The Golden Maggot

[poledark]

Aw Dave, why did you have to blow my cover I was hoping to get some mileage out of this topic :)

 

Den

[lutra]

poledark was one of the anglers in the series,

 

So why did it get called The golden maggot Den?

[Errrm]

Aw Dave, why did you have to blow my cover I was hoping to get some mileage out of this topic :)

 

Den

 

It sounds great fun! Any idea where I could get a copy of it?

[Peter Sharpe]

I can only remember Jim Gibbinson, Ian Gillespie, Brian Harris, Clive Gammon, Terry Eustace and that rugby bloke. I don't remember anybody called Den.

[poledark]

There was no one called Terry Eustace in the first series. Brian Harris and Clive Gammon were one team, Ian Gillespie and Jim Gibbinson the second team, and John Darling and myself Dennis Darkin in the third team.

 

Gillespie and Gibbinson won the first comp, and so they were included in the second series. Beeb (probably the **** producer Mike Begg) decided to liven things up a bit by including a "personality"

 

The nude scene was a put up job as were a lot of the other incidents.

 

Apparently none of the original films were kept, my wife tried to get a copy for my 50th...no such luck All I have is a tape recording of the sound track.

 

Den

[lutra]

Why don't we have a "GOLDEN MAGGOT COMPETION?"

It would be great perhaps we could get some sponsorship interest??

and do it for charity

I would enter with my brother as a pair, it could be 72 hours or 48 you could text photos of your catch to a Judge (who could post on the forum), and you would need to be issued with an Anglers net sign that must be in the photo, issued at the start of the comp.

Freedom to fish anywhere legal, course, game or sea, or it could be in two sections course and game, sea and game. Each team pays in a fee which goes to charity with a trophy for the winners.

 

Anyone interested?

 

Just a thought

 

Great idea, just don't let Vagabond join in.

[Dick Dastardly]

A great shame that no copies of it exist as it was second only to PFA in the TV angling league for me.

[Peter Sharpe]

A great shame that no copies of it exist as it was second only to PFA in the TV angling league for me.

Absolutely scandalous in my opinion. It had its detractors at the time, but now it seems like a bit of angling history. If people can unearth long lost episodes of Hancock and Dr Who, surely somebody somewhere has The Fishing race.

 

Aha, just unearthed this: http://www.worldseafishing.com/features/gh...ts_legends.html

I remember when completing your first pendulum cast was as much of a rite of passage as sinking your first pint of Ruddles County (the real stuff, not the bland brew that pretends to be County these days).

Edited July 31, 2008 by Peter Sharpe

[bluerinse]

Great idea, just don't let Vagabond join in.

 

 

Anyone else intrested?

otherwise it will be a none starter I guess

[Dick Dastardly]

Absolutely scandalous in my opinion. It had its detractors at the time, but now it seems like a bit of angling history. If people can unearth long lost episodes of Hancock and Dr Who, surely somebody somewhere has The Fishing race.

 

Aha, just unearthed this: http://www.worldseafishing.com/features/gh...ts_legends.html

I remember when completing your first pendulum cast was as much of a rite of passage as sinking your first pint of Ruddles County (the real stuff, not the bland brew that pretends to be County these days).

 

 

Same as Peter.