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gozzer and Paul_D - if I do manage to make the (seriously!) long trip from up here I will very likely be travelling in an 8 seat minibus with serious amounts of tackle space too.
It's as easy for me to travel either A1/M1 or M6, so could easily collect you guys on the way through Yorkshire. Like I say I'm not 100% guaranteed to be going yet, but if I do, and if you want a lift down and back the company would be good.
Sounds like a plan Nick....
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Paul - The Fish-In now always finishes the Monday before the end of May Bank Holiday. The dates are set to fit in with the spawning of the fish. The perch will normally have spawned a couple of weeks earlier, whilst the bream, roach and rudd usually spawn early June, and the tench early July. This is later than other local waters but Wingham warms up more slowly being deep and near the sea, that is cold in the spring. I'd add that I close the water for a fortnight or so after the bream spawn as they're easily stressed then.
Is it possible for you to swap duties with a colleague?
OK Steve. I see your point. I'll see nearer the time about a swap when we all know what we're doing.
Gozzer - Car share? If I could/can go I'd be happy to.
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I can never understand why the Fish-In is always undersubscribed either.
Is it the distance?
Are members put off because it's not as easy as the waters they're used to?
Any ideas?
I always seem to be unavailable due to being on-call at work that weekend. I had to give backword a few years ago on the one chance I've had due to my Grandfather passing away. Perhaps a change of the weekend by one week?
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Come out to Oz and you will be called a Pommy bastard if you are liked! If you are not liked you will be called a Pommy bastard.
What happens if you mention the Rugby?
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Done....#500515. Half way there.
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And the problem with deepest Yorkshire is?????????????????????????????????????????????????
Unfortunately and quite upsetting for most , Yorkshire is by far and away , the superior county on this little island. It provides a fantastic logistical base for all the top retail companies / warehouses , has some of the most spectacular landscape around , coastlines to die for , accents we can all understand , the finest looking women you could ever wish to meet , the hardest working (well most) men / women , the easiest way of life , the best fishing around , tallest free-standing structure in europe , yorkshire puddings , cheap pubs / clubs , fantastic history , home of some great painters / sculpters / artists , home of last of the summer wine , heartbeat , emmerdale and all creatures great and small , the ful monty + brassed off , yorkshire dales / north yorkshire moors........my fingers are getting sore but the list is endless , oh and home to Gozzer and Mr Motorola .
And about 3,000,000 Netto supermarkets!!!!
So , before slating 'deepest Yorkshire' , remember who and what you are demeaning Bill.
I could agree with most of this too....Haven't come across the finest lookin women yet and I do hope that you're not including Mr. Hockney in your feelings about good Yorkshire artists....
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The second weekend into December is enough for us!
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Timothy Taylors FULL STOP!! Not tasted a bad brew yet.
Definitely agree with that Chris.
Speaking of proper beer I'm just building up for our annual Christmas train trip. Nothing to do with shopping but traditionally, a bunch of us from work plus some ex-colleagues take a train out to Marsden and work our way back to Skipton stopping off at the stations with the pick of the hostelries for a pint or two. Magic!
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Timothy Taylors Landlord
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No I agree with Andy just because a pin "spins for ever" doesnt make it a great reel for trotting.Especially for light work.
They can be a real pain in my experience.
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Not many chub been showing at all this year Alan. I haven't fished the stretch that I suspect you'll be fishing this year though.
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Got mine but must admit I do think they start selling them too early. I won't buy one until the start of November.
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Chesters, you're so right. Too late now but I now so wish I'd pressed to find out what the family history was when I'd had the chance.
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Paul
don't worry if you haven't or can't find any, just will make things easy, if you cant find them you need to go to the registry office in the area your dad was born, just explain your tracing your family history and want to apply for a birth certificate, they will give you a form to fill out can't remember what you put down but its the basics Name, D.O.B., Address if known etc,
Once you have this it will have your Grandfather's details, Grandmother, and Occupation's then you can work back to your Grandparents marriage and so on until you cant find any more info,
Its all detective work but addictive especially when you find out were they lived, what jobs they did, wish you all the luck in the world Paul and hopefully you will have a good run.
Don't pay for membership type genealogy sites, you can search for free in your local Library that has the Census records for your area, also this one is free The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
They are Mormon's in the U.S., they came over and catalogued all Births, Deaths and Marriages in the British Isles, and some are missing but this was what I used to get some info, this only works to 1901 if I remember correctly though.
I don't want to give you too much to think about all at once but hope this helps,
If you get stuck or need any help just shout out,
Scott...
Thanks again Scott. Dad was born in Leicester and I live in Yorkshire so not too easy. I may well get back to you for that help. Cheers.
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First start with your Dad do you have any certificates for him like ideally Birth or Marriage?
Thanks Scott. I'll need to get on the phone to my sister. She dealt with his personal effects when he died so if there is anything she'll have it. I've definitely relatively recently seen the marriage certificate though.
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My family on my Dad's side is a complete mystery, shrouded in secrecy and I was never able to get any answers as to what or who my paternal Grandfather was all about. I know he was a 'ner do well' who met a dodgy end care of the Glasgow underworld but I wouldn't mind finding out more about my late fathers side of the family. Do any of you have any advice on which of the on-line genealogy sites to subscribe to and which not to?
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W/E gives the weight for the Duo-vids as 1270gms: that's more than my scope!
Yep, I'll agree with that. Just been to the post room with them and they weigh in at 1321g wearing their supplied, very comfortable, wide neoprene strap. They measure approx 20cm in length - that's just short of 3lb and 8ins respectively in old money - hardly massive to my mind.
I'm told that a great proportion of the weight of a top end binocular is actually the coating on the optics thereby alleviating the need for the physical proportions of lesser sets. The Duovid's are honestly very usuable in the general situations that Elton mentions. All I'm saying is that it means that I can stand 20 yards away from a red grouse sitting on a moorland wall and view it with magnificent clarity and notice the feather barring rather than just a brown bird.
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Hmmm.....Steve, I've no idea how much the Duovids weigh so, out of interest, I'll find out tomorrow (the dog is in his Kennel so I don't want to pass through his run and so disturb him to get to my fishing scales) the kitchen scales won't be man enough I know. They're comfortably not heavy though.
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It is a downside no doubt Jeepster. But I didn't want them solely for fishing, that's why I've complimented them with a very lightweight but high magnification set to cover all my needs. But it's a fair point.
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Well, I'll strongly disagree with that on the basis of what has already been said. With binoculars you get what you pay for. I've spent a lot on loads of different binoculars as I like nothing better than taking a pair along for a walk, fishing etc. Cheapos are a means to an end but I bit the bullet and bought a Leica Duovid 10-15x50 and it's the biz. I rarely use it at 10x usually leaving it in the 15x setting. It came with a tripod mount but I've never found the need to use it as it's steady enough for general viewing. Superb!
The downside - it's too heavy to take along when roving etc so I also bought I pair of 10x25 Ultravid folding compacts at about £350. I've compromised a bit on the objective but the magnification is superb for spotting birds etc on the riverbank. My advice would be to go to a dealer and have a look through a good set of binoculars and save up for them rather than going for cheapo's that you'll change quickly. They'll last you a lifetime.
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Thanks Judy, I really need it after the Friday and Saturday night I've had.
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i've actually only heard of one group of rainbows breading regularly in the uK other than via the assistance of man, they're at coniston hall near skipton on the border with lancashire and yorkshire. They bread in one of the streams coming into the lake, is anyone else aware of any...as it's those which may have potential for steelhead.
Never knew that Phil, very interesting. I love fishing the place too as it seems to hold the hardest fighting rainbow's I've ever come across as well as its gorgeous setting.
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If you're planning on using it abroad in European countries I'd go for the 700 series with pre-loaded maps. Cheaper in the long run to buying add on maps later, otherwise the One XL is just as good.
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I always thought a Lancashire Hot Pot was a beef stew cooked in the oven with a covering of thin sliced spud, a tasty little dish.
Traditional Lancashire Hot Pot has Kidney included in the recipe......nuf said. I was the exception in our family of not liking this dish I will admit.
Murderers rights to be parents
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The very fact that this would deliberately result in a single parent family, albeit for a period of time only, should be sufficient grounds to stop it.