charliebettell

I don't wind people up about photography bud. One of my favourite hobbies nowadays. Charlie http://www.NACA.co.uk

I really love looking at your photos - some great ones so far. I would really be interested to hear how the photos were taken - e.g. what shutter speed, what aperture value, the lens setting, and so on. Regards Charlie Bettell http://www.NACA.co.uk

What did you catch Billy?

You lucky lot - you all sound so very enthusiastic! I like the sound of that water RUDD is off to fish. I got quite into a bit of whip fishing at the back end of the river open season.

Thanks for all your help re. my TLD5 reels - it looks like I've found a good home for them.

They're still for sale. I had a £160 bid via the back door, then a £170 bid - which was withdrawn a few minutes later (!) I don't know what to do for the best now - HELP!!!! [ 02. April 2004, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

When I first asked if any of you thought my TDL5's were worth anything, nobody seemed to spot my mistake - TDL5!! That's why nobody had made me an offer on the reels - I had listed them as TDL5's - and not TLD5's - which is what they are! I could not believe how many people e-mailed me, with an amount of money they were prepared to pay for the reels if I pulled them from ebay straight away - closing the bidding early. I have to say, all those e-mails did my head in. I decided to pull the reels off ebay because of the wrong description. If the people who e-mailed me had simply bid for the reels, I would not have bothered to pull them off the site. As I had described them wrongly, I found out that I was allowed to withdraw them from the site. Is that all part of the fun on ebay? Bidding via ebay's back door!! If I put them back in the draw again, I wonder how much they will be worth when I decided to take them out again - in say another 15yrs.

Norrie, a personal question, did you get the £180? I'm new to ebay and I'm a bit dubious of it at the moment.

Just been in my draw again - is a Shakespeare President 1984 multiplier, with a fair bit of ware to the the side plates, worth putting on ebay. It's in perfect working order! [ 01. April 2004, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

So far I'm amazed at the interest show in them on AN. I did not have a clue they were worth much more than the start price that I put them up for on ebay.

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The Art of Lure Fishing? First Edition - owwww!! £250-£300 (!) [ 01. April 2004, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

Do you read with both eyes Peter (!)

I have had a pair of Shimano Triton TDL5 Lever Drag Multiplier Reels for many years now - for the last 15+ years they have sat in a draw doing absolutely nothing! I was told that they may be worth something as the TDL5 is, as far as I'm aware, no longer made. They are in very good condition - in perfect working order. My question is this, is the pair of them worth £90? I put them on ebay but have not had a sniff!! [ 01. April 2004, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

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I was offered £125 for River Piking by John Sidley. How much is it actually worth? [ 01. April 2004, 07:57 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

I'm a piker - need I say more!! I purchased this little beauty (3.3m) of a whip at the back end of the season. I had great pleasure with it, for the few times that I got to use it. I have enlarged the stonfo connector - which I love for quick set-up of the whip. Being able to buy pole rigs straight off the shelf being an added bonus. Since using this whip, i.e. in cold water conditions, in boat yards, I have not found the need to add a length of elastic - it copped with 1-2lb roach really well. Come summer, when the roach and perch are far more active, I might have to start using a small length of elastic again - i.e. to act as a shock absorber. Less than 200 perhaps?....! The only reason I was using 200 elastic, was because my son gave it me for free. I'll have to have a look into elastic strength when I'm next in the tackle shop - I'm really not that clued up on pole/whip fishing - as you probably guessed. [ 01. April 2004, 06:02 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

PPPPPPIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!!! Whips are fine for catching roach and perch up to about 2lb - without using any form of elastic in the set-up. If I thought there was a risk of catching something much bigger than 2lb, which there often is where I fish, I tie a 1ft length of 200 elastic to the tip of my whip - and my line to that. Be careful if you should decide to do this yourself, as if a hook pulls, the float could ping back and hit you in the eye. I have heard of a few cases where anglers have lost an eye due to that happening. Personally, I wear glasses. [ 01. April 2004, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

Do you use digital Peter? I love the data that comes with each photo taken. The following was the Milo Tardis Plus information. File Name: Tardis-Plus-Seat-Box.jpg Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL Shooting Date/Time: 3/25/04 10:19:49 AM Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/6 Av( Aperture Value ): 5.0 Exposure Compensation: 0 ISO Speed: 100 Image Size: 1838x1230 Flash: Off File Size: 588KB Owner's Name: Charlie Bettell

Check-out the Milo Tardis Plus that Brundall Angling Centre have just got in. You will find them on http://www.TackleDirectory.com under 'Newly Added Items'. At just £295's, in my opinion, for what it's worth, you won't find a better box for the money. Like Peter, I'm a keen photographer - hence, I took the photos of the seat box.

What the web site URL - I'm intrigued!!

Did you not read the entire spec.?

We have come a long way since a length of string and two tin cans... I'v just gone for a set of the Motorola T5532's to keep in touch with pike movements (!) Motorola Talkabout T5532 PMR Twin Pack Radios. The essential tool to stay in contact with friends, family and fish! Keeping in contact with fish has never been easier with the new Motorola Talkabout T5532 Twin pack two-way radios. These small, light weight radios are the essential accessory to make the most of your fishing. Simply press and hold the push-to-talk button for instant communication to your favourite fish species. With ten call tones, each species of fish can easily be identified. The Motorola Talkabout T5532 have a smart design and are fun and easy to use. Appealing to all fish species. You will never want to leave home without one! Key Features: - Cost-free operation! No licence fee or airtime charges, just drop in the batteries and talk. Instant communication - just press and hold the push-to-talk button for instant contact with your favourit fish. Hands/fin free use. Connect your favourite Motorola accessory and enjoy voice-activated and hands/fins free instant communication. Keypad Lock. Keep friends, family and fish on the same channel and in touch wherever they are. Chunky rotary on/off/volume switch and large easy-to-read screen with user-friendly icon showing channel, code and battery status. Award winning innovative design. Stylishly moulded in high-impact black polycarbonate. Motorola quality. Tested to withstand the equivalent of 5 years usage, they're weather and shock resistant - in fact made to operate almost everywhere you can! The ideal walkie talkie for fish and fisherman!! Lightweight and wearable. The T5532 fits into the palm of your hand/fin and comes with an easy release belt clip. Adaptable. Just add more radios to your group when required. And normal alkaline batteries can be used instead of the rechargeable battery pack in emergencies. 8 Channels and 38 codes. This provides a total of 304 talk channels to reduce congestion. The twin pack provides everything you need to get you started. The pack contains the following items:- 2 x T5532 Two-way radios (only 160mm tall!!) 2 x Belt clip for T5522 2 x Rechargeable battery pack for T5532 1 x Power supply & 1 x Twin desktop charger (to provide simultaneous charging for both radios) 1 x User guide for T5532 The T5532 even has vibration alert - a very handy feature for all species of fish - enabling them to home in on a call from afar (!) [ 28. March 2004, 08:44 PM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]

If you do go for three 6000's, go for the GTE's 6000 GTE - 5 Bearings - Approx. £74.99 6000 RE - 2 Bearings - Approx. £67.50 Personally, I do not think there is anything to touch the Shimano Baitrunners.

Wouldn't we all Malcolm. Malcolm, you say "full-time is irrelevent". Would you mind paying to fish with a 'so called professional guide' that does not fish the water that they plan to guide you on very often? A 'professional guide', in my opinion, should be totally up-to-date as to what's happening on the water he/she guides on; and know how best to fish that water - the best method/technique to use on the day being based on the previous few days that the guide had been fishing that water. There are plenty of anglers that have good experience in methods and techniques, but those anglers would still need to be out on the water nigh on everyday to be able to put a client on to feeding fish - and to know the best method/technique to use, based on the guides accumulated knowledge over the previous few days of fishing the water, to entice the target species. Are you honestly telling me that you would be happy giving £100+ to a 'so called professional guide', with good fishing experience, that has not been near the water for weeks that he/she plans to guide you on?....! Many of my clients, a good percentage being high-flyers working in London, come out with me because they want to have a nice day out in an environment very different to the one in which they work - and to catch a pike or two. It is a must, if you say you are a 'professional' guide, to know how a water is fishing, know where the fish are holding up, and know the best method/technique to use on the day - that method/technique being decided by how the target species had been responding to specific methods/techniques during the previous few days of fishing that water - which could be many thousands of acres in total. [ 27. March 2004, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: charliebettell ]