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that would be splendid old chap - txt me tomorow (Friday).

 

I will keeping my tackle to a minumum this year - wheelbarrow, bivvy, two rod pods and six matching rods, 30 loaves of bread, two bedchairs, camo - catapults, a rayburn for brewing up on and a small pack of floats and hooks. Ok?

 

Go the whole hog and bring an Aga as well :P :P :P

 

Wish I was going now, unfortunately I'm in the same boat as Vidar and work is calling. Good luck all, can't wait to see the pics.

Ian

 

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I’m trying to sort out my bait for Sunday. I’ll be float trotting for grayling and (please, Izaak) roach. I’ve got plenty of sweetcorn, but it sounds like gentles are de rigueur at Timsbury. My tackle shop only has red and ‘mixed coloured’ maggots (in other words, loads of crap colours like blue and green, which never catch any fish, ever).

 

Will just reds do, or should I make the effort of getting hold of some whites?

What's interesting is that, though anglers are rarely surprised by a totally grim day, we nearly always maintain our optimism. We understand pessimism because our dreams are sometimes dented by the blows of fate, but always our hope returns, like a primrose after a hard winter. ~ C. Yates.

 

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I’m trying to sort out my bait for Sunday. I’ll be float trotting for grayling and (please, Izaak) roach. I’ve got plenty of sweetcorn, but it sounds like gentles are de rigueur at Timsbury. My tackle shop only has red and ‘mixed coloured’ maggots (in other words, loads of crap colours like blue and green, which never catch any fish, ever).

 

Will just reds do, or should I make the effort of getting hold of some whites?

 

I would go for reds & whites and plenty of them.

 

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Reds do for me Mike, I also always take bread, including a liquidised bread. I caught a nice Koi a couple of years back (on Sue's Rod), from the top pool on flake and a feeder full of liquidised bread.

 

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Thanks guys. I'll bring half a gallon of red maggots, and if the fish are only after whites I'll push one of the Burgesses into the river and steal his. :D

What's interesting is that, though anglers are rarely surprised by a totally grim day, we nearly always maintain our optimism. We understand pessimism because our dreams are sometimes dented by the blows of fate, but always our hope returns, like a primrose after a hard winter. ~ C. Yates.

 

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I’m trying to sort out my bait for Sunday. I’ll be float trotting for grayling and (please, Izaak) roach. I’ve got plenty of sweetcorn, but it sounds like gentles are de rigueur at Timsbury. My tackle shop only has red and ‘mixed coloured’ maggots (in other words, loads of crap colours like blue and green, which never catch any fish, ever).

 

Will just reds do, or should I make the effort of getting hold of some whites?

 

A pint each of reds and whites is what I'm taking (plus bread and corn). If you want some whites Mike let me know before the end of the day today and I'll bring some for you.

 

Chris, glad you're travelling light :rolleyes:

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If you want some whites Mike let me know before the end of the day today and I'll bring some for you.

That's extremely kind of you- thank you. Yes, please could you bring two pints of white maggots for me, if you can promise it's no bother? I do like to have a change bait just in case, and it would be a terrible shame to have to resort to violence to get some white maggots.

What's interesting is that, though anglers are rarely surprised by a totally grim day, we nearly always maintain our optimism. We understand pessimism because our dreams are sometimes dented by the blows of fate, but always our hope returns, like a primrose after a hard winter. ~ C. Yates.

 

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I'm at Timsbury on the 13th Nov

How was it, Chris?

What's interesting is that, though anglers are rarely surprised by a totally grim day, we nearly always maintain our optimism. We understand pessimism because our dreams are sometimes dented by the blows of fate, but always our hope returns, like a primrose after a hard winter. ~ C. Yates.

 

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That's extremely kind of you- thank you. Yes, please could you bring two pints of white maggots for me, if you can promise it's no bother? I do like to have a change bait just in case, and it would be a terrible shame to have to resort to violence to get some white maggots.

 

It'll be my pleasure, I don't want you getting into a fight with the Burgess brothers :o I know they're gentle giants, but I wouldn't spill their pint.

 

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they're ... giants

Ah.

 

<hums> Brave Sir Robin ran away...

 

Thank you, Anderoo!

What's interesting is that, though anglers are rarely surprised by a totally grim day, we nearly always maintain our optimism. We understand pessimism because our dreams are sometimes dented by the blows of fate, but always our hope returns, like a primrose after a hard winter. ~ C. Yates.

 

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