Not long now until your club's next competition - the annual 48hr specimen hunt.
For those who havent fished this before the format is simple.
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea?
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea?
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea?
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
9) Dave- Wight Magic
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
9) Dave- Wight Magic
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
9) Dave- Wight Magic
10) John W - Rosie One
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
9) Dave- Wight Magic
10) John W - Rosie One
11) Allan Green- Kind of Magic
1) Adam F - JV
2) Alun J - JV
3) Paul F - JV
4) Tom B - Mrs Sea
5) Greg C - Mrs Sea
6) Terry B - Mrs Sea
7) Martin - AWOL
8) Dean - AWOL
9) Dave- Wight Magic
10) John W - Rosie One
11) Allan Green- Kind of Magic
12} Charlie Alfresco
13) Sam Alfresco
14) Graham Alfresco
15] Will TBC Alfresco
Frisky Fox and crew will NOT be fishing this comp, yet again.
I can't help but think that the club constitution had it right with Objective 4.1 "To promote the sport of Recreational Sea Angling from small boats in Poole Bay and adjacent waters".
If the competition rules had a clause such as "no more than 6 miles offshore from the Dorset and Hampshire coastline, within the Eastern and Western limits of Club Waters", then I might reconsider.
This would then put the 16 and 17 foot boats of the club on a level playing field with the offshore-capable boats, and would result in a much more "inclusive" competion, and might even attract a wider number of entrants.
Funnily enough, this would then also go a long way to meet the club's Objective 4.2 "To promote and enhance safe practices in small boats."
Just my personal views, but sorry folks, we will not be joining in this one, and that's my honest reason why.
Mike
Mike,
I disagree about.........numbers taking part....and likelihood of winning.
I suspect that most of those signed in so far are those hoping to go to Alderney... because that's a fishing trip in their calendar and they'll be doing more fishing than normal !
As Adam has said previously, the chances of catching a winning fish are much more likely over here, with inshore species .....red gurnard and some of the rays are much likely to be 100 % than the flatties, pollack, bass or cod we will be targetting.
When the weather forecasts give a fishing weekend, I'm sure plenty more will add their names; sorry you can't make it.
Alun.
Mike,Para 4, DEAD RIGHT!! says my 16ft longliner, Derek V. 
Although I am hoping to get over to Alderney Mike, I have had my 3 best fish (so far) very close inshore. A 13lB 8oz Pollock just off the Needles, a 9 1/2lB Bass INSIDE Poole Harbour and a 3lB 9oz Bream just off Ballard. Of thise I think the Bream was the best specimen.
I will be entering the comp, but more to add to the winnings rather than in the hope of winning it myself.
Interesting reaction to this comp.
Personaly I use it as the ideal excuse to get away for 3 days and fish non-stop, as I have done for the past 4 years. If I really wanted to win the comp I'd stay inshore and fish for bream or congers - honestly!
My personal tip would be to anchor the back of xchurch ledge in 50' water during the hours of darkness for a 100% eel - not hard to achieve, even in a 16' longliner.
For those of you who have 16/17' boats why do you feel disadvantaged against the bigger craft? Deeper water doesnt mean bigger fish!
Mike - take a look back at previous years 2nd trips to Alderney over the 48hr comp - most of us dont even make 50% of specimen.
The clubs constitution relates to small boats in club waters - this is boats under 30' from St Cats to Portland and as far South as you wish. This comp still complies with this?
Mike - Why not enter the comp and prove a point?
This is very odd too spend hundreds of pounds on fuel to fish a 3 day comp on fishing grounds that will not produce a winning fish i always wanted to fish Alderney too catch big bass , tope and turbos think i will stay at home and save my money
graham
I was rather hoping to catch something a bit bigger too Graham but the point Adam is making is that if I catch a 40LB Tope and a 12LB Turbot on the other side of the channel, it wont come close to beating a 3 1/2 Bream just outside the harbour (which I did about 4 or 5 weeks ago).