In reply to Post #226
Disagree
Disagree
In reply to Post #227
Not in my opinion you don't.
Not in my opinion you don't.
In reply to Post #228
Exactly
Exactly
In reply to Post #225
I knew Ruth Madoc?
I knew Ruth Madoc?
Glad my thread is so popular...... what was it about again ?
In reply to Post #231
Think some little fish was caught somewhere in the country by someone?
Think some little fish was caught somewhere in the country by someone?
So many carpers think it's relevant to blow smoke up their arse thinking it enhances their profile .
It actually shows them as whores and with little self worth and minuscule credibility .
Why do they think they have arrived when they are prostituting themselves for cash , bait and tackle .
At the end of the day most achieve diddly just an album full of fish that no one really cares about , broken marriages , divorce and most of the time chasing fame broke .
But hey ho perhaps your photos will feed you when your at the end of your worthless life 🤭😂
It actually shows them as whores and with little self worth and minuscule credibility .
Why do they think they have arrived when they are prostituting themselves for cash , bait and tackle .
At the end of the day most achieve diddly just an album full of fish that no one really cares about , broken marriages , divorce and most of the time chasing fame broke .
But hey ho perhaps your photos will feed you when your at the end of your worthless life 🤭😂
In reply to Post #233
I had a mate once who pushed himself hard for sponsorships, got quite a few as well, loads of free gear and all he had to to was write a few reports, send in some photos,promote this promote that. In my opinion he ended up fishing for others not for himself, sooner buy what I want from whoever I want.....would not enjoy the pressure of having to catch fish to please others myself even if i was any good.
I had a mate once who pushed himself hard for sponsorships, got quite a few as well, loads of free gear and all he had to to was write a few reports, send in some photos,promote this promote that. In my opinion he ended up fishing for others not for himself, sooner buy what I want from whoever I want.....would not enjoy the pressure of having to catch fish to please others myself even if i was any good.
In reply to Post #230
Hi di hi....
Hi di hi....
In reply to Post #231
Other than that one photo, have any more been released?
If the aim was to promote the fish and make a profit from it, either by way of raising funds for otter herding device (let's face it a 3/4 length is as useful as a chocolate teapot would be on a day like today), or raising the profile of the angler/bait/tackle firms involved then if they leave it much longer it will lose a lot of its pulling power, after all who wants to see a vlog, blog or whatever they are now about a fish caught 6 months ago?
Other than that one photo, have any more been released?
If the aim was to promote the fish and make a profit from it, either by way of raising funds for otter herding device (let's face it a 3/4 length is as useful as a chocolate teapot would be on a day like today), or raising the profile of the angler/bait/tackle firms involved then if they leave it much longer it will lose a lot of its pulling power, after all who wants to see a vlog, blog or whatever they are now about a fish caught 6 months ago?
In reply to Post #236
I'm pretty sure "the aim" was just to catch it lol.
I have no doubt that it'll be all over the media soon enough. I wouldn't have thought Greg will care less about any loss of pulling power.
I'm pretty sure "the aim" was just to catch it lol.
I have no doubt that it'll be all over the media soon enough. I wouldn't have thought Greg will care less about any loss of pulling power.
In reply to Post #237
Agreed. You don't set out to catch a fish like the Burghfield Common in order to profit from it or increase your exposure, although that may prove to be a by product. If that was your aim you would fish Welly, Dinton etc, more productive waters. Most guys fail to catch the common, some really good anglers have failed thus far, it is only achievable through massive determination and drive.
Agreed. You don't set out to catch a fish like the Burghfield Common in order to profit from it or increase your exposure, although that may prove to be a by product. If that was your aim you would fish Welly, Dinton etc, more productive waters. Most guys fail to catch the common, some really good anglers have failed thus far, it is only achievable through massive determination and drive.
In reply to Post #238
Spot on
Spot on
In reply to Post #237
Yea I didn't word that very well, I meant the aim of not releasing any more than one photo. I appreciate that trying to catch a fish like the BC in order to increase your own exposure would be a bit silly.
Yea I didn't word that very well, I meant the aim of not releasing any more than one photo. I appreciate that trying to catch a fish like the BC in order to increase your own exposure would be a bit silly.
Tbf Burghfield is poorly run, some anglers allowed to do stuff, then there not, some are allowed to fish from certain areas and some are not, this is not aimed at Greg as I doubt there are many captures of this fish that are straight up legit even if they say they were! It's hard to stop fishing somewhere when you have been allowed to fish their and suddenly your not especially when your catching the commons mates!
Fair play I say
Fair play I say