Id echo all of the previous comments - what a great day!! - very hard work for those who fished (myself included) -but our effort was at least only one day, compared to the organisers who had many more hours of effort setting up, including lost fishing time, paperwork and organising all the sponsorship.
What a result Craig! even more remarkable such a good Conger from not more than a mile offshore 
Just shows what can be done!!
We had a great day, some 15 miles out on the banks and bridge in the company of a couple of Poole / Lymington charters. It was like a washing machine on the way back in, but we were going as quickly as possible to make the scales.
Well Done also to Alun for weighing in a nice bass for the prize table... 
Paul
Well done Craig,
You did us proud
PJ
Come on then What was caught?? some of us had to work at the weekend!! 
James
Yep - liked Cobbs - a good venue. Slightly trickier for bringing live fish to the scales, but workable.
Lets use it again in 2010?
I agree mate
we had a cunning plan,
Will unloaded kit at the Club for us to load on boat, drove to and parked at the Quay, registered and jumped on the boat at the steps, and off we go.
end of day boat to quay, get car, load live fish into car and off to weigh in. Boat to Club clean up and car to cobbs.
Worked OK, except for part of quay closed to traffic when we got in.
but in hindsight all the extra travel around the quay area at under 6 knots, it would have been better just to go from the Yacht Club and return there, then use the cars.
Craig,
You are more than welcome mate, I am glad the tips were useful.
We stuck to an ambitious plan [Hit or bust] in a big tide, and we missed out.
If such big tides are selected again, perhaps our plan would be more conservative.
Charlie
Firstly thanks for the pats on the back but I and I'm sure the others are feeling a little sore now so that's enough of that 
I agree the venue is near perfect certainly not a better one available to us in Poole.
The comp could go forward another year. We have been offered the venue and a few sponsors have intimated that they would be up for supporting us again however! we will need some new blood to take on the admin, organising and promoting side of things.
Neil Alun and myself more or less let the beast take its own course this year. With a little effort from someone I feel it could grow greatly into one of the best comps around but it would need new helpers each responsible for their own little area of organisation. Spread out this way we could have a good comp without onerous amounts of work that would allow even the organisers to fish it or at least most of it.
Have a think guys and we will discuss at the next meeting
Martin
Sounds like a great day was had - well done. Does anyone know if the results are published please?
Cheers
Max
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Well Done Craig on a good fish, coming 2nd and good report. Also well done Jackie for putting up with Craig, I can just imagine the banter between you 
Martin
BTW it was 82:1
Nice report Craig.
Great to see someone really enjoying his fishing and able to get Jackie just as keen as you are.
You may have considered yourself an outsider but you got the slice of luck you deserved, not many take the effort to go out the day before to ensure good bait. Or sleep on the boat overnight to be prepared for the off.
I think you flatter me too much, to make it sound like we were the only threat to a 100% fish.
We tried hard as ever, but it was your day not ours.
Incidently if you were on top of the pout all day, you were certainly in a good spot.
Good chance of more eels in that area and some winter cod later.
Well done again
Charlie
Well done Craig nice eel
Its seems you all liked the new venue and was organised superbly good work to all that got it up and going .
I'm going to have to book it as holiday and have a go next year 
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But what about the time of year? was the September comp a better call that the winter? was there more fish weighed in? any surprises at the scales? what won?
tight lines
James
James
A broader range of species weighed in that made the weigh in more interesting.
A Gurnard won, will post results when Paul D sends them through to me. Also waiting for photos from Andy at PSA centre
Martin
First 10 places were as follows.
- 1 R Miller Red Gurnard 1lb 8oz 120.00%
- 2 C White COnger 40lb 15oz 102.34%
- 3 M jersey Bull Huss 9lb 13.5 98.44%
- 4 R Trickett Undulate ray 13lb 1.5 93.53%
- 5 P Dore Bull Huss 8lb 13oz 88.13%
- 6 D Whitfield Brill 4lb 5oz 86.25%
- 7 R vane Undulate 12lb 85.71%
- 8 T Mitchell Undulate 11lb 12.5 84.15%
- 9 K trim Undulate 11lb 8oz 82.14%
- 10 C Witheford Ballan Wrasse 4lb 0.5oz 80.63%
I "know" Craig was lucky. 
but seriously you make your own luck and I must confess he was not the only one pleased to hear the lack of eels from Alfresco ( Sorry Charlie ! ).
Should we not publish the results on the website homepage as I am sure plenty of visitors will be logging on to check out the result?
Rob
Nice one Craig and Jackie
congratulations on the win and managing to get the 40lber over the gunwhale.
I remember how exhausted Gordon was with a similar fish with the tide running.
Shame about the camera batteries......moral of story is keep 'em on charge "you never know what's out there" Ha Ha
Dave
Well done Craig. Enjoyed your write up, just a shame there were no pictures of Jackie...... & the eel of course!
Look forward to going out with you next summer.