Roman hook
- Cat
- Chub
- Posts: 1123
- Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:27 pm
- 5
Re: Roman hook
Still laughing at the 'Beware the ides of March'...excellent!
- Homer Simpson
- Grayling
- Posts: 667
- Joined: Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:53 pm
- 3
- Location: Loughborough
Re: Roman hook
Dave,
I thought the saying was about this, but I could be mistaken.
I thought the saying was about this, but I could be mistaken.
- Cane
- Grayling
- Posts: 684
- Joined: Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:03 am
- 5
- Location: Sussex
Re: Roman hook
Et tu Brute?Homer Simpson wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:29 pm Dave,
I thought the saying was about this, but I could be mistaken.
In the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings!
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
Mrs Wigg's philosophy
- Dave Burr
- Honorary Vice President
- Posts: 13511
- Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:03 pm
- 11
- Location: Not far from the Wye
- Contact:
Re: Roman hook
Re the wonderful mosaic, that's me on the right - the fish are feeding well and I've got another bloody tangle!
- Wallys-Cast
- Pike
- Posts: 6618
- Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:02 am
- 12
- Location: Durham.
Re: Roman hook
Looks a good half a foot.
- Wallys-Cast
- Pike
- Posts: 6618
- Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:02 am
- 12
- Location: Durham.
- Duckett
- Tench
- Posts: 2898
- Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 2:42 pm
- 6
- Location: Stratford E15
Re: Roman hook
Dave Burr wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:17 am Hooks have been around for thousands of years and long predate the Romans. Man has pondered on better ways to catch fish for a long, long time.
It is a little known fact that the Romans held a similar close season to the present one. They could fish for silver fish like roach, chub, ide and asp for most of the year but, if found with caught fish in the Spring, they could be jailed or sent to the lion pen. Hence the saying 'Beware the ides of March'.
I'll be here all week.
From "... the wilds of the Wirral, whose wayward people both God and good men have quite given up on ...".
- JAA
- Crucian Carp
- Posts: 761
- Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:24 pm
- 2
- Location: Dorset
- Contact:
Re: Roman hook
I had two such bronze fish-hooks when I were a lad, both picked up in Cyprus, allegedly Roman, one was quite angular, thick wired, like square wire the thickness of a matchstick, eyed and the other was surprisingly close to a spade end-Aberdeen, both were bronze. Sadly, no room in the crate to bring them back...
¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸,.·´¯ ><(((º>
Cole aka JAA
https://crucians.org/
https://www.anotherangler.net/
Cole aka JAA
https://crucians.org/
https://www.anotherangler.net/
- Solithar
- Roach
- Posts: 288
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2016 6:53 am
- 7
- Location: Water's Edge, Romania
Re: Roman hook
I laughed so hard reading this thread I nearly fell off my chair!...
Very interesting, too!
Very interesting, too!
Lucian,
A beginner angler thankful for the endless and blessed joy of angling.
https://thepiscatorialraconteurs.co.uk/
A beginner angler thankful for the endless and blessed joy of angling.
https://thepiscatorialraconteurs.co.uk/