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. Children don't you just love them to bitts. Anyone else had good questions from their children, just in case Jack comes up with another one When he was about 7, we were having dinner when my son said "dad, whats a vibrator" , my wife nearly choked on her food, and looked at me. I replied that I had used them, (wife chokes again). I explained that I'd used them for getting air out of concrete after laying it. My son thought for a while then said "ben said ladies use them", I dont know then, I said I've never seen a lady laying concrete. My son looked at me as if to say I,ll get you next time!

The movement of any predater must be governed by the movement of its food. So when the shoal fish move the pike will move with them.

Try looking in your local paper in the "for sale" columns, you still see complete sets of tackle for sale. when I was younger and cash was tight a few of us used to club together and then draw lots for who got first pick.Make sure you have a good look at the tackle before you buy.

I'm not against hunting, just irresponable hunting which we used to have as the norm. But shooting something just because it's pretty and you fancy wearing it's skin, when you have other choices seems a bit dumb, not to mention a terrible waste. We used to live in caves, send kids down the pits, we dont do it now it's called progress!

Bet he said his drink had been spiked!

Hope so, there are loads on the wharfe, or maybe cormorants. I'll drink to that!

Yes I was just thinking of them but I can't remember what they tasted of ...hedgehog I suppose but never had any to compare them with.

Yes I'm not too bad at spelling, just a crap typist.

I saw it too, didn't seem to do him any harm. It also made the connection between certain worms and allergys.They found the presence of certain types of worms stopped people suffering, just think no more hay-fever.

I've a couple in my garden, but neighbours are all putting up fences instead of hedges, saves un trimming I suppose. I have pursuaded them to leave a few small holes to enable the hedgehogs to move around. I also think the number of domestic and stray cats are responsible for the decline in our garden wildlife.

Brave(or foolish) man, for your next trick can you put your other foot in your mouth. Go to DEF CON 2 and take cover!

There's a bit more substance to a worm, a maggot is more or less just a skin with liquid in, if you burst it your just left with a lifeless bag. If you make sure your hooks are sharp enough and the correct size you shouldn't have a problem with bursting them. I do however, sometimes add a few squashed maggots to my groundbait I think it might help attract fish.

Welcome to AN jr502. As far as I know fishing with anything but rod and line or licensed netting are the only legal forms of catching fish here. I wouldn't recommend using a bow and arrow to catch fish anywhere near anglers, because the reaction to it would be anything but friendly.

no only about 4 or 5 ...tonnes that is.

Well after all the fuss it's dead, not suprising after all that in and out of the water. I know they did their best, but I think the shock would have been enough to kill it.

Hi Elliot, its not always that simple. A few years ago I was fishing a swim on the swale, a swim I know well and have had some decent barbel and chub from. I was ledgering with 5lb line staight-through to a size 8, using cheese as bait. I started getting very shy bites, more of trembles on the line, but couldn't conect. I remembered something I'd been told about touch ledgering(pointing the rod at the bait, and laying the line across the fingers ) doing this I could detect the bites better. Next time I struck I thought I'd missed, but had a roach of about 4oz! this happend 3 times. I put a small bomb on my match gear, a small piece of cheese on a 16, cast out and the rod took off! barbel about 3lb. I changed back to heavier gear, roach! I did this another 4 times, same result... light tackle, small bait, barbel.. heavier, big bait roach. I decided to stick with light rig until I struck into one that I played for 20 mins, (my mate timed it) until the hook link went. Just shows nothing in angling can be taken as read, that's whats so great about it!

Hi Elliot, do you mean lobworms ? If so,yes,depending on what size of worm you're using. Anything from a 12 to size2, as always the size of the bait determines the size of your hook. A piece of worm on a small hook, along with chopped worm in your feed should attract a variety of species. But dont think this will stop the roach from having a go, I've caught 4-5oz roach on size 8 and 6 before today. If you mean lug worms, sorry, never tried them in fresh water. Good Luck. Sorry about that Elliot I was posting same time you were editing.

Looking at the baby I guess they don't go in for breast feeding much.

Cheers Peter, that brought back some great memories of wonderful holidays and fantastic fishing.

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No but it spouts a lot.

I'm not from the "sticks" Leeds is pretty crowded as well, but I haven't noticed the same urgency or disregard for other people in any other major city in the coutry. I think it must be a competition thing.

You selling tickets? Count me in!

Indicating? I'm beggining to think indicators are an optional extra on some cars.