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...really gets on my nerves...thought I'd just get that off my chest. It's like watching a cross between Alan Partridge and Eamonn Holmes... :wallbash:

"Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it."
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...really gets on my nerves...thought I'd just get that off my chest. It's like watching a cross between Alan Partridge and Eamonn Holmes... :wallbash:

 

I really like him he makes me think of what it would be like fishing with Santa:

 

"Ho ho ho, super fish..."

 

I know from a previous thread lots of people find him annoying. Personally its the cheesey guitar riffs in Matt Hayes ones that really get my back up!

 

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I really like him he makes me think of what it would be like fishing with Santa:

 

"Ho ho ho, super fish..."

 

I know from a previous thread lots of people find him annoying. Personally its the cheesey guitar riffs in Matt Hayes ones that really get my back up!

 

Rich

 

Hmm but Hayes and Brown come across as genuine guys - you could imagine a glass or two and a friendly chat. Wilson talks to his ghillies like crap and comes across as a miserable old goat...I think that manic laugh is a bit fake... :unsure:

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Somebody my wife knows used to work for John Wilson. She can't speak highly enough of him and says that he's a really nice bloke.

 

In fact, so does a mate of mine who knows him...

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OK, some of their mannerisms are not going to appeal to everyone, but on the whole I think they all seem like pretty OK guys - Matt, John and Mick I mean.

 

That said, I cant watch Paul Young or that posh chap, Henry...fishing on the edge..., for any more that 30 seconds. Not that I dont like them, just dont appeal to me.

 

What does irk me a lttle with most TV anglers is that they always seem to fish the best waters and always seem to catch. What I would like to see would be a realistic account of fishing, like my local Trent stretches, where they had to try hard and editing was reduced. Not as exciting for some, I guess, but would be more realistic.

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...really gets on my nerves...thought I'd just get that off my chest. It's like watching a cross between Alan Partridge and Eamonn Holmes... :wallbash:

 

Well I like him and in particularly liked his early programs on the BBC when he was fishing British Waters.

 

I enjoy his waffling on about the flora and fauna in the destinations he goes to. I get the impression his programs are aimed at a wider audience then just anglers, and this has to be a good thing.

 

Many people I know who do not fish at all, are aware of John Wilson and seem to like him and watch his show's and as a result do not have a negative view of anglers.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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[What does annoy me with most TV anglers is that they always seem to fish the best waters and always seem to catch. What I would like to see would be a realistic account of fishing, like my local Trent stretches, where they had to try hard and editing was reduced. Not as exciting for some, I guess, but would be more realistic. /quote]

 

Why not just cut out the licence fee and the sky subscription and find some bloke on the river who doesn't catch much and set up a video camera behind him. Bingo, hours of realistic footage of somebody doing nothing.

They fish the waters they do because there are fish there and they can show that the methods they're going to demonstate do actually work in the right situation.

The only thing that does annoy me is statements like "Most anglers would walk right past a swim like this" when most anglers would give their eye teeth for the oppertunity to fish it.

Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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It sounds like a lot of people are under valuing thier own waters and if they removed their blinkers and tried the tactics our TV presenters use then results may be forth coming. These blokes didn't get TV shows by fishing in a rut , they got out there dared to be different and reaped the benefits.

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Wilson is a legend! He brought angling into non-anglers' living rooms, made it interesting with his knowledge of the natural world, and is a genuine all-rounder. I like the simplicity of his fishing, and fact that his shows aren't a 30-minute advert.

 

I really like his infectious laugh - a reminder that fishing is about enjoying yourself rather than gritting your teeth in a blind attempt to catch the biggest carp in the lake, even if it takes 5 years...

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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His knowledge of the natural world sounds like he's mugged up from a text book prior to filming...I agree that his methods are simple and that makes things look more attainable than other shows. I suppose its all down to personal taste...what you find infectious I find irksome and disingenuous! I have to say I find the approach of Matt Hayes and especially Mick Brown a little more humble and less condescending...still you pays your money and takes your choice..

 

Cheers.

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