The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

i got to the river below wocester and the banks were really slippy i managed to fish the spot i wanted to with care it was really muddy anyway i had a bite after two hours which was 8 pound then no more bites the river rose about foot while i was there so i moved to the teme where i had no more bites the desater i snaped my rod in half

Pleaseure and pain thing there then ouch on the rod well done on the barbel

Pleasure and pain! Things like that always happen to me. Last week my cycle rack broke so I was annoyed at the thought of having to folk out £10 for a new one, but at the weekend I took my rubbish to an EA collection point and found a dumped bike there with a very good cycle rack on it, all for the taking, so helped myself. And on the Sunday I fitted said rack onto my bike; but at the start of the fitting I wore my prescription sunglasses (£70), and in the middle of the work I took them off and placed them on top of the back hatch of my boat, but when I had finished and had put all my tools away said sunglasses had dissappeared! I vaguely remember a plop when putting the tools away but thought nothing of it!! I can only conclude that either the Borrowers took my glasses or they now adourn the head of some short-sighted river carp!!! Perhaps they will help it to see my bait!

Maybe it's a bit like karma. Sometimes when I help folk on the river very soon afterwards as a direct consequence of my aiding them, bad things happen to me. Like when a boat was grounded I helped the owner lift her off whilst my son put out a keepnet without my supervision. The boat owner stupidly reved his engine to such a high speed that the wash dragged our keepnet into the water never to be seen again!! Had I not helped we would not have lost the net!!!

That sounds like reverse Karma! From what (little) I understand about it, you're supposed to get good stuff back from sending good stuff out (and likewise for bad).

Exactly!! Reverse Karma!! So now I always think twice when offering help, and once offered I go carefully for the next few days!!