And that's a proper fishing apprenticeship none of this 7 year old's first fish being a 25lb carp!davyr wrote:I lived (and went to primary school) in West Norwood, in South-East London! After two unsuccessful fishing trips on the Thames at Chertsey and Hampton Court, my Dad (who wasn't an angler) asked a work colleague (who was) for advice, and he suggested trying the Wey.Weyfarer wrote: But....what school did you go to, mine was Holy Trinity at the bottom of Pewley Hill.
Dad had an old motorbike and sidecar combination, so we all piled in (Dad on the bike, Grandad on the pillion, Gran in the back and Mum and I squashed in the front of the sidecar) and headed off down the A3 for the first of many trips to Guildford.
I used to fish while the others had a picnic on the grassy area between the river and the canalised stretch. It was some time before I felt confident enough to cross the grass and fish proper running water and even longer before I progressed from minnows and dace to the chub that lurked under the trees on the opposite bank.
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I'm still trying to catch one of those!Snape wrote:And that's a proper fishing apprenticeship none of this 7 year old's first fish being a 25lb carp!
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Exactly! Me too!davyr wrote:I'm still trying to catch one of those!Snape wrote:And that's a proper fishing apprenticeship none of this 7 year old's first fish being a 25lb carp!
(mind you my 12 year old son's pb carp is only 1lb less than mine - but caught on cane and mitchell 300)
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Me toodavyr wrote:I'm still trying to catch one of those!Snape wrote:And that's a proper fishing apprenticeship none of this 7 year old's first fish being a 25lb carp!
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Wanna see some pictures lads??
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Go on then. :thumb:
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I'd love to but it doesn't really tie in with the purpose of the forum. So I'll refrain.
PM coming thouigh!!!
PM coming thouigh!!!
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Re: Quest for Carp by Jack Hilton
I've only had the one over 25lb on my cane gear. As far as my research goes I think the fish may well be as old as the MKIV I had her on. I'm not desperate to up my pb and I'd be quite happy to have that fish as my cane pb for a while.
Here's a photo...
of the swim :lol:
Here's a photo...
of the swim :lol:
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Very funny DKM :think:
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Oh, alright then :chuckle: