Vic Bellars

[Bruno Broughton]

Sad to have to inform everyone of the death of Vic Bellars, one of the nicest anglers it has been my pleasure to meet and get to know.

 

Vic's enthusiasm was infectuous, and he was a fine, both innovative angler to boot. The PAC would not be what it is today without his hand on the tiller during some of its most crucial years.

 

Bruno Broughton

bruno.broughton@virgin.net

Edited April 13, 2006 by Bruno Broughton

[*Ant*]

Sad news but good to here from you Bruno.

[Andy Macfarlane]

It's always sad when one of the great anglers passes on. I hope the Pike fishing is good, wherever he is.

 

RIP Vic...

[peter mccue]

Sad indeed, I hope I retain my enthusiasm for fishing for as long as Vic Bellars did.

 

'In pursuit of Esox Lucius' remains one of my favourite Pike books, a really good read.

[Colin Brett]

I can still see him standing on a table [after jumping on it] and demonstrating the figure of eight.

 

A lovely man who will be greatly missed.

 

Colin

[Steve Burke]

Sad news ineed! Vic was one of the most innovative anglers I've come across - a true thinking angler in fact. Amongst his many contributions was an excellent chapter for The Book of the Perch. He'll certainly be missed!

[jerry weijers]

I have only ones meet him together with martin page and dave plummer but it was a great angler and he means a lot for the angling scene and the predator for most

 

 

'old fishermen never died they just smell that way '

 

gr jerry

[Peter Waller]

Not unexpected, he was no youngster, nevertheless a real loss to angling and the world in general. An extraordinarily nice man, one of the all time greats.

[Chris Goddard]

Never met the man personally, but that does NOT stop me from passing on my condolences to his family. And it's always the goodun's who die young isn't it!!

[MJB]

The following was posted by his son, Rick, on the UKSWFF forum ( http://ukswff.proboards26.com/index.cgi?bo...read=1145013505 )

 

"Hope you good fellows will allow me the indulgence of the following post.

 

VIC BELLARS 13/05/1921 to 13/04/2006.

 

Some of you may have heard of, known or indeed had the pleasure of fishing with my father Vic. He sadly passed away on Maunday Thursday and will be fishing the sea of tranquility as I write.

 

Vic fished as soon as he could hold a rod. His love of nature and all things piscatorial have luckily been passed to me.

 

As a thinking Angler his innovative ideas for himself and later the tackle trade helped many, as did the many articles and books that he either wrote or contributed to. He was actively involved with the Pike Anglers club of great Britain for some years where he made notable contributions. Colin Dyson referred to him as "the Peter Pan of angling" and he was affectionately called "Vic the rig" due to his ability to find solutions to angling problems including bait presentation. He was the definitive angler

 

He once told me that I needed two pieces of information to have a successful day. "Enjoy yourself" and " you will never catch a fish without your bait in the water"

 

He was not consumed by the capture of large fish, as these were merely a by product of being out on the water and being one with nature. A lesson to us all.

 

His family and the angling world will miss him.

 

And if you're looking over my shoulder, "See you later Dad I'm going fishing."

 

 

Rick"