I notice that it seems to have gotten very windy of late. So-so for angling, great for wind-surfers... but far too windy for flying kites, I would have thought

Still, each to his own sport.

[ 23. October 2002, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: Bruno Broughton ]

It depends on your kite,I love a good blow for my Peter Powell.

But not on public land, I trust.

Step 1 : buy a kite
Step 2 : buy PVA string and bags
Step 3: fill the bag with bait ...tie to the kite .. place your hook in the bag...fly the kite over swims too far out to cast to ....

Step 4 : Drop the kite ... reel the kite in when the PVA should have dissolved.

You are now fishing swims others cant get to ...

Its used when beach casting in Africa y not coarse ... worth a try

That way you still get to go fishing ( or perhaps just go to the pub ) and had a valid explanation for the missus as to why you're going

I am not a fan of wind. Its worst when im walking accross a flat field to get to the river and im holding a load of gear. I get blow over! Its the net bags that catch all the wind!

Yep, 'fraid so Bruno, Hengistbury Head(!) is a good spot,also Barton cliff top or somewhere in the New Forest.

Harry Potter fans will no doubt be aware that a Howler is a red envelope - delivered by owl of course - the opening of which results in a high pitched screaming rebuke directed at a wizarding miscreant. Ron Weasley received one in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for borrowing his Dad's illegally enchanted Ford Anglia.

Much more useful from an angling point of view from the last book one feels, is a substance called Gilly Weed, consumption of which enables a human being to breathe underwater. There is however apparently no truth whatsoever in the rumour that a group of carp anglers fishing some syndicate waters somewhere in the West Midlands have been using it to great effect for baiting up purposes.

Maybe not Bill, but I bet if it was put on sale there are enough of the daft b*****s that would buy it!

Den

The trouble with Gilly Weed is that they'd smoke it!
DCB

No I think that's another weed that makes people 'think' they can breathe underwater.

Actually I think wizarding anglers are generally more of the split cane and centrepin variety with the spell 'Caneo Reparum' coming in very useful from time to time as a means of keeping creaking vintage tackle in good nick.

I did hear however that Ultrabite was originally developed by a member of the dark lord Voldemort's gang, can anyone confirm this?