Well Sammy has nothing of worth to report.
Tom Pot Blenny, small pout and LSD's seemed to make up most of the day.
Started at Christchurch Ledge and worked back to Poole with nothing worth talking about.
Ended up parking near Mike (the mad version 
) and admired his new craft!
Going back into Poole it was like the world and his wife wanted to catch the bridge opening at 4.30, the RoRo ferry was on its way out and people scatted everywhere except a very small rib which travelled alongside the ferry but within 25mtrs of its side! 
Nice to be out but some good fish would have make it great.
Coddy
ps Good to hear you made it back ok Bob, I was listerning in on the radio and was thinking of you. 
Well Phaeton had a few miles logged and some new territory covered. managed to do no better than AWOL adventures on the shambles and, to cut to the chase, gave up on them.
Followed Nipper a mile and a half, then another, then another.........gave up on that too
Ran out to some deeper water and managed to have a few tussles
Dave - Conger 22lb
Me - Huss 8lb 5oz and Spurdog 13lb 11oz
Pictures when I get home later in the week - am on a borrowed machine here!
"Awol" went west looking for bream and found a few, I had the largest weighed onboard at 2lb 10oz. Also had an Undulate Ray on a light spinning rod and 6000 size reel it weighed 18lb 10oz. Amazed that the hook held on but thankfully it did 
Martin
Martin,
What odds would you have given me that Pete Russel Snr would catch one exactly the same size and strangely using the same method. Both are only 2oz short of the club record as well.
Martin,
What odds would you have given me that Pete Russel Snr would catch one exactly the same size and strangely using the same method. Both are only 2oz short of the club record as well.
Knowing PR I would give 100:1 
He text me with the good news last night 
Any other good specimens recorded yet?
Martin
WELL DONE ALL
I'm hoping to enter a few comps this year out on Marichelle.....I certainly could do with the practice.
I ended up at canford boat jumble with Jimbo and bought some 12mm multiplait polypropelene 100m for
1m of chain would be a bit short, you'll need at least the lengh of your boat.
Hi Kam,
Was just stating what i had bought . I am going to cut my existing chain of 25m in half and put 12.5m of chain on my new rope and keep the other 12.5m chain and anchor as a spare mate. Cheers Jas
Might be worth weighing the chain Jason....if it's heavier than your anchor it would be good.
Can otherwise imagine you retrieving via the alderney ring, dragging the anchor up to the ring, then the weight of the anchor overcoming the weight of the chain and plummetting once more to the seabed.
Still...what do I know!
Mike
Quite a bit by the sounds of it Mike. Very good tip mate, one that i would not have thought of. Cheers Jas
Generally it wouldn't matter with a bruce/copy anchor as the shank of the anchor will be over the ring and counts towards the weigh of the the chain.
Not always Kam - in an ideal world yes, but often mine fails to lodge in the ring.
It is good practise anyway to have a long length (as stated) of 'heavier than your anchor' chain to not only assist in retreaving, but to help hold the bottom