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NurseJudy The prospect of having a wife who not only arranges a fishing break for me, but who also posesses a nurses uniform is too much. Will you marry me? Utopia or what?

Using a kite in strong wind to deposit PVA bags seems enirely the sort of thing bivvie boys will do... equally barmy as remote controlled bait boats. Looking at the forecast for Sunday, makes me think its a good day to take my lads to commercial puddles. The sight of bivvies being blown across water and bedchairs being turned upside down (preferably with bivvie boys still on them)sounds too good to miss.

I dinna like the insinuation that Yorkshire sassanachs are tight wi their dosh. Its us Scots that are the experts on that. Yorkshire folk are no better thann the rest of ye sassenachs and wee southern softies. Discuss!!!

Or at least it would have done it I knew how to work this blo..y machine!!!

All this talk about avatars made me think I ought to get one. This one reminds me of my best mate!!!!

I say Chesters, you have fallen in my estimation.... digging holes! I hope you get yourunder gardener to do that. I find that kitchen staff get a bit squeamish about worms, but here what you say about the 3rd cook being cheaper. I find my undergardener is quite productive, especially when one fires some shot around him from the south tower of my pad. Quite good sport really Chesters. Keep the domestics on their toes and in their place is what I say!!!

Fished Hamstall Ridware in Staffs last week. Cold, grey, mirky, but dry day... just before the deluge. Fished a mixed pool, pool 3 I think, known for its head of Bream and Tench. Had a good catch of Skimmers, Roach, 1 lovely Rudd, and good size perch. However, the margins interested me, and whilst fishing a feature of lillies some 20 ft out, constantly kept feeding a margin swim where Tench bubbles were constant. Everyso often, changed tactic and fished the margin swim I had been feeding. Fished REd maggot, caster, sweetcorn, luncheon meat, cocktails. everything, on a waggler between 2 and 12 inches overdepth. Bubbles all around the float but not one bite. Do bubbles simply indicate Tench are present, or that Tench are feeding? By the way... Hamstall Ridware is a cracking venue... not just a whole in the ground, but a beautifully developed fishery, with 4 lakes and 700 m of River Blithe, which despite no rain for weeks, still yielded some lovely Chub. Spent an hour or so missing bite after bite because I watching a pair of Kingfishers. If you want a commercial fishery, with good heads of fish, but looks and feels very natural, then give it a go. Guy I went with fishes Makins regularly, and was very very impressed with Hamstall

I Don't belieeeevvve it. All these prizes for a picture of me. I just don't belieeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvve it!

These antis don't like it up 'em Capt. Mainwareing, they don't like it up 'em!

Ideally, because I don't go angling enough to justify many reels, I need 1 quality reel that will do as much as possible.... float, leger, spinning, rangeing from small silver fish on light float rod, through to larger fish on JW Avon / Quiver rod (1.25 T/C)

Isn't this along the lines of the US holding an internal US Baseball competition and calling it The World Series?

I posted a topic some days ago about "Which One Reel" would you have if you wanted 1 to cover as many options as possible. Shimano Stradic X 3000 GTM is a reel I am looking at on e-bay. Any thoughts.

I understand that DragonBat is not too fussed about how pussy appears... wounded / angry / whatever

Hand grenade in the water would appear more subtle and probably just as effective