Saintly Fish

Good luck with training a doggie to lay still whilst you measure. maybe weight might be better?

He won’t win though, he can’t handle pressure.

Ok that’s fine. Just didn’t know if you sold other stuff too. I’d rather give my money to a forum member, but never mind.

Nice one Terry, good man. Will you be bringing your boat to Hamble for the weekend? If so I need to try and find you a berth.

Thanks Terry, but for a mackerel/bream rod and reel that's about £350 more than i was looking to spend.

Ok, so after loosing my conoflex kayak rod and shimano 4000 FS reel yesterday. I’m in the market for a replacement set up. Im thinking a rod and reel for mackerel fishing, bream and maybe a bit of jigging? I don’t want to buy a specific rod for jigging as I don’t really do it. But I do have a couple of jigs 80g that could be used at Yarmouth deep in the solent. It’s a place I drift for bass. So what recommendations can you guys offer? @Terry Smith

Well, I was putting it away into one of the roof mounted holders. Holding on with my left hand and reaching up with the rod in my right. I slotted it in the holder and as I retracted my arm, the handle tucked itself into my sleeve. As my arm came down the rod came with it, bounced off the gunwale and floated away. Shame really as it was a good little rod for mackerel fishing. The reel was old but still very usable.

So, for the first time in two years I took my dad fishing yesterday. We met at 7.45am and we’re gone from the pontoon by 8. We drifted in the solent shallows for an hour first to try for plaice. Nothing. Ok, so contInue east with the tide to Browndown. Drop the anchor and settle in waiting for the action to start. Nothing... for an hour. Then I pulled in a mediocre sized dog fish. Then my dad pulled in a smaller one. Well he had to have a photo, and did his best at trying to make it bigger than it was. That was it. 5 hours we sat there for two LSD’s. Not even any other bites. What a disappointment. The biggest highlight of the day was me throwing my conoflex kayak rod and small 4000 sized shimano reel over the side only to watch it float on the surface teasingly for 6 seconds, then descend to the bottom. So 2 dogs, a lost rod and some decent catch up time with the old man. A good day out!

Not really, I just don’t believe in beating on pensioners! 😇

Uhmmmmn...... when did this become all about Ian? I was talking to the 👨🏼‍🦰👾🧠

I have nothing😇

🤣🤣

I knew I’d beat you into submission eventually. I’m just surprised it was so easy! 😇

Ha....... you can deny it all you like mate. But you definitely are strawberry blonde, (in patches)!

How do you know he did this himself?

I thought you were welsh Luke , not Irish?

Unlucky. Tonight’s the night💪🏻

I’d guess you feel pretty much the same. And don’t try to give me any old pony about what a royalist you are!

I found him irrelevant. Couldn’t care less tbh.

Have you found out yet?

That’s a lot of words. Do you do a ladybird version? 🤣

I’m out now, a sneaky Friday dangle with my dad.

Sorry, don’t like the original or this version.

Good luck Mike. We wait with anticipation for the report containing an early season double!!