In reply to Post #100
Bit extreme Wayne but I understand your point. Man has health issues because a bloke he has never met caught a fish he has never seen from a water 500 miles away
End of the day he has caught it rightly or wrongly
To be fair he sounds like a decent angler with a track record so either way, he has caught it
See, the other problem is social media and fame seeking and that's where it all goes totally wrong
Gone are the days where you had a bit of a result and put it in a paper, and if you deserved it, rightly so, enjoy your moment, that's what it's all about. See, social media works both ways, there's people doing self promotion trying to be famous but the difference to a paper is there is feedback and what rocks one mans boat definitely turns another's
A picture does not always tell the true story either, so nobody REALLY knows what has gone off behind the scenes of a capture, you can only see what you can see
Bit extreme Wayne but I understand your point. Man has health issues because a bloke he has never met caught a fish he has never seen from a water 500 miles away
End of the day he has caught it rightly or wrongly
To be fair he sounds like a decent angler with a track record so either way, he has caught it
See, the other problem is social media and fame seeking and that's where it all goes totally wrong
Gone are the days where you had a bit of a result and put it in a paper, and if you deserved it, rightly so, enjoy your moment, that's what it's all about. See, social media works both ways, there's people doing self promotion trying to be famous but the difference to a paper is there is feedback and what rocks one mans boat definitely turns another's
A picture does not always tell the true story either, so nobody REALLY knows what has gone off behind the scenes of a capture, you can only see what you can see
In reply to Post #122
Apparently its being renamed Gregs Fish, and the man is ok with that...
Apparently its being renamed Gregs Fish, and the man is ok with that...
In reply to Post #123
Is it true that he caught it from Greg's swim from Ellis's island?
Is it true that he caught it from Greg's swim from Ellis's island?
Class fish, one of the very best. Very well done to the captor.
In reply to Post #120
Modern carp fishing in a nutshell this post.
Modern carp fishing in a nutshell this post.
In reply to Post #125
Agreed, lots of sour grapes on here for whatever reason
Agreed, lots of sour grapes on here for whatever reason
In reply to Post #127
The reason is they have **** all better to moan about lol.
The reason is they have **** all better to moan about lol.
In reply to Post #128
This is true lol. Moan about someone catching a fish that every carp angler on the planet would love to catch, and barely any will ever fish for.. Everyone pulls a stroke sometimes, maybe not in angling but they do in one way or another....
This is true lol. Moan about someone catching a fish that every carp angler on the planet would love to catch, and barely any will ever fish for.. Everyone pulls a stroke sometimes, maybe not in angling but they do in one way or another....
In reply to Post #129
Don't know the bloke, IF he has caught it fair and square, it's a great result.
But alI I would like to know if it was caught from an area that all the other paying and rule abiding members could equally fish from without breaking the rules.
We all know that they are easier to catch in an out of bounds areas, than the legal fishing areas.
So is the rest of the lake and islands fishable as long as you get permission from a bailiff ?
Don't know the bloke, IF he has caught it fair and square, it's a great result.
But alI I would like to know if it was caught from an area that all the other paying and rule abiding members could equally fish from without breaking the rules.
We all know that they are easier to catch in an out of bounds areas, than the legal fishing areas.
So is the rest of the lake and islands fishable as long as you get permission from a bailiff ?
In reply to Post #130
“ We all know that they are easier to catch in an out of bounds areas, than the legal fishing areas. “
Apparently not , if you read through some posts
“ We all know that they are easier to catch in an out of bounds areas, than the legal fishing areas. “
Apparently not , if you read through some posts
In reply to Post #131
The guy caught the BC and dependant on where your own ethics sit as a carp angler will justify if you think it was caught fair and square or caught from an island that covers a piece of water that hasn't been fished before and the fish shoal up for safety. For me personally it's a stain on the captures of the BC and cannot be related to the likes of TH, Laney, Oz, John Holt and the rest of the guys that caught it. There is no story or build up.
Having spoken to a few of the guys that fish there, don't you think they would have been in there like a shot if they knew fishing was allowed - apparently anglers used to feed the fish in the out of bounds and they see the majority of the stock in there all the time.
Each to there own I suppose. Thank **** I'm on a decent syndicate with a good crew of blokes - any of that crap going on and they would be out the gate.
The guy caught the BC and dependant on where your own ethics sit as a carp angler will justify if you think it was caught fair and square or caught from an island that covers a piece of water that hasn't been fished before and the fish shoal up for safety. For me personally it's a stain on the captures of the BC and cannot be related to the likes of TH, Laney, Oz, John Holt and the rest of the guys that caught it. There is no story or build up.
Having spoken to a few of the guys that fish there, don't you think they would have been in there like a shot if they knew fishing was allowed - apparently anglers used to feed the fish in the out of bounds and they see the majority of the stock in there all the time.
Each to there own I suppose. Thank **** I'm on a decent syndicate with a good crew of blokes - any of that crap going on and they would be out the gate.
In reply to Post #132
Spot on mate, no juiced up second hand Range Rover drivers on my water either.
Spot on mate, no juiced up second hand Range Rover drivers on my water either.
In reply to Post #132
Sorry Jay but didn't Laney cut his own swim to fish a spot that wasn't accessible from any of the official swims and use a bb to bait up? Pretty sure Terry used a bb to present the bait on a spot that couldn't be cast too?
#pukkapies #steakandkidney #chickenandmushroom
Sorry Jay but didn't Laney cut his own swim to fish a spot that wasn't accessible from any of the official swims and use a bb to bait up? Pretty sure Terry used a bb to present the bait on a spot that couldn't be cast too?
#pukkapies #steakandkidney #chickenandmushroom
In reply to Post #56
Funny how that post virtually got swept under the carpet lol
Funny how that post virtually got swept under the carpet lol
In reply to Post #134
You're right about TH if my memory is correct.
You're right about TH if my memory is correct.