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Because I needed to know where to send a package to the welch needy as they have suffered badly with this virus due to lack of social distancing standing in the queue to shag the communal sheep tied to a lamp post in the town centre 🤣

Slow jigs have come down a lot in price now that there is more availability .......... I have found that generally colour is not important, it is the movement that attracts the fish and jig selection regarding shape and weight is determined by the depth of water, the tidal flow, and the boat drift .......... the jig must stay more or less vertical and avoid it streaming away from the boat ..............

PM incoming ...........

😂🤣😂 Luke (@Odyssey) will soon be enquiring about helicopter rigs, Chod rigs, 360 rigs, snowman rigs, in-line drop off rigs, and Zig rigs .................... I have been known to hair rig a Joey or Whiting livebait ......... they last longer and are more active ...........

That looks really nice Andy .......... but I am not a great fan of whiting, I find them to be very bland ............... the only fish I eat are Plaice, Bream, Mackerel, Pollock, Cod, and JD's ..................

Be careful, or the power will go to his head .................

Nah, but there are few on here from the middle of Scunthorpe ............🤣🤣🤣

Nice boat ............... You must be right on the legal towing limit with that as the Regal has a dry weight of 2.3T .............

40 - 60lb is not too difficult. Most reefs will hold fish to that size.

One of the wrecks I fish still holds the British Conger boat record of 133lb ....................... I had one of 92lb a few years ago from a rough ground mark ......... I have to say .......... not my favourite fish in the world !

I use a simple running ledger for most of the fishing, but tend to use a portland if putting down a livebait .......... I generally only anchor wrecks in the summer for Bream & JD's ............. anchoring at any other time only encourages the spawn of satin (Congers) and I can well do without those slimy nasty gits ...............

I guess for most folk, it is there for the emergency function ............ it certainly saves speaking the position 3 times ! I tend to use DSC to call Falmouth and Solent CG .............. A small group of us also use DSC to request a voice call, a bit of privacy is nice at times without going via 16 ........

So none of you have any of these MMSI numbers in your radio's directory ? .................. I have about 30 mmsi's stored ............ http://www.coastalradio.org.uk/mmsi.htm

Yes, they work on some boats but not others ............... I had them on my Shetland 570 with a Johnson 70, and they worked great, but I have been on other boats where doel fins have made the handling more than a little 'iffy' The problem occurs as you go into a turn under power and the stern 'digs in' causing the boat to take on quite a pronounced and sudden list to port or starboard, backing off the throttle and less steering input fixes the problem, under those circumstances the boat feels quite unstable as the 'shift' is very sudden and pronounced .................... It doesn't happen to all boats, just some ..................

I use Tony at Bridger Marine in Exeter for all my engine work. Mercury and Honda main agents, not cheap, but they do an excellent and thorough job. As an example, I mentioned that it rattled at idle in gear and was clunky going into gear...... Tony straight away advised it was probably prop rattle from the gearbox due to the heavy 4 blade SS prop and the answer was to fit an ungraded Mercury solid prop hub with titanium torque rods. Not a cheap solution but it fixed the problem. They also show me all the changed parts after a service. TBH, I don't mind paying a bit extra for high quality service and product knowledge.

The RYA guidelines are exactly what is on the tin ........ Guidelines .............not mandatory, not a COP, just guidelines............ The bottom line is, and I say this to all open boat users............. 1. Wear a Kill cord ........ it will save your life and the lives of others 2. Make sure the kill cord is in good order, and the kill switch is tested at each annual service. 3. Make sure it is SECURELY fixed to the wearer, and the wearer will always be the helm 4. Make sure that it cannot get tangled and interfere with the safe operation of the boat A rescue / safety boat helm should never fail to wear a kill cord ............ and you have met that criteria 👍

Anybody that does not wear a kill cord on an open boat is just asking for the day of judgement ! I always wear the kill cord and often it is 2 connected together as it gives me a bit of leeway to move around the boat and still stay connected. Also, it provides a spare in case one breaks (Merc cords have a habit of breaking the ring) ............... I don't wear it on the leg .......... I clip it to my LJ recovery loop............

My engine gets between 2 - 4 hours on the average trip, however, for safety reasons I always kill the engine when drifting or when I am not at the helm. In an open boat it is far too easy for somebody to accidentally knock the throttle, which, if the engine was running could have dire consequences.

It isn't a risk if you know a little about the manufacturer etc .......... being in the trade, I probably am able to source this info easier . 28lb spectra with a 30lb Sakuma copolymer leader and a 92lb conger is a fair test ........... 👍 ................ 80lb Spectra and a large Bluefin is also a fair test, TBH I was more worried about my bimini top shot knot and the Aussie plait leader knot than the braid 🤣

Another vote for Spectra in green ............... IIRC it is made in the same factory as Powerpro ............. I buy direct from china and there has never been a problem ..................... I use 28lb for general wreck and bottom fishing, and 80lb for sharks and other stuff .........other stuff can be counted as fish weighing 100's of lbs !

I use Garmin 'Livescope' and find it very effective, especially when over a wreck as you can see exactly where the fish are in relation to the wreck, however, most of the time I use it as forward scanning sonar and it is not only useful but very effective ........... however, not a cheap option, and I am always aware that i have a £1100 transducer hanging off the transom !

Yes and no .......... depends on your engine run time , a Merc 60 only outputs 18A max ...............when I had a Merc 60 EFI on my last boat with a single battery, I used to 'smart charge' the battery about 4 times per year ................

I generally leave mine on both, unless I am at anchor for a long period (over 5 hours), then I switch to battery 2 as the house battery ...........

Whilst that is true, there is a huge difference between a 'managed factory' product and a 'knock off' product ! , unless of course it comes from the same factory as the 'managed' product , and a good example of this is Spectra Braid and Shimano Power Pro braid ..... Spectra is a fraction of the price but equally as good, mainly because it is produced in the same factory, but without the fancy branding

A decent 1, 2, Both, Off switch is £60 ish ............ mine is a BEP rated at 600A continuos, 800A peak ............. be very wary of cheap Chinese switches as their load contact rating is not that high .........