new years resolutions
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new years resolutions
?????????????????????????????????.well how many of ye are going to change yere fishing ways
happy new year to ye all
happy new year to ye all
Re: new years resolutions
Hmmmmmmm dont we normally give up things at new years??? ha ha ha my resolution is to fish as often as i can this year so bring it on !!! ha ha
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Re: new years resolutions
Mine is to start putting up angling reports again.
I stopped it because of the negative replies for some of the more dysfunctional poster
who now seemed to have gone their own way or have been removed
for the better of the more sane anglers.

I stopped it because of the negative replies for some of the more dysfunctional poster







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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: new years resolutions
More fish.
I think instead of wasting fuel, bait and time on lots of short trips to local marks,
i will try some marks further from home and maybe i will start enjoying it again. Took a break for the last 2 months and cant wait to get out some time this week. 



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Re: new years resolutions
im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat
.looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season


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Re: new years resolutions
Started doing that myself the past 6 months. Less sessions but putting the effort in to get good bait and travel a bit further a field for better fishing on good tides. It’s working a treatflyno wrote:More fish.I think instead of wasting fuel, bait and time on lots of short trips to local marks,
i will try some marks further from home and maybe i will start enjoying it again.

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Re: new years resolutions
Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishingtwinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat![]()
.looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season

New Years Resolutions:
Up on the list, get better equipment throughout the year, and have more craic!!! Summer time BBQ to beach!
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
Reel Anglers Don’t Litter
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Re: new years resolutions
thanks for that kevinCreep wrote:Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishingtwinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat![]()
.looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
New Years Resolutions:
Up on the list, get better equipment throughout the year, and have more craic!!! Summer time BBQ to beach!

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Re: new years resolutions
Get some new gear and catch more fish hopefully.




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Re: new years resolutions
180 Sessions, 50 Species, 600 hours, Hopefully. 

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42 Species to beat 2011 & 2014
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Re: new years resolutions
twinkle wrote:Creep wrote:Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishingtwinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat![]()
.looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
thanks for that kevinthe friends im talking about all disappeared [davebouy not included]when i had to lift the boat and needed hands towing her to her new home for the winter.they wont start ringing to see how im doing till the boat is back in the water.
And Here I thought you meant anti fouling, cleaning out, sorting out steerage etc etc!! Next time give me a shout, we'll arrange a day we're both free and I'll give you a hand no problem

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list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
Reel Anglers Don’t Litter
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
Reel Anglers Don’t Litter
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Re: new years resolutions
Thats nothing compared to what Dans expectations used to besaving private brian wrote:wow
Drew wrote:180 Sessions, 50 Species, 600 hours, Hopefully.






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Re: new years resolutions
I'm going to stop trying to cast a long distance ( by which I mean a massive 80 yards
) and concentrate on dropping in behind the second wave which , as you guys have kindly pointed out , is where the fish are more likely to be anyway 

