jonnyswamp

And that's the earliest we can expect to get out If Drakeford feels like flexing his muscles again, it could well be later

Yeah not bad, the feathers are no different to what you'd buy elsewhere The deals change, have had twin packs of Sidewinders for £2, triple packs of booms for £1 3 packets of black feathers for £1, these do well on the reefs around Dale/Milford If you're anything like me you'll be like a kid in a sweet shop

https://www.onepoundfishingtackle.co.uk/

Yep, lots of tat, but some half decent stuff as well

It affects the cans and bottles more than the draught sales Something like a minimum of 50p a unit

Yep, same as Scotland I believe

I made a booze run to Morrisons, Ross on Wye last week in preparation We got the alcohol tax here, not in England so a fair bit cheaper

Had the same issue (albeit on an inboard diesel) turned out to be a wiring fault which Suzook sorted out on here

With the Welsh lockdown not due to end until 9th Nov at the earliest, I've already started buying stuff I don't really need Lures, hooks and other things I can't do without from the onepoundfishingtackleshop (worth a visit) Another Accusharp knife sharpener (these are good) Insulated cooler back pack, because the 3 I have just wont do A 400w smart battery charger, this I need as my previous one went for a swim And we're only a day and a half in

Have you used any in anger? if so how did you get on I don't think fish worry whether its a sidewinder lure or homemade

Get someone to send you it as a gift, no duty then I believe

With a total lockdown due to start at 6pm on Friday 23rd (and the barrage closing except for emergencies) work was put on the back burner and bait was ordered Got in the 7.30am lock and were out in open water heading East by 7.45 Arrived at Ladye Bay, Clevedon around 30/40 mins later and the pick was dug in, then it slipped, then it dug in again Fresh blacks and rag on the uptiders, whole squid on the downtider, kettle on the gas 3 cups of tetleys finest for me and my 2 crew (Shuff and Nipper) and a Tunnocks teacake to get the sugar levels up ready for the boat full of cod we were going to land My downtide rod was first to twitch and when I struck into it, showed all the classic traits of a nice sized cod, stayed deep with the odd solid thud Then unbelievably, the double figure cod got off and was replaced with a 6-8lb Thornback, which started kiting in the tide and making a nuisance of herself Quick pic then returned to dupe someone else Nipper then had a near carbon copy of my first fish (although his definitely knew it was a Ray and acted accordingly) Pulled the pin and moved a bit further out on slack water to the bank of a channel that (when they are in) always produces cod Apparently, cod weren't made aware of this rule and stayed away allowing us to bring in some nice-ish congers (if ever there were anything nice about them) to around 10-12lb and a few dogs The ebb got too strong and with wind against tide we pulled anchor and headed back down the channel for a mark on the coral A real snotty ride back with the tide and against a much stronger than forecast wind gave the roof and deck a good swill off though Dropped anchor toward the top end of the armada that were already there and in the hour that we were there I had one pin whiting, with nothing else showing interest in any of our baits Upped anchor for the last time and made the 10 min journey into the 4.15 lock, talking to a charter skipper and all he had heard caught was a few small codling and one around 6lb near him Very hit and miss at the moment, with some nice doubles coming out, but not in abundance.............yet Barrage shut until Nov 9th 😭

Zooks gone all foreign Didn't understand any of them there words

Welcome, I like the orkneys Get a few pics up on the show us your boat thread

Except the black Worcesters or the red Lamborginis or the green grants 😆...............

That's a nice boat you got Egg, just change the name if you don't like it Mine was fishy biz when I bought it, it's not now

Have fished since about the age of 7/8 with my Grandfather on the local canal He never had a clue about fishing, so I never had much of a chance in the early years I can't remember ever catching anything, but at least it taught me to be patient Progressed to the local river up to the age of about 14 then discovered alcohol and girls (that discovery is up there with penicillin to me) Started back up in my early 20's when my father and his mates were going regularly, sea fishing never appealed to me as I thought it was all big stiff rods (ooer) massive hooks and lacked any finesse, but after my first trip with them I was converted We formed a small club and went on charters once a month out of Penarth and from then on, always said me and the old man would get a boat between us That never happened and after he died in 2006 I though fk it, I'll buy one For various reasons it took me 5 years to get a 20ft Wilson Flyer which I sold on a few yrs later and got a 23ft Bayliner, which I sold last year to get my current (and probably last) boat Still do a bit of fly fishing when a gang of us fish a memorial day for the old man, which involves fishing til 12 (usually on a localish stock pond) back to the pub for a presentation, barbecue and a good swig As for fishing or boating first, used to be fishing but may be swaying towards boating

I used to know our local rep quite well, he moved on to pastures new and have only met his replacement a couple of times Changed a vessel last week, think I paid 90 odd plus vat I used to be the same regarding Vaillant, visited their training centre in Yate whilst an apprentice (about 86/87) and was very impressed

I've fitted quite a few, cupboard fit and can be a bit fiddly to pipe up Suppose time will tell whether they are quality or not Have changed 4/5 Vaillant pcb's over the last 3 weeks, you get many go on your patch

Get in touch when the time comes, if you're buying a house, insist that the seller gives you a current gas safety certificate Preferably one carried out recently, gives you an idea of the boiler condition

Always used to be Vaillant, but think they are outpricing themselves, although I think they're still good I like the Baxi 830's, 10 yr warrantee and all brass internals Won't use Worcester, overpriced and full of plastic

I was supposed to be fitting a new one next week, but the twat binned me off for a cheaper quote I sincerely hope they get what they pay for Peanuts and monkeys

I don't know where they go Luke, our first season down Milford/Dale Skipper did say they seemed to head east of milford after Sept/Oct As for how long they are around, I don't know

With our (Welsh) lockdown starting Friday at 6pm and lasting at least 17 days, I'm going to venture out on Thursday Have checked with the boss, who's a bit of a twat, and moved a couple of jobs about to make it possible I can see the locks being quite busy Thursday and Friday Luckily, I have a good reason to be out of my county, I have to look at a boiler breakdown in an apartment right next to Cardiff Bay 😉

I didn't think of that