cidermonkey

Whether you call our pursuit of fish a sport, a pastime, a hobby or a way of life - and disregarding any differences of opinion that we may have - we all have one thing in common: We all enjoy doing it. We are all members of a brotherhood (not gender specific) that enjoy trying to catch fish. It is like a secret that not everybody knows. Those of us that know the secret could never adequately explain in words what it is to someone that doesn't know. Even amongst ourselves that secret has different meaning. If Forrest Gump were to comment he might say, "Fishing is as Fishing does" There is a small element within our brotherhood that haven't got the secret but still call themselves fishermen. They leave litter, they cause nuisance, cause harm to the fish that we pursue and other wildlife that share their environment - both in and out of the water and derive no pleasure from the nature that surrounds them whilst they do it. I disassociate myself from them totally but hope that they may one day get the secret or f*ck off and find something else to do. To those of us that have found our own personal secret in the pursuit of fish - whatever it may be - may we continue to participate, learn, get frustrated, get elated, enjoy and share our experiences with each other for as long as we choose to do so and be proud of one thing - we KNOW!

Thanks a mil AJ

Sorry but I meant Redmire Pool in Herefordshire - you know the one!

Cheers Mr M - I knew someone would know

Sorry to but in but can anyone steer me in the right direction of Redmire - im trying to Google Earth it but can't seem to find it - cheers

Yes and no. It wasn't his real name - that was Dave C******* - and his shop was in Greenwich, SE London, but it was a real antique shop and was actually called "Robin B'stards". I used to work at an auctioneers in Greenwich and he was a regular customer. Fantastic character - really eccentric and definitely a bit mad! When interviewed about it he simply replied that everyone thought that's what antique dealers were and, therefore, why not. Whilst on the subject of apt names etc we also had a customer who - I can only imagine what his parents could have been thinking (or drinking) when they named him - had the unfortunate monicker of Richard Hardon. Dick to his friends, no doubt!

This was too close for comfort - I was on that common the day before with my dog. Doesn't bear thinking about. Best wishes to all concerned. Thetford

Didn't realise Newt was a fag farmer. PM make Marlboro which I've smoked (red ones) since I was 15 (38 now ) and been thinking of giving up 'cos I only smoke when I'm drinking and now I can't smoke in the pub. Or the bookies - I know, I know - I can't drink in the bookies but I can drink in the pub opposite and some of my most inspired punts have come from conversations over a pint and running across the road to get on before the off. Almost everyone in the bookies is puffing hard on a fag while they watch their horse/dog win or nearly win (they never lose - they nearly win ) I guess it will save me a few a quid but it's two of my pleasures taken away from me and if the Newtster is gonna lose out too then I'm getting on my soap box. I'll just have to open an online account and punt from home - which will cause another problem - the better half will be able to check on what I'm spending Seriously though, our Nannies are trying - and seem to be succeeding - in eroding all of our liberties and sometimes I wish I was a single man with no responsibilities cos I would just go and live in the forest and firk the lot of 'em. Thumbs up to the Newtster and Jan and I hope it all works out. Jan - please post when you two are coming back to our little island as I want a hug from you both ps - not had a bad week as selected a few tennis bets, a few nags and a few dogs and for a total outlay of £65 I'm £345 up. Get in!

Sorry for delay - been working No actual concerns Budgie other than a genuine wish to improve my knowledge. I'm the type of person that yearns to learn and this forum is brilliant for that. I'd always thought that our three varieties of carp were just that - varieties of the same strain. In simple terms I thought it was like having blonde hair, brown hair or ginger hair - not like being white, black or asian. Please everyone - don't attack me for using this analogy - it just illustrates my understanding. The only reason I asked for validation was there were no references cited in the wiki article and therefore I just wanted a second opinion. I knew that the knowledge base on this forum would provide that - one way or t'other.

No bad on you Errrm but can anyone confirm or refute the info at this link?

I bow to you FB, a lamb recipe that doesn't contain mint! Every commercially available lamb burger type product that I have come across is liberally laced with the bloody stuff! I know I could make my own - and with your recipe now will - but not everybody likes mint and those that do can bloody well put it on themselves as far as I'm concerned. And another thing - why can't you buy lamb sausages? Apart from making your own has anybody seen any? And if you did were they stuffed full of bloody mint as well!

I knew a guy in about '90 - '91 that bred Pit Bulls. He was always extolling the virtues of them and saying that the only bad ones were brought up wrong by bad handlers/owners. He was no mug when it came to dog training and I met a couple of his dogs that where, indeed, excellent dogs. I bumped into him after my daughter was born in '92 and asked him how the dogs were etc. He said - "I was wrong - I stand corrected". Apparently the majority of his dogs - sometimes up to a dozen - were kennelled outside his home. He had one dog that was his pet - which lived indoors. You may be able to guess what's coming but I swear it is the truth. The house dog attacked his granddaughter (whom the dog had met many times) and ripped a chunk of flesh from her arm. He immediately had the dog destroyed along with all his others and has never owned a dog since. He said that he really did know his dogs but something unexplainable flipped in the dog and it went mental. I think some dogs have the propensity to develop mental problems and if that is coupled with the physical ability to kill or seriously injure someone then it's just a timebomb waiting to go off. I'm not qualified enough to say whether any particular breed has a greater chance of developing these mental problems than another breed - but the stats do seem to suggest that there certainly is a trend among these Pit Bull dogs. My own personal opinion is that the government was right to ban Pit Bulls - but has not succeded in enforcing the ban at all. I have just moved from SE London and there are many of these dogs in the area. Someone is still breeding them and selling them and this is what needs to be eradicated. For the record I am a dog owner and have been on and off since I was 10 years old.

Yes - a very happy New Year to all members. Now that I've moved from London to Suffolk I might be able to get to meet some of you

I can go all day without a fag - I don't even take them to work. But if I have a drink I smoke like a trooper. I've walked 3 miles in the rain to find a 24 hour garage when I've run out when drinking. I'm gonna try wearing a patch when I have a drink and see if that takes away the need. As for the advert I'm with Wordbender - if it stops one person smoking then that must be a good thing. A hell of a lot of people won't take any notice but some will. Shocking adverts are powerful - look at the drink drive advert with the lads in the pub where the girl crosses the room and gets "knocked down". Powerful stuff!