In reply to Post #376
I watched it and really enjoyed it - great length video of a seriously good campaign. For the record I also think it's good angling and a merited capture.
The only thing that I didn't particularly like was the forced drama. In the lead up there was mention of “burying” and “burning” people in a no-holds-barred account. The only “drama” I saw was some bloke shouted at him to get off an Island
I didn't think it added anything to the video, for me, in fact detracted from it. Now if there was real drama bring it on, but for me I didn't see it. Storm in a tea cup springs to mind.
I watched it and really enjoyed it - great length video of a seriously good campaign. For the record I also think it's good angling and a merited capture.
The only thing that I didn't particularly like was the forced drama. In the lead up there was mention of “burying” and “burning” people in a no-holds-barred account. The only “drama” I saw was some bloke shouted at him to get off an Island
I didn't think it added anything to the video, for me, in fact detracted from it. Now if there was real drama bring it on, but for me I didn't see it. Storm in a tea cup springs to mind.
Comes over as a prize ***** but a top bit of angling in my eyes.... 
In reply to Post #378
For me his personality should be irrelevant, the capture and angling is what's important. Like J.S. he's not everyone's cup of tea. Including me. However it has to be said both of them do catch a lot of fish.
I wonder if the sales of cell have increased in the last couple of months.
For me his personality should be irrelevant, the capture and angling is what's important. Like J.S. he's not everyone's cup of tea. Including me. However it has to be said both of them do catch a lot of fish.
I wonder if the sales of cell have increased in the last couple of months.
In reply to Post #379
Can't understand how many people think it was good angling.... he might be a very good angler but he broke the rules however you look at it.....if he did the same on your water then publicity admitted it and called you all for being gutless because you stuck to the rules I doubt you would think the same.
Catching any fish by breaking the rules in NOT good angling.....
Can't understand how many people think it was good angling.... he might be a very good angler but he broke the rules however you look at it.....if he did the same on your water then publicity admitted it and called you all for being gutless because you stuck to the rules I doubt you would think the same.
Catching any fish by breaking the rules in NOT good angling.....
In reply to Post #380
If he is to be believed he didn't break the rules. The island was used years ago the scaffold poles I would think are the remains of a bridge. The path on the island was clearly used for a long time and well established. He just saw an opportunity and made the most of it. He told several other anglers what he was doing , including some well known names. None of them said " your out of order and shouldn't be doing that". The head bailiff has NOW declared the island out of bounds, therefore it wasn't before. Good opportunist angling. Shame the B.C will be harder to catch in future due to another section of the lake now out of bounds.
If he is to be believed he didn't break the rules. The island was used years ago the scaffold poles I would think are the remains of a bridge. The path on the island was clearly used for a long time and well established. He just saw an opportunity and made the most of it. He told several other anglers what he was doing , including some well known names. None of them said " your out of order and shouldn't be doing that". The head bailiff has NOW declared the island out of bounds, therefore it wasn't before. Good opportunist angling. Shame the B.C will be harder to catch in future due to another section of the lake now out of bounds.
In reply to Post #381
Yeah he's a bit rowdy and all that happened "allegedly" is pathetic. Regarding him fishing the island personally I don't see the big issue as others have done since and before. What I find interesting is how a guy is getting villified for it, I remember when kev Hewitt caught kempies, I was on the lake before and during that time, I read his write up where he said he walked the lake and fancied willow but the angler was staying for a few days so decided to fish car park swim, when the facts are the car park swim was closed for days before and primed ready... How often can you walk past that swim and it be empty ffs, then there's good old darrell peck, unbelievably walks straight into point one swim on kingfisher at bluebell, ends up catching a few and making out how good he is, when the facts are the swim was occupied for 3 nights before by a mate of his who didn't fish it and pre baited the swim for him... My mate was sat on the bog when peck arrived and overheard him checking in at the office saying here for filming on kingfisher, the guy goes the swim is ready. On insta his runner even said glad the pre baiting sorked, we outed him and funny enough we got blocked and all the comments including his runners was deleted...
Still gotta catch them but most of these guys are full of it and get privileges we don't, if they were honest I'd respect them but hey ain't, at least Ellis told us how it was no matter if he is a bit of a knob
Yeah he's a bit rowdy and all that happened "allegedly" is pathetic. Regarding him fishing the island personally I don't see the big issue as others have done since and before. What I find interesting is how a guy is getting villified for it, I remember when kev Hewitt caught kempies, I was on the lake before and during that time, I read his write up where he said he walked the lake and fancied willow but the angler was staying for a few days so decided to fish car park swim, when the facts are the car park swim was closed for days before and primed ready... How often can you walk past that swim and it be empty ffs, then there's good old darrell peck, unbelievably walks straight into point one swim on kingfisher at bluebell, ends up catching a few and making out how good he is, when the facts are the swim was occupied for 3 nights before by a mate of his who didn't fish it and pre baited the swim for him... My mate was sat on the bog when peck arrived and overheard him checking in at the office saying here for filming on kingfisher, the guy goes the swim is ready. On insta his runner even said glad the pre baiting sorked, we outed him and funny enough we got blocked and all the comments including his runners was deleted...
Still gotta catch them but most of these guys are full of it and get privileges we don't, if they were honest I'd respect them but hey ain't, at least Ellis told us how it was no matter if he is a bit of a knob
It's quite depressing that the capture of the most iconic fish around today has turned into an episode of the Jeremy Kyle show 
In reply to Post #373
Excellent post James
Excellent post James
Still not heard how much was raised for the fence or what Pecky raised through his raffle 🤔
Nailed it James9
Nailed it James9
In reply to Post #385
I wonder if Avid cleared the video before release . Weather you agree with it or not I'm not sure I would want my company associated with it . I said in an earlier post sometimes it's best to "win" with dignity and style .
I wonder if Avid cleared the video before release . Weather you agree with it or not I'm not sure I would want my company associated with it . I said in an earlier post sometimes it's best to "win" with dignity and style .
What I don't understand is, if he wasn't breaking any rules, why did he have to have a 'decoy' swim, couldn't fish the island if anyone could see him from the opposite swim and shat his pants when someone shouted 'oi get off that island,' then spends 90% of the video tying to convince that he wasn't breaking any rules, sounds like a classic case of rule breaking to me 
All together now ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw
In reply to Post #388
In reply to Post #388
I watched the video last night don't get me wrong far play to him for actually catching it, not going to get into fishing on the island or breaking rules but he does come across like all he is doing in his video is justify himself for being on there, now to me that just comes across guilty.
The one thing that makes his videos unbearable is his attitude he comes across to be a complete **** and don't even get me started on that party in the evening he caught it, if I owned a lake I would never let him fish it ever again after that
The one thing that makes his videos unbearable is his attitude he comes across to be a complete **** and don't even get me started on that party in the evening he caught it, if I owned a lake I would never let him fish it ever again after that