After the Wingham Auction

[Vagabond]

You, know that event where we sold our own rubbish and bid silly money for other peoples'.......

 

Well, I bought an outsize fly reel, and coupled it with an old greenheart fly rod. I promised to use it, and so far had forgotten, but.....

 

Yesterday I went after the perch under the bank in the claypit, but yet again only the carp were taking worms.

 

However, I had taken this new reel and antique rod along, so the feeding frenzy I had going in the hope of attracting a predatory perch proved useful.

 

So just before packing up, I wound in the perch gear and set up the fly gear. Cast (well, flicked it sideways under a bush really) my fly ( #16 Iron Blue Dun for the technically minded - carefully selected - actually the first fly that came to hand on opening the fly box) which was dragged under by the slow sinking fly line and short 3 lb Maxima leader. As it sank I threw a handful of maggots after it . These tiddlers snap at anything that moves and the Iron Blue was no exception.

 

Here are the two fish caught before I remembered the Test match started at 11 and hastened home. Glad I did, as some excellent cricket was played that morning.

 

 

[Dave H]

Great to see and it is a great spectacle Steve does with these auctions for charity and so your money went to a great cause and you caught some great looking fish that's rewarding in anyone's book

[Tigger]

Nice one Dave but try for something a bit larger next time .

 

It's about time you went on one of your jungle ventures...leave Norma at home for once and take me and Brian .

[lutra]

Nice one Dave but try for something a bit larger next time .

 

It's about time you went on one of your jungle ventures...leave Norma at home for once and take me and Brian .

Why do you like cooking and washing Ian?

[Tigger]

I'll cook...you wash .

[Vagabond]

I'll cook...you wash .

LOL I could tell a few stories about distribution of labour on fishing trips.

 

On one trip with Chevin, I was cook, he was scullion.

 

To save him some washing up I said I would use the same saucepan for warming tinned rice pudding and then for boiling some milk into which to stir instant coffee.

 

"I don't mind coffee-flavoured rice pudding" said Chevin resolutely.

 

"Hmmmm - ???" I thought, but said nothing.

 

We ate the rice pudding. I passed him his coffee.

 

He hadn't really been paying attention to the order of battle, because I found that he strenuously and heatedly objected to tinned-rice-pudding-flavoured coffee, with, as he said, rice grains floating in it like dead maggots.

Edited July 24, 2015 by Vagabond

[chesters1]

Blimey man your obviously sitting next to a vast supply of dishwater ,a gallon of fairy liguid in it and your pots would shine

 

Another chesters1 tip is if your bothered by mosquitos a gallon or two of diesel thrown in a week before the trip forms a layer the larvae cannot breath through and they die

 

Moving house? Put your goldfish bowl in the freezer overnight and the problem with water sploshing about on your lap when your holding the bowl on the trip to your new house is gone (viz top tip)

Edited July 25, 2015 by chesters1