The Diamond Geezer

quote: Originally posted by RUDD: I use the Leeda graphite spray ... HB, 2B or 4B :confused: DG

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quote: Originally posted by BUDGIE: I believe there were some stocked in waters in the 70s. Personally, I think that the stories about Black-Bass in the UK are a load of old cojones DG [ 13. May 2004, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by ratty46: why, thank you, Nugg : ) ... and Russell, you two have something in common; you FitzPatrick and Nugg FitzSheep (allegedly) DG [ 13. May 2004, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by nursejudy: Welcome to the asylum; the lunatics are in charge. Judith I wish ! DG [ 13. May 2004, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Mark Ramsden: .... any good places to fish for giant roach in Norfolk, Holkham, Reepham, Fritton & Blickling . The Broads even DG obo Nugg [ 13. May 2004, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

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.... and here's an avatar-sized one that I prepared earlier . . . ___________________ . , Personally, I think it looks rather good . DG [ 13. May 2004, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

Rob & Rudd are 100% right. Have a read of this ... it might help, too. DG

Yeah, I know what you mean, Tangler ... but I don't think you had any cause for worry ... the sheep in Nugg's area are quite attractive apparently! ____________________________________ DG P.S. Allegedly Nugg, the Old Trucker , uses the Celtic Method to hold his sheep, viz. _________________________________________ and I believe in Wales they mildly stun them first with Leeks, and north of the border they give them a few drams of the hard-stuff to make them more relaxed [ 13. May 2004, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by The Tangler: quote: Originally posted by Nugg: Wishing a warm welcome to all new members, and those not so new ones that I haven't till now. Errrrrr you haven't till now what ??? Wished them a warm welcome ! DG [ 13. May 2004, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by russell fitzpatrick: ... how I can put my avatar ... in my profile?? Don't bother ... just leave it here:- __________________ DG P.S. I think SMS-text-speak is carp :mad: [ 13. May 2004, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Newt: We did have a few convinced that after a certain number of posts you were given an auto. __________________ Loved it myself. Yup ... Russ can have my old one .. DG [ 13. May 2004, 10:49 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

VellKumm, Russ aka Ratty quote: Originally posted by kleinboet: You have to be slightly batty - it's required!! Who says? You speak for yourself! _____________________________ D G Oooooooooooops! Here they come ... _______________ [ 13. May 2004, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by GlennB: Can the joint safely be sanded until it fits? GlennB Don't even think about it!! DG [ 13. May 2004, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Andy Macfarlane: I build up the carbon by rubbing the spigot with a softish pencil. A 2B usually does it. Excellent advice! The graphite of pencil "leads" is a superb lubricant. Normal pencils are HB, (H= hard, B= black), so you may have to go to an Art, Pencils & Inks shop to get 2B or 4B pencils. Graphite conducts electricity and so 2B and 4B pencil leads are also great for lubricating battery contacts on elec appliance and gear like mobile phones, digi-cams where many of the so-called battery probs are merely down to bad contacts Also great for lubing domestic and car keys DG [ 13. May 2004, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by RUDD: Take it this is Barford lakes in Norfolk. Well the Barford Lakes I know well and fish from time-to-time are near Wymondham, not far from Norwich, so I guessed that's where Mark meant. quote: Originally posted by RUDD: ... in Norfolk and Suffolk ... there are very few heavily stocked commercial fisheries. Personally I thought there were loads ... Swangey, Rocklands Mere , Heron, Costessey, Waveney Valley, Walsham, Swanton, Taverham, Lenwade, Besthorpe, Tasburgh, etc etc etc DG [ 13. May 2004, 09:21 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

</font> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by BUDGIE: I believe there were some stocked in waters in the 70's.Also I remember someone (/near some USAF bases that still had them in.Nearest places out of the country are a few lakes in France and the Rio Ebro in Spain.All artificialy introduced of course.The stocking of Bass in France is commonly blamed for the introduction of the dreaded Bullhead Catfish or Poisson Chat as the French refer to them.God forbid they ever end up in this country. </font><hr /> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">For many anglers, large-mouth black bass are los cojones del pero As they say, one man's fish is another man's poisson Who gives a toss about Section 30 Notices? Recently came-across this article about catching them (in Africa,, not UK), whence I have linked to this pic ___________________ DG <small>[ 13. May 2004, 08:58 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]</small>

Nugg's a proper polite gent, and no mistake DG

quote: Originally posted by Jesse168: It's fun .... fishing ...... with the same style rig you used 40 years ago.. good memories are hard to beat. Not for me they're not! I know nostalgia's not what it used to be but try a day's fishing with a 3 metre split or whole cane roach pole compared with the modern-day 14 metre carbon-fibre PMC pole ..... poles apart Nope, give me modern reels, rods, lines & hooks every time {sorry, Chesters! } I do agree with you about eBay though although as you are in the USA, you can hardly grizzle about prices in the first place ... what with BassPro & Cabela's. I live in Rip-off Britain :mad: DG [ 13. May 2004, 08:34 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Leon Roskilly: If carbon spigot joints wear, spray them with a Teflon spray (obtainable from good tackle shops)to build the joint up again. Tight Lines - leon I use Preston Innovations' Joint Save ... not cheap but it works very well. A lot of anglers have told me not to put anything on the joints except a tiny bit of lube to stop them wearing-down in the first place. When adding lube such as candle-wax you have to make-sure that it doesn't make it too easy to push the joint so tight that it's almost impossible to take apart. Moderation in all things. It's good to have room for some wear though, as shown in the excellent photo, just as long as the initial insert/overlap distance is sufficient and strong enough to do the job. ____________ spigot joints being much the best (strongest) type of joint anyway ... although the down-side of that is that they tend to be stiffer and would probably affect the through-action of a rod where that was required, hence the much more common use of put-over joints, the latter being cheaper to produce too, of course. DG [ 13. May 2004, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Lid: Excellent photo! DG

Praise where praise is due. Based on my own personal experiences with Pure Fishing / Abu , I felt that things went downhill after Robbie Brightwell departed, so it's good to hear that things have picked-up again, in this instance at least DG

quote: Originally posted by Mark Ramsden: hello im new here, like your chat about gudgeon, I was out fishing barford lakes, (top lake) and i had a few good carp on worm in the margin ,I was just wondering if you lot think its worth trying a ledger. no one else seems to why? thanks Hello new person, Mark, I have sent you a Private Message. I have fished Barford and never enjoyed it much .. it's so packed most of the time. You ask about using a ledger .. what method are you using at the moment? DG

quote: Originally posted by ajp: If it's a genuine gravel pit I'd advise you not to expect too much activity at dawn and dusk. quote: Originally posted by The Diamond Geezer: Why not? A function of the age of the gravel-pit, perhaps? DG quote: Originally posted by Rob Ward: More of the depth of water I believe - in deeper pits I've found the Tench tend to feed through the middle of the day . In a way, that's what I meant .. the older the pit, the more it's silted-up or whatever. The tench pits where I fish are 30+ years old and I guess the maximum depth is about 20 - 25 ft now. That said, I rarely fish at that depth ... I rake my swim and fish fairly close-in, and seem to get most activity towards the margins, as I said, at either end of the day, when things ar quieter too. I guess things must vary quite widely, pit to pit, so there's no general rule. Many thanks, anyway, Rob DG [ 12. May 2004, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]