The 1st boat that I owned was a 16ft clinker built boat which I used to moor on top of the cliff at Sandholes crane,we used to lower the boat into the water on the crane do a days fishing & then had to wind the crane up by hand.The next boat I owned was an I.P.16 fitted out at Clarks Boatworks in those days we used to fish in the Portland Race when we never saw a Bass under 6lbs.I then decided that I needed more speed so I bought an Alaska 500 with an 18hp Mercury outboard which I ran for 4 years.I then moved the boat to Castletown on Portland & put a cuddy & a 60hp Mariner on.During this time I used to fish Weymouth & Portland competitions which gave me a lot of knowledge for what was to happen later.I am a life member of E.F.S.A (European Federation of Sea Anglers)& The British Conger Club.I used to be a very competitive angler both on the boat & on the beach.I used to work in the Naval Base on Portland until they closed it.So in 1996 me & the bank bought Top Cat.Here we are in 2010 and I have video footage of the new Top Cat III at sea.Check out the video
Well here,s something that you don,t see every day a Goldfinch perched on a fishing rod giving a whole new meaning to rod rest
Tony Walcott with an early season pollock
Here we have London angler Rob Fox with a personal best Cod caught over the festive period.It weighed 12 lbs,well done Rob
Here,s Belgium angler Jean-Marie with another boat record.This time a Bass weighing 14 pounds beating the old record by 1 1/2 pounds
While fishing the EFSA European championships this week Russian angler Mikhail Dyshluyk captured this fine Plaice weighing 6lb 9 oz,which is yet another boat record.
Here we have Roley from Belgium a regular visitor to our shores with yet another personal best Brill weighing nearl 6 1/2 pounds
Here,s a photo of local angler Paul Taylor "Tex" from Preston with a magnificent Black Bream of 6lbs 1oz weighed in officially at Weymouth Angling Centre, this beats the boats previous best by one whole pound,well done Paul
Here we have Chris Stevens from Wiltshire with his personal best Cod weighing 19lbs
On the same trip as Chris above Stan the man caught this lovely Plaice of 4lbs
Here we have EFSA member Matt Osbourne with yet another personal best Plaice weighing 5lb 10oz
Here,s a picture of Lee Harding from Portsmouth with a magnificent Pollock caught inshore which weighed in at 19bs,which apart from being a personal best is the biggest fish he,s ever caught, well done Lee
Last Updated: Mon Jan 9 2012