

I don't really mind as I have a party this Friday and a wedding on Saturday so wasn't going anyway

A few of the lads in the club are off to Norway on Monday, I think for 10 days

I shall post some of their pics when I get sent them

11 hours ago, Saintly Fish said:

I used to smoke a fair bit of northern lights when younger!! 

That explains a lot 😄

I've heard of a few that have seized, I never extend mine past the max line

Maybe that's why some have jammed

Also it's only extended for casting, then retracted for the actual waiting about bit 

3 minutes ago, JonC said:

I’ve got an original 4-8 suveran, lovely rod and I would buy another if one was available at sensible money. 

Have you used a 5-10, if so, whats it like in comparison

Been looking to get another Suveran 5-10oz uptider to match the one I have

Couldn't find any new ones and the second hand ones were the same price as I paid for mine when it was new

Browsing marketplace last night and found one in ex condition for £60 just under an hour away

A few messages and we agreed on £50 (cos it's an hour away) picked it up earlier and It's in it's new home now

Very happy with and it will chuck a slosh 30 on it just like my other one

My other uptiders are like tank aerials compared to these,  it's quite a stiff rod, but a good tip

Just the job for strong tides

What do others prefer, jonc does a fair bit of uptide work IIRC

Just now, Saintly Fish said:

What about the elbows of your tweed jacket?

They already have patches, only the finest Saffiano calfskin leather mind you, none of this tough old Crocodile or Elephant leather

2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

I've got some OO patches??

And me, I believe you sent me a couple previously

I haven't used them as I haven't put a hole in any of my clothes yet

5 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

I think it I recall it was caught on the 15mm spoon I lent you! 

So if I give you a bit of publicty, you send me some freebies ?

I'm not proud, I'll take a company pen and mug

1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said:

Looks like the success has gone to his head though, he no longer wants to mix with the likes of us (JonC)!!

I have been stupidly busy with my daughters house and my own work, but I do pop in every night to see if the 2 jons have got a room yet

Having another op tomorrow, so will have a bit of time on my hands over the next couple of weeks

I MAY be going to Weymouth next weekend, depending on how I'm fairing 🤞

Yeah, my copy was delivered yesterday 😄

That was the first I heard about it being official

Ross, the skipper of Spot on, must have sent it up to the natural history museum to be varified

I asked him a while back and he said he would when he got chance, I didn't want to pester him and thought he had forgot as I hadn't heard from him

Now I'm just waiting for all the free gifts and prizes to come rolling in

Can't remember if I caught it on a jig from jigabyte (terry), a lure from Lymebaytackle (Gpsguru) or if I got it from Harrods sports dept 😇

I was sent a selection of Sidewinder lures for winning fish of the month in a local Torbay paper, I want more

6 hours ago, Odyssey said:

It’s an AIS receiver. So you should be able receive AIS signals to your chart plotter. 
 

If you look on your chart plotter you should be able to look at NEMA0183 inputs and one of these is likely to be your AIS from local vessels 

I'll check on the plotter next time I'm down, thanks

Would appreciate (in monetary terms obviously) if you/someone could run through my system with me, especially to check if the radar can be repaired/brought online 

That'll upset a few no doubt

Great days fishing that, I'm not envious at all

Would much rather be in work 🙄

Some pics of my set up

The blue status symbol slow flashes when batteries turned on

This lot is nailed to the outside of the little boys room

This ais box has a constant red power light and the green one momentarily flashes every now and again (maybe every 30 secs)

And this flying lead is connected to the box with the clear lid, this plug has never been connected to anywhere since I've owned the boat

I thought it was (maybe) for an external source for updating software ?

Any ideas regarding the AIS, should I be able to overlay it to one of the plotters, I'm assuming the radar is fecked

5 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Is it not the warp speed button?

No mate, I've just got the wasp speed button

6 hours ago, GPSguru said:

Just turn it on, and then look at the ‘marine traffic’ app on your phone, it will show your position, speed, and track.

Tried the marine traffic app, no joy

What I have in my cabin, is a small dome shaped thing with a blue flashing neon

There isn't any on/off switch I can see, as soon as the house batteries are switched on it illuminates

Pretty sure I have an ais box near the V berth with the rest of the electrical stuff though

I'll try and get down there and take a few pics

5 hours ago, Odyssey said:

I can pop down to have a look sometime if you want? 

When are you next down CBYC, I thought you'd moved permanently West ?

Ok, thanks

I also have AIS, but don't know if it works or not

I have a small, bracket mounted "dome" with ais written on it just inside my sliding door that has a constantly flashing blue light on it

I need a visit from someone with a bit more knowledge than me

I've never been able to get my radar working since I've owned the boat

It hasn't been a problem, but as it has a radome I would like it to work

I'll be having a look at the wiring etc next week and if need be, the assistance of a "marine electrician" (depending on how far he wants to pull my pants down)

All my kit is Garmin, so if my dome is shot and I have to replace, is there much difference between an 18" and a 24" with regards to performance

I do all my fishing/boating in the Bristol channel, in fine weather and daylight (99% of the time) so not as busy as you English channel boys

Is the 24 worth the extra 5/600 quid ?