Blackbird
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Imitation grubs don't really work on their own, as said, OK with lives if the fish are grubbing around. Corn meat and above all bread will all catch, and of course worm.
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Sorry to hear that John, I am just about able still despite some setbacks. I still think back to that Wye trip when you retired to the fishing lodge for lunch and a nap....after all the Barbel were not obliging were they?
No sooner had you left they came alive and I caught five or so by the time you reappeared ...and to your great credit you got stuck in and had your share of Barbel too.
Great memories.
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Something else to blame Brexit for...
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Anyone remember the fishing tackle in the Freemans (and most back then) catalogue ,i bought a sealey blue max (i think that was the name) nice rod l,not the lightest but a well built thing ,i went on to get the blue max2 . It seemed everyone and his dog sold tackle i have a marks and sparks fishing book somewhere but far to expensive to even enter if they sold fishing tackle itself
Yep certainly do but full of ladies in lingerie,
but if you avoided that some great fishing gear. Had a load of stuff incl: Ivan Marks match rod, Mitchell fixed spools etc.
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Got the Concept 10' light tip and the Superteam 11' light feeder. Wanted the Solitude light tip as well but arrives smashed via Evri and Sports Direct. Mate also had damage to his rod from Evri, no reinforced packaging just a black bag, numpties.
But both rods are excellent.
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Often thought of using these for mainly Barbel, but the feedback is not promising as to suitability, was thinking might have some use when fishing close to snags on a short hook length, anyone used them?
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Honda 90? Fond memories of that little bike, what a cracking little machine? Got me to and from work in Southampton until some thieving so and so must have lifted it up into a van, not much more value than the tankful of petrol I just put in, but now quite sought after.
I 'elevated' to a MZ 250 the oddest bike I ever owned...ugly as sin with drainpipe looking exhaust but did the job....and then a Kawasaki Z400 which accompanied me on a few fishing trips...sadly not been on a bike for years, but still hanker about doing so and then the Mrs reminds me of my age.
Well done Ken for keeping it simple, way to go, I always take a minimum of gear, much more fun.
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As far as fishing is concerned the rivers have been in flood all winter so just hopeless, Hoping to get on the pond for something, itching to go somewhere.
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I had all of January ill in bed, never had anything quite so bad, flu with knobs on, worst still were the night terrors....the only thing that worked was a sleeping pill. Lost a stone in weight but sadly back on, but feeling better.
If you have had a scan and the all clear don't know what else they can do, but it does sound like IBS but they would have checked that. Are you lacto intolerant? Could be you have developed a food allergy which won't show up, ask for a allergy test perhaps.
I have had most of my bowel removed as a result of catching a water born bug from fishing the Severn in flood, nearly died....thing is keep on the the NHS don't be fobbed off.
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What happened to you grandson Martin, how was the trip to Crotia, how is his carp exploits getting on?...so much to catch up on .
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Turn the lights out Cod on your way out. No one left in the room.
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Missed bites with worm is always down to nipping the end and not engulfing the bait.
Maggots for that reason would be a better bet.
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I flicked between the news channels and watched the proceeds on Aljazeera (same feed as France 24 and others) the BBC kept using weird angles and some of the commentary was dire! Aljazeera despite its bias was pretty unbiased . Even ITV was better than the beeb! Britain despite its problems does pomp greatly
My only moan was the flower throwing was crap! at dianas funeral the drivers mate had to remove some! at this event only two roses remained on the bonnet for half the trip only in the latter stages did a few more hit and stick !
I was trying to show the mrs the difference between bear skins and busbies but saw no busbies so had to use google
Was lizzies state funeral bigger than churchills? i vaguely remember seeing far more people at it,certainly far more people watched today! back then it was newsreels at cinemas overseas and tvs even in the 60's were expensive for most working class here
What a strange man you are.
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A John Wilson Medium Quiver rod 11.6 ? It's the original rod not Jarvis. I picked up as new for £25 recently, it has a spliced glass tip, extending almost the whole top section, very odd, it does look like its manufactured not a repair or similar. There is no horrible screw tip, tip just a nice progessive taper It does say on the blank 11..6, but its a bit shorter than that. Lines 3 to 7 lb.
I have searched high and low and can't find anything on this rod, was wondering if anyone can help, It might be a prototype that never was manufactured being Tewkesbury the original home of these rods.
Anyway it a lovely rod and should make a good addition.
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A few in Guernsey had Jerry under the bed I am told.
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It's a Shiela's name mate.
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There is a 3 part documentary on i player outlining the deceit oil companies used in hiding the facts regarding warming and fossil fuels. That started back in the 70s and still oil is used as the acceptable face of corruption and power.
Exon invested in alternative energy, and the new head of company tore the whole thing up, because he was a dyed in the wool oil man.
We need Government backed technology to bring change, but the dilemma is the likes of Saudi have a bottomless pit of money and influence to prevent or at least stall progress.
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Diesel powered power stations really? Can't see it, the only way to satisfy demand is good old nuclear..in fact the SNRs, small nuclear reactors are now being rolled out, cheaper than the old big reactors.
Economy 7 ..I was in the Electrical supply business and this tariff was mainly for heating storage heaters, God help us if anything defined the 70s and 80s it was those useless things, cold when you needed them and hot when you didn't . 7p per kw hour as opposed to 10p trouble is folk don't understand what a unit of electricity, or more so a thermal unit of gas. And as for water who does?
Back to fuel there has to be a cut in duty, but I fear for those who genuinely are going to suffer.
Mind you as a kid I used to wake up on cold winter days with ice on the inside of my bedroom window, and we were as fit as butchers dogs!
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Nice one, never too old to keep trying to improve.
Was it a river fish?
Although I live in the Severn catchment never caught one, or targeted them, some big boogers round these parts.
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They want truss Ken and she is Labours secret weapon
and what about the 30% who still want Johnson ??? and they still shout brexit which is going to sink the tories for decades ,it’s going to be payback time in the next election Ken for there deceit and lies when promoting the promise land of brexit Brexit when there is no promise land that’s the reality.
Sink the Tories for decades? That Labour have seen so little of power for decades I can't see a change of the public perception of what Government should look like. Make no mistake the Labour Party is divided, Starmer wants a more centre led agenda whilst he has the problem, a perennial problem with the Unions, as of right now.
I have reservations with Truss, but it should be more about the party as a whole rather than a single personality, however these days you cannot escape the vicious media packs that are intent to disable the country for a headline.
Both candidates are a bit weak, but hey ho we had Boris and couldn't accept a leader that showed some backbone, not really looking forward to a future without him.
Yawn....
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Ok these sort of debates are never great viewing, but at least there is passion in the arguments, and very sincere. My heart says Liz but head ....My concerns is that she might not have the wit and guile at the despatch box to cope, but given the Labour leader's ineptness at the House either should be fine.
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Its choice not brexit ,nothing is stopping people going abroad you prove that yourself ,if they CHOOSE to go via france they get what they deserve FRENCH people! And a spiteful EU trying to punish them . I i were in charge of dover i would just wave every vehical through if the frogs cant be bothered to do it ,**** them!
If only the French were bothered in checking validity of illegals coming here to our wonderful independent Isle. Of course the French orchestrated this, to blame it on this side is Putin esque propaganda.
So....who do we want Liz or the guy that will lose the next election?
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Imitation grubs (maggots, pinkies etc)
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As Chester's said the one bait that will catch anything is bread, much under used and what fish could refuse a bread flake fluttering down in the current? Martin James a renowned angler is an expert with bread, and has caught many a barbel on the stuff.