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Chris Plumb

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  1. I live in Reading but don't fish the close season so don't have a good 'handle' on what still waters may be open. However my local tackle shop should be able to help - they used to (& as far as I know still do) keep an upto date directory of local day ticket waters. They are: Thames Valley Angling 258 Kentwood Hill RG31 0DR 0118 942 8249 HTH Chris
  2. You mean one of these...é Chris
  3. Ho Ho I wonder what today's date is..... C.
  4. Chris (Just a lazy sod at heart!)
  5. Not much to add to that except to say that the 'build quality' on Shakey's can be a bit variable at times - I went back to the shop 3 times when I bought mine (some years ago now) till I found one that span well. Chris (Who also owns a Purist & a reel by some other lesser know maker & actually I reckon a Purist could get you more fish (at least in running water!)- the microdrag system allows you to present the float 'just so' and to vary the presentation without having to worry about using your thumb - of course all this won't make a jot of difference on a still water...)
  6. Welcome to AN - you'll find a wealth of info here - in fact before asking a question (or as well as!) it's always worth checking the archives. For instance a search under "Walthamstow" in the Old Coarse Forum threads gives a number of hits - some of which may be of use - seems there's quite a problem with tufties - for example ) Enjoy your stay. Chris
  7. Elton - how about a link to this search engine from the forum - might encourage some more use.... C.
  8. This story was in The Telegraph a couple of weeks ago.... :mad: Chris
  9. Peter - I quick search on the web (Guess which search engine ) brought up a couple of intersting hits - nothing about the Prince however... This refers to the Adonis and this (look at lot 117) talks of a combination rod. Based in Redditch so would seem to have some connection with S Allcock. HTH Chris
  10. SORTED!! Won a spool on eBay for £7.50. Many thanks to Nugg - well spotted that man! Chris
  11. £3 a bag - strewth What's wrong with getting a couple of stale loafs and doing it yourself? And yes - it's a great attractant for chub on my local river... Chris
  12. Ours (West Berks) went up 11%. Still over 3 times the rate of inflation :mad: Income tax rises by the 'backdoor' methinks.... Chris
  13. Mart ALWAYS used shampoo AND condition to wash his nasal hair..... Chris
  14. Uggh - hate the colour!!! Chris
  15. Now then Elton - I seem to recall a certain angling search engine - what was it again - oh yes! http://www.anglingsites.com. Anyway - a quick search on that brought up this company which does 'made to measure' waders up to boot size 15. Chris
  16. Hope this is still the right forum - Elton A diagnostic is someone who doesn't know whether there are two gods. Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Cthulhu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. I am an agnostic pagan. I doubt the existence of many gods. There are two kinds of people: those who say to God: Thy will be done, and those to whom God says: All right, then, have it your way. -C.S. Lewis Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much. - G.K. Chesterton Make God laugh - plan for the future. I am ready to meet my maker. Whether or not my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.-Winston Churchill A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?" When you do a good deed, get a receipt, in case heaven is like the IRS. Adam to Eve: I'll wear the plants in this family! And on the 8th day God said, OK Murphy, you takeover. Atheist achieving orgasm: Oh Random! Oh, Chance! Blessed are the Fundamentalists, for they shall inhibit the earth. If money is the root of all evil, why do churches want it so badly? Instant shaman - add one drum and beat slowly. Jesus loves you. Then again, so does Barney. Jesus Saves... Passes to Moses. Shoots... He SCORES! That was Zen. This is Tao. Want a taste of religion? Bite a minister... Sects, sects, sects. Is that all you monks ever think about? The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies, probably because they are generally the same people. The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep. To YOU I'm an atheist. To God, I'm the Loyal Opposition. On the sixth day, God created the platypus. And God said: let's see the evolutionists try and figure this one out. When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying, and suddenly realized that I was talking to myself. God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. If you freeze to death and end up in hell... wouldn't you be really comfortable some point along the way? If Jesus came back today and saw what was being done in his name, he'd never stop throwing up. If God is inside us, then I hope he likes fajita's, cause that's what he's getting. You've given your life to Jesus, I've rented mine to Cthulhu. Confession without repentance is just bragging. - Rev.Eugene Bolton They think, therefore I am. - God SATAN, SATAN! It's the main megafurnace! She's losin' power and the temperature is dropping fast! I'm not sure if I can hold her! --- Scotty in Hell.. Campus Crusade for Cthulhu: If your god's dead, blame mine. Go thou and sin more creatively next time. Every time someone predicts the date of the end of the world, God pushes the date back a little, just to be funny. Chris
  17. I'm looking for some 4lb Fireline to load on a new reel that I'm shortly about to take delivery of. Summerlands are doing it for £11.95 - which seems pretty good. Anyone know of it being sold cheaper in the UK?? Chris
  18. Got mine to. Chris
  19. I know where that is! Chris
  20. Beer Goggles Chris
  21. Glenn - Den and I 'debated' the origins of the Nottingham cast (including book refs.) in the video thread which Elton has just brought back to the top.... Chris
  22. Quality thread this - all very amusing... Chris
  23. Think Poledark probably has the answer to this and he'll no doubt correct me if I'm wrong...but IIRC - Bickerdyke writing a century ago called the 'pull the line from a number of rings' the Nottingham Cast. Wallis in a 1930 book then called 'his' cast the Nottingham style. Hence the confusion.... Chris
  24. Peter - best one yet!!! Chris
  25. There are further articles here and here Enjoy Chris
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