yorkio
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What the bloody hell were you using to peel this pumpkin?
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Swan,Stag and Goose was what I was led to believe a long time ago.
Aha! Thanks for that.
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Actually, now that I come to think of it, what is that 'G' in SSG about?
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It sort of assumes that Britain is in fact ruined
Quite. That said, for the most part, they're a pretty ghastly bunch. Richard Dawkins though? "Anti-religionist Dawkins, the best-known English dissenter since Darwin, is the merciless demander of provable fact." A demander of provable facts, eh? Just how is that a bad thing?
And the argument against Charles Saatchi is just plain stupid.
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Yep, definite queasiness here too.
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My standard advice is to have a look at the Shakespeare Odyssey rods - something round about the 9ft mark and maybe a 6wt or so would probably do as a decent all-rounder. Mullarkey's has the 9' 6/7wt two-piece for £24, although that would be a bit of a stretch to get in a suitcase! They also have an Expedition 9ft 6wt seven-piece for £43, which looks as if it would do the trick. As for reels, I really would say the cheaper the better. As everyone says, unless you're fishing for bonefish or salmon or something similarly rowdy, all they do for the most part is sit there storing your line. (I honestly can't remember the last time I even played a fish off the reel, let alone used the drag!) If you can though, your best bet really would be to find a decent local game fishing shop and go in and see what sort of package they could put together for you.
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Following numerous house moves I came across my rod again broken and I haven't managed to locate my other (minimal) gear. Can anyone recommend to me a cheap travel (not necessarily telescopic) rod or a very cheap kit including everything the fly fisherman needs?
Whereabouts are you intending to fish? Big rivers? Small streams? Reservoirs for big stockie rainbows? Lochs for small wild brownies? And does it really have to be a travel rod, or just something small enough to leave in the boot?
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i have a w.j.cummins bishop auckland reel brass i wondered how old it is and where to find out is it pre 1930s
thanks
Chris Sandford usually has a stall at most of the big game fairs, giving valuations and info on antique tackle and the like. Or you could try googling vintage fishing tackle and see what turns up.
There's a fascinating article about WJ Cummins at www.bishopaucklandhistory.co.uk/forum//read.php?2,97.
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Chaps, read my post again. It IS A FAKE, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. It was shot as an add for Gatorade. She is a stunt girl, on wires aided with a soupçon of CGI
I did just read your post again and it still says "if it's a fake"! I prefer to think that she can actually fly though! (I'm resisting the urge to edit my post to show how I could never possibly have fallen for it!
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So was the ball out of bounds when she caught it? Otherwise wouldn't she have been interfering with play or something? (Quite clearly I know precisely bugger all about the rules of baseball!) Amazing catch though - I couldn't work out how the hell she got that high until the replay…
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I think that an angling programme to suit everyone would be impossible. Someone once wrote about an action being 99% boredom an 1% manic action.
Angling is similar, but totally different!!
Instead of total boredom, when you arrive, you use your watercraft to look at you chosen swim and decide where, if you were a fish, you would be "hiding out".
You set out your stall (your fishing tackle) and, whilst waiting for your prey to bite, you enjoy the superb chance you have to be at one with nature. I am lucky, I have seen Otters, Mink, most aquatic bird life (including a kingfisher who used my rod as avantage point) and most of the voles rats and others who frequent the waterside.
Then - all of a sudden you are engaged in a titanic battle with a denison of the deep, which although quite brief, sticks in the memory!!
To me, that's what fishing is all about.
I think that perfectly sums up why we do it. And also why it's not on TV very often, and never really has been.
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A mainstream TV angling programme should have poetry at its heart, superb wildlife filming, be evocative of the 'feeling' of angling, and provide the overall experience of being in the heart of nature.
Unfortunately, I suspect that for most anglers these days, the heart of nature consists of a neatly gravelled platform on a symmetrical lake where the sound of birds is drowned out by the noise of the generator for the burger van and the rustle of crisp packets dancing in the breeze.
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That's right Emma. That was the original bite alarm. I've done the washing-up bottle top, the coin on the spool, the cotton reel monkey-climber, the folded bit of foil and a jar for a wind break, a folded nail in a jar again, a kinder egg with a curtain hook. I think the only form of primitive bite alarm I didn't try as a youngster was tying the line round my big toe!
What? So you mean you never made a bobbin from wedging one of your mum's hairclips into a cork?
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I have had some success with worms this summer, for tench mainly. However, I find hooking them tricky -
(a) if I leave too much tail hanging loose the small fish grab them, giving false bites.
(b)If I bunch them by hooking them several times I deffo dont get as many bites and/or the darned things wiggle off so leaving dangly loose bits again (see (a)). (I stick to barbless hooks)
Any thoughts?
Yep, if you're using barbless hooks for worms, use a little bit of rubber (cut from an elastic band, for example) to keep them on the hook. You can buy little plastic things to do the job too, but I can't for the life of me what they're called. However, the snipped up laccy band works just as well and one band will yield enough rubber to keep you going for months.
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A great idea - I'm very much interested. At the moment, if I'm fishing any water that I know contains pike I go out of my way to avoid doing anything that might attract them!
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How about a second-hand John Wilson Avon/Quiver - I don't know about the new models, but the older ones are that kind of mossy green that Peter Waller describes and are very capable all-rounders. (In fact, here's one on eBay right now.)
That particular one looks a bit pricy to me, but then again it is in very good nick - I think I paid about £20-odd for mine. They've sold by the truckload over the years so they come up on eBay all the time - if you're canny and prepared to bide your time a bit, you could probably pick one up for not very much at all.
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It's not raining heavily this afternoon and there will be anglers out right now, and will be seen coming home with their dripping prizes carried in landing nets, so that anyone might witness their prowess, despite that in truth with the river so, catching fish is easier than upon any 'duffers fortnight' of Mayfly frenzy.
Shame this bit's fly-only then! (I took this this afternoon and it's probably gone down about three feet from yesterday, when it was right over the fields.)
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I live in south wales where the worst rain was and the river was over the road!!
Same here in the North East. The Derwent and the Browney have both burst their banks and the Tyne was 11ft up at Bywell this morning!
We've just been out for a bit of shopping and there were a few stretches of road that were so flooded I almost wondered whether we were going to get through! Massive queues in some places, where people were going through on one side of the road at a time. All it's going to take is for one car to break down and the queues will be going back for ever! And it's still raining outside.
It's going to take some time for this lot to run off. I can't exactly see myself doing much more fishing this season somehow…
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I amused me to watch matt hayes stalking chub wearing a camo T shirt and going on about how important this was whilst at the same time wearing a white baseball cap which stood out like a neon beacon.
I don't think fish can see sponsors logos though, so they can be as big as you like.
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From the BBC story:
"The matter had been raised by Plaid Cymru MP Mr Williams, who received a letter back from the hotel complex manager last week saying it regretted the way the matter was dealt with.
A manager in the letter said the hotel had in recent months "experienced some rather serious incidents" resulting from the stay of personnel from a local barracks and staff had been requested to be "cautious" in taking future bookings from the armed forces.
Managers were asked to assess cases.
"In almost every case the booking is accepted. This process does not appear to have happened in this case, for which I sincerely apologise. We also fully recognise and appreciate the tremendous courage and sacrifices made by member of our armed services"."
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When I got back into fishing a few years back after some time away, I found John Wilson's Coarse Fishing Method Manual very helpful. There's also plenty in Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine for beginners and returners.
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He normally fishes with "The Duke" if that is any help.
John Wayne?
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I'd be more inclined to question her judgement in thinking that Trig and Track are appropriate names for children.
Scottish money
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No, they're not legal tender. But that doesn't really matter because they are legal currency, although from time to time you do encounter gormless shop staff who are apparently completely baffled by the whole notion of a Scottish fiver.
From the Bank of England website: