Results for Court Jester
John Young 9lb 2oz (Spawney g*t)
Neal Sturt 3lb 2 oz
Mick Barnes 1lb 12oz
and not a plane in site! - thats for tomorrow!
Neal
Well done John!! ... I've seen him fish... it's not 'Sp***ny' ... it those special addititives on the bait !!
Results from Joint Venture :-
Bob F. 8 lbs 8 oz
Alun J. 7lbs 8 oz.
I'll leave Bob to report first.
Here's a pic of Bob with his PB bass ..... and he tried so hard to put it back !! 
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Well Done Guys.
My Bass may only be small but it is a PB.
A big thank you to neal for an enjoyable day aboard Court Jester, all all your help in ensuring that i came away with a targeted species.
A good day and with good company and i did get to see Johns Bass. Well done John.
Mick B
Well it looks like I got sloppy seconds again with my 8.5lber...forever the bridesmaid. Weldone to John. He deserved it. 
Twas a cracking day out with Alun again, this time on JV. Travelling out was a bit slow pushing against a 3 knt tide, and when we arrived at the mark we initially struggled for bait, but then a shoal showed up on the sounder and Alun managed to sneak out two small scad, which were a perfect size for bassing, but we'd never used scad for bassing before.
So, with no other mackerel in the tank we tried the scad. First run I got thumped by a nice little 3.5 lber, and second run Alun got hit by a bigger fish which eventually hit the scales at 7.5lb. Nothing wrong with scad baits then!!
The mackerel then started to appear and we soon had enough in the bait tank for the rest of the day.
As the flood tide slowed we had a couple of pack tope, and then anchored up up at slack tide to await the ebb tide.
On the ebb the water was noticeable clearer and we were soon back into the bass as the tide pushed past 1.5 knts. A few more bass came on board, and then nearer the end of the day I got a wonderful hit and could feel the weight of a nice fish. A good fight ensued and I knew this was likely to be a PB bass for me. Sure enough, once it was in the net we could see it was going to be ~8-9lb, and actually tugged the scales down to spot on 8.5lb, which beat my previous best 7.5lb 
Then came the dilema...keep or release? I already had a couple a nice eating fish in the pot and so decided to release the fish. The hook was deep down, so we snipped it off to prevent any damage and placed her in the net to try to see if she would go back. After about 10 mins of gentle coaxing she barely seemed ready to go, but we gave her a chance and realeased her. She dived about 10 feet but later surfaced. So, out with the net again and a short sprint across the water to pick her up and put her in the fish box. Little Rob would enjoy seeing the size of the fish, and it will certainly be welcome on the plate.
On the way back we got entertained by the Red Arrows and the Vulcan, and then battled our way through the armada that was pressing into Poole Harbour entrance. Busiest I've ever seen it.
Thanks again to Alun for another splendid day afloat. I wouldn't have gone out if you hadn't of called. Too busy doing work stuff, which is a poor excuse.
cheers
BF
Well done Bob, a great effort on the C&R -
good to see you enjoying the fruits of your labour (JV)
I was up at stupid oclock to get the boat out of the run before the 6am spring low.
Fished at dawn with lures and live baits = not a sausage
It was tough inshore with sunny conditions and the water being whipped to a foam by air show trafiic.
Despite this the best part of the day was about noon when a school of small bass were busting the surface feeding on sandeel.
I managed a dozen on the fly rod which was fun but nothing big enough to wiegh.
Sunday i got the 5 wieght out and had 30 smalll bass in two hours, saw some gars too - looks like summer has arrived at last
PJ
the weather looked good though 
who won the comp and what was the weight of the fish caught .
mark
Welldone Bob nice fish, I thought the one you caught and i netted just off the Needles was bigger though. I could be wrong. Jas
Great report Bob and i take my hat of to you, to try and release. 
Well done Guys some good fish
We were in family mode, watching the airshow
we had rods over got plenty of small bream and a couple of small smoothies but alas no bass
Charlie
So, just 5 fish booked in then? Anymore?
I believe OLi had some Adam
Charlie
While we were out on Sat
Neo joined us, he picked a quiet spot
Then decided to muscle in on another anchored vessel
Charlie
Hi Adam,
Sorry for such a late post, I've had all week off and don't have the internet in sunny Poole so I'm using the cafe at the end of the road. No monsters (unlike the previous trip ) but did have a 6lb2oz to Duncan - not in the comp, and I'm pleased to say I finally caught, with the only other 3 bass on board! Biggest 4lb9oz...
Oli