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[geejayy]

Originally Posted by Vagabond

In the UK, you would starve to death at the roadside before anyone stopped and offered help.

mmnnnnnnnnnnnn.............yes and no,
these days most people are unwilling to stop and offer help either because they feel they dont have time and its not their problem or they may feel unsafe approaching a stranger in a remote location .
its sad that in this country now people are a little insular and reserved when it comes to offering unsolicted help,
but i can understand it , when on one occasion i stopped to offer assistance and got told to 'sod off'.
all that guy needed to say was ' ok mate thanks for stopping but i don't need help' and i would have felt a damn sight less disgruntled.

people just don't seem to know how to speak to each other these days , and i'm as guilty as most.

on a more positive note;-
[color="Red"]a big thanx to the guy who assisted jump starting my car this morning , a polite request is all it took and he came up trumps with a set of leads COLOR].

i fel asleep in a layby but left me lights on , as i returned from the selsey meet

[Vagabond]

Have never fished the Marina, but feel like giving it a go (prob West Arm to start with)

Found the web site very informative, but it doesn't tell you how to get tickets.

Do you need to get them from the Tackle Box before you start ?

....or does someone come along selling them?

[Lewis 77]

A guy will come along the arm and sell you a ticket whilst you are fishing. Check they have proper ID and give you a proper ticket. Dave (the bald headed chap in tackle box shop) will also be able to sell you a ticket before you start if you're in the shop prior to going fishing.

[Vagabond]

Originally Posted by Lewis 77

. Check they have proper ID and give you a proper ticket.

LOL Duff tickets sound a profitable sideline!

Anyway, thanks for the info - we would probably prefer an early start before the tackle shop is open.

[fishyrob]

Had a session on the inshore part of the East arm yesterday, on the float and prawn. But it was very poor. Saw a few small wrasse come up from down the wall, and there were plenty of mackerel around past the bend (pegs 15+) but for me just a few missed bites, from something with a passion for biting prawn heads off!!

[geffski]

hi rob good to see you post on this fine forum mate!
is it just me or has the marina been a bit of a wash out this year?
last summer i did realy well, but this year ive had nothing of any note!
few bass to about 3lb and thats it, the rest just bits and peices
spose may pick up in the autumn!
how have you been doing over ther on the whole ?

[fishyrob]

Hey Geff,

Definately not the best year for the bass, to date, although the next few months are usually the best. Suprising on other things though, like Red Mullet and definately the best hound year on record.(Fopr exactly the period of time I was landlocked in Eastern Europe!) I suspect that these fish are expanding everywhere though, perhaps filling the gaps left by the thinning of other species! Just a point, thick lipped mullet can be caught in their dozens on harbour rag in the autumn, when they are shoaling prior to departure from their summer haunts. I wonder if this was the situation you had on the Adur?

[geffski]

could be i only ever fished for them mid sept until the first frost if they hadnt
buggerd off already, found the best days realy carm and very overcast.

[lucky]

Hi Rob - I was down on the east arm in bay 13 on Saturday between midday and 8pm and there was quite a lot of mackerel about. Most were being caught on the feathers but the guy next to me caught about 20 on a strip of mackerel belly on the float about 12' down. A few other things such as the odd garfish and the usual wrasse close to the wall were being caught near me. I had a nice red mullet towards the end of the day.

[fishyrob]

Nice one lucky. I reckon I will be going full out on a live mackerel assault when I am down there next. Very specific method for bass unless that Great White wanders round from Cornwall.....!!