Fish Finder

Just added a day boat to our list of offerings shes been renovated over the winter and she passed her BSC and has had her stability test conducted we got our operators licence this weekend so she is able to be hired out as of this weekend . anyone interested can visit our website at http://www.ludhamtackle.co.uk/we have a page on there with an online booking form . hoping she is going to be the first of a small fleet. (Well u have to start somewhere).

lovely to see the photos of that 44 pounder and great to hear that the big boys and girls are still in evidence, we had a low 30 pounder come out at Womack about 15 months ago caught on a plug during the winter months but only jacks and jennys upto around 6 pound have been caught recently AFAIK at Womack unless anyone knows any diffently. i think the salt water surges drive them further upstream as they hate salty water.

I have actually refused to sell pike tackle to customers on a couple of occasions as they clearly had no idea about their own safety nor that of their intended target species.IMHO Pike fishing should only really be conducted by those familiar with the creature or those under direct tuition from a person used to handling this fine species of fish. Even I as an experienced angler would be rather concerned if i hooked a large broads pike so i tend to always go fishing for them with an experienced friend. Big bream are a lot safer to play and land so i tend to promote those to customers who are in experienced and in the main they see the point. Handling Pike demands common sense and respect for the animal. Most anglers are unaware of the fact that the pike though a predator is actually a very delicate fish and can easily die at a later time if mishandled

I had heard that the lease is not a great one very expensive and the chain are VERY inflexible regarding payments . im sure that if pub chains were more understanding and less greedy that our broadland pubs would actually retain a bit of longevity . but as is many tennants are being squeezed out by high rents / leases,forced into buying their beer from the chains themselves who charge extortionate prices for their wares v cheap booze in supermarkets. The cost of pint in pub is almost 3 times what a supermarket sells a similar quantity for and needs to be because the publican needs to survive . trouble is pub trade is at its lowest point since wwii people can buy cheap booze in supermarkets and sit in the comfort of their own surroundings and smoke if they so wish whereas pubs are more expensive and the smoking ban killed a lot of trade off too ( not that I smoke ) but i can see why people would choose home over pub nowadays

apologies bigbream didnt mean to vent at you specifically please check my pm

If you had read a previous post you would have been informed that i was told by the locksmith that secured our door that unit 3 at ludham bridge had similar repairs done on the morning of thursday last week due to similar circumstances. cant think why he would have said that if it was untrue. But anyway you obviously seemingly doubt my version of events or the fact that we were broken into or the validity of the events.that happened to us why else would you feel the need to pick holes in my version of events. ludham bridge aside i hope this never happens to any of you. Frankly I am dismayed at of all the small minded and irrelevant pettiness that has taken over this thread. when it was initially meant as the sharing of a happy resolution of a rather nasty event that could ruin any small business. in fact very few of you have actually offered sympathy .preferring to pursue conspiracies and irrelevancies and promote your own somewhat negative views . that in my mind shows your true calibre

Maybe if you patronised the shop more often it would be open when you want it ive actually been working on shop business all over the winter rather than sitting non productively waiting for non existant winter clients once in a blue moon and actually from easter we are open 7 days a week until november no weekends off no bank holidays off . can you say that ? i think we can take time off when we want it as youre not paying my wages!

Hi Poppy we reported it to the police and have a crime number for it . i dont believe it is a requirement to inform the media especially whilst police are still conducting the investigations. and no no rat odour here i was informed by the police that a shop in north walsham was also hit recently in a similar manner and that a unit at ludham bridge was also broken into on or around the same time as the locksmith who secured our shop told us he had had to do similar work that morning due to the same circumstances. Hi Kfurbank the broadshaven issue is not one of a chequered history I know for a fact that the previous establishment couple have had personal issues and decided to go their separate ways. It was a purely personal set of circumstances and the brewery chain felt that the establishment needed to carry on as a business for the time being. cant really see the need to bring up the broads haven in this thread unless you have some underlying personal reason for doing so. Hi Heron thanks for that . I will be checking that with clive. small print is a biatch lol

Just curious, Heron why would this insurance not be valid ? Perhaps your marina is overly cautious? As far as i am aware the tolls declaration just says you have to have a minimum of £2 million pounds insurable value of the craft for a minimum of 3rd party cover I may be wrong but i haven't seen anything that stipulates, "must be regulated by a UK FSA authority". Am i incorrect?

hi guys i posted about it because i am happy with the service and the rapid payout from what i can see in some of the follow up posts some of you are more concerned about the nationality and who is in charge. which in my case has been irrelevant. so here is the low down I deal with Clive Lewis he is the broker for Edward Williams his office is situated at Womack Staithe at the address that some kind forum member posted earlier in this thread so anyone wishing to discuss insurance can speak directly to him on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays during working hours. We insure our Fairline with him and our business. They are not regulated by the UK FSA but are Spanish based and their head is registered with the Spanish FSA so i believe. As for insurance per se whoever and whatever company you go with regardless of national registration body the first question any insurer asks is "how can we mitigate our losses or reduce the amount on paying out compensation". that is standard with ANY company and UK based ones are just as guilty of it as foreign ones. So I personally think that the fact of whichever nationality the company is is somewhat irrelevant . I am speaking from my experience in dealing with Edward William and i cannot fault the service. I speak as i find and i offered my experiences for any interested parties. But I am sure that such a rapid payout would not have been forthcoming from a UK insurer or indeed a US one I am sure all of you are capable of deciding who you prefer to insure with. This was meant as an informative post and my recommendation is based entirely on my own experience. Whether you decide to look further into this is entirely up to individual personal preference. regards Fishfinder

I dealt directly with the head man, Clive Lewis. and it was he who wrote the cheque out immediately hope that helps

Hi Guys just a few words about the excellent standard of service we have had from our insurer. Edward William We run the small tackle shop on Womack Staithe at Ludham . On the night of Wednesday 18th/Thursday 19th of March we were broken into and the thieves took all the rods reels and blister packed terminal tackle from the shop destroying the door the till and taking the rod stands too. We called the police and informed the insurer who requested an inventory of missing stock. Over the weekend we compiled the list of stock and submitted it to the insurer this morning. Within the hour my wife received a cheque for the amount stolen. NOW THAT is service . I would highly recommend Edward William Insurance to anyone considering changing their insurer. The rates were competitive and the no quibble service with fulfilment inside 24 hours has taken away all our worries about our ability to replace the stock before the season restarts which in a small business is paramount. Lets just hope the police are as quick to apprehend the perpetrators!

Hi Jon just read your latest wish list ....I just happen to have a 1977 Fairline Phantom 32 with twin 6 cylinder volvo penta diesels. see the image on the profile. I bought her in November 2012 She just had her recent BSC and is now up to date until 2018 anti fouled 2013 both sets of bellows replaced and legs serviced at the same time. now i hadnt thought about selling her but i might be persuaded to part with her if the price is right. If you're interested in having a look and making an offer or if you have a client already in need of one of these , drop me a line / email and we can arrange a viewing. but i do stress i am not desperate to sell her and will only part with her if i consider the price to be right. I also know of a Seamaster 813 which is also on your shopping list (at least i think its an 813) that the owner was making noises about selling earlier this year. we can discuss that one too regards Dave

Wow That was fast thanks for the feedback .

Just a quick post to let you know i have now had time to sit down and build our own web site . Its live now at www.ludhamtackle.co.uk. It still needs a few finishing touches and a bit of fleshing out but most relevant pages are up and contain details. It also tells you a little about us what we do where we are now and where we plan on heading and also links to what else in on offer at Womack Staithe. Also If anyone has any nice photos of their time at womack id be happy to put them in our gallery page. Dave & Shelagh