Gerbil0154

Apologies to our American cousins, but the picture of the fitness club with the escalators makes me chuckle.

Nice one Newt

I'm with a lot of other people in that I wont use Paypal under any circumstances. A colleague sold 2 concert tickets on e-bay and was paid by pay pal. Two days after the money appeared in his account, and after he had sent the tickets, Paypal told him they had been paid by a fraudulent card and withdrew the money from his account. Paypal would not give him any of the details relating to the fraudulent card and still required him to pay the costs of using e-bay. At least if someone pays me by cheque I can wait to make sure the moneys in my account before despatching goods.

Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne Against the Wind - Bob Seeger and the Silver Bullit Band

A Disney film called Darby'O Gill and the little people with an extremely young Sean Connery I think. Had a baddie called the Banshee and I remember hiding behing the seats every time it appeared. (Good training for marriage lol)

Thanks Budgie. We fish the Awe, Arcaig, Quoich and use rainbows and lures. The point about looking for Char as bait relates to a book published on Ferox Fishing. I'll post the title and author later when I get home. The learned professor who wrote the book has a complicated theory on the origins of the different trout species related to the Ice Age. He also alludes to the Ferox being the wolves with the Char being the sheep. (Bear with me here!). On the basis of this we managed to source some char deadbaits from a fish farm in Aberdeen. We used them on both the Quoich and the Arcaig and we noticed a big improvement in the number of hits we encountered. Now whether the theory is true or not, we are convinced that this bait is superior to both other deadbaits and artificial lures. Unfortunately the farm in Aberdeen no longer supplies Char. This was the precursor to my original question. If you fish the Quoich or the Arcaig at any time, you might just come across some pretty nice Ferox. Great fighting fish so tight lines and thanks.

Thanks to all who replied. I'm chasing a stockist as suggested. It is arctic char I'm talking about and we have taken a few but all in the 3 to 4 lbs range and all by ledgering maggots in deep water. (100 to 200 feet0 These are returned. We also operate a strict catch and return poilcy on the Ferox with the exception of the odd one on an occasional trip, when my Egyptian Sister-in-Law gets a taste for home made fish dishes for which trout seem perfect. (I know trout are probably not native to the Nile but she assures me they taste of home - go figure). Again thanks for all the replies - most appreciated.

I know that some people might think this is off-topic, but I did check with our esteemed moderators who suggested that this forum held the most intelligent, helpfull and courteous anglers who may be able to answer my questions. (If I dont get a reply after that intro then there is no hope!) I am one of 3 fishing buddies who fish for Ferox, (known by some as cannibal trout). Our research has shown that their favoured bait is Char. Our problem is that the Char are every bit as difficult to catch as the Ferox. We are told tales by fellow anglers that Char like to come near shore at certain times of the year, but no-one seems to know why or when. Does anyone know the lifecycle of these fish and the best methods and times of the year to fish for them. We're based around the Glasgow area, but our Caravan and Boat reside 25miles north of Fort William giving us a large catchment area from which to choose. Any help will be greatly recieved. We hope to improve on last seasons 4 doubles up to 16.5lbs.

Newt I think your'e a star. I for one have learned tons from reading your replies to others. Like a lot of others I probably wouldn't contact you direct with a problem but would try to learn how to resolve it myself. Your clear and concise replies have been little nuggets of wisdom, (some may say pearls before swine lol), and have promted me in many ways to resolve problems, and how to prevent them happening in the first place. Based on your replies to others I changed my routines for dealing with spyware and ad-ware and I'm about to go Firefox. Dont think because that just because we dont constantly bombard a very busy gentleman like yourself with constant e-mails, that we dont need help, it's just that we, the many computer fiddlers, get our answers from the replies you have made to others with perhaps more serious problems. I, along with many others, owe you a big thanks. As we say in Scotland, "Lang may yer lum reek)

I really wish you would not discuss such tasty subjects. Some of us Fat buggers are still on the post Christmas Diet and you are placing serious temptation into my brain. Now if you could invent really tasty food with absolutely no calories, fat, cholestorol or any of the zillion and one thigs that doctors and scientists tell us are bad for us, you would not only become rich beyond the dreams of avarice but you would also be nighted, beatified and proclaimed as a living God. Sorry. Got a little carried away there. Probably halucinating due to lack of food. lol

Sorry Next Word RAGE

D = Dont U = Underestimate S = Someones T = Temper

Vessels

I'm Definately showing my age when I remember that the first record I bought was an EP. (Same size as a 7" single but with 4 tracks) Mrs Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel. (All 4 tracks from the movie) Wish I still had it as its probably worth something now

The lyrics are from a song by a Scottish Folk singer, Hamish Imlach. Dont know if he wrote it or just performs it, but either way its hilarious. Among his other immortal ditties are "Its better in the Dark" about the increse in the American birthrate 9 months after power cuts. John citizen came home from work like any other night Found his house in semi darkness, his wife was in a fright John, John, the powers gone, the tv's up the spout But john just pulled his troosers doon and blew the candle out

This is a must for forwarding to my two "Regular" fishing buddies who seem to take great delight in describing their toilet habits. If I give them all numbers they can just shout out the correct numeral upon their return from the morning constitutional. lol

True one from my Irish Grandmother A dead man running for his life wont notice it No I never understood it either

Dangerously near to his brains. lol

Love the roller coaster ride. Brilliant

What were they smoking?

The one that started it all for me and a classic in its own write " The Who live at leeds"

Some of us like the "Scenic Route". A wise man once said, "It is not the arriving at the destination but the journey that is the pleasure.". I'd suggest it was Bill Gates but dont think he qualifies as a wise man by any stretch of the imagination.

tart

Awesome in all the wrong sense of the word.

Read 2 topics today. This one and one about post christmas diets. All life is definately in these forums.