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In reply to Post #49
Hats off to you Mark, those are some incredible captures 
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In reply to Post #43
You’d put one back, I was getting one out. Thicky taking the photo.
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In reply to Post #43
Quote… Do you remember when David Walliams swam past us whilst we had the rods out? 20 boats floating around mid-stream, crowds of hundreds near and far bank, us pair of smelly old anglers sat there in the middle of it all... "Go on, David..!"
😂😂😂
How could I forget mate? It’s one of my fav fishing days ever. GOOO ON DAVIDDDDD 😂
I seem to remember being more interested in all the lush women he brought down the river. Top ground bait David was 😂
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In reply to Post #46
Why are you apologising Gerry? Don’t be silly I like reading you lots stories or looking at your photos far more than looking at, or reading my own 😂
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In reply to Post #45
APOLOGIES MARK
Back on topic awesome pictures mate you have worked hard on your river fishing ( AND ? will you be posting any of the still water ones or are they sssshhhh ?)
and the old saying Effort Equals Results !
certainly applies to you
( and stop keep posting it !! lol ) its my target as soon as Im able 
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In reply to Post #42
Yes he did !
when I was 23/24 years old so would have been 1969/70
I was driving a 6 wheeled Guy Warrior tipper truck and delivered some sand to his mill house in Bray Windsor and the builders told me he was in bed with 2 women and had been in there for 2 days and the noise was unbelievable getting food delivered in lol
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In reply to Post #34
the sultan has a lovely lake in his back garden at op. his game keeper threatened to shoot me if I fished it  . I did ask politely aswell. 
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In reply to Post #34
Mark,
Do you remember when David Walliams swam past us whilst we had the rods out? 20 boats floating around mid-stream, crowds of hundreds near and far bank, us pair of smelly old anglers sat there in the middle of it all... "Go on, David..!" 
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In reply to Post #41
you never know he may well have had several houses on the thames at different times
he was at north stoke in the 80 's / 90 's
another piece of useless trivia ...approx 400 mtrs away was Ian Gillan of Deep Purple fame who had a house that became The Springs Hotel where my mum worked for him at one stage it went on to become a golf resort with approx 500 mtrs of private riverbank
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In reply to Post #40
Thanks I was well out then 
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In reply to Post #35
Sir Micheal Caines house is / was ? up for sale @ £6.9 million
its called Rectory farm House and has 200yrds of river Thames frontage its in the village of North Stoke Oxon approx 3.5 km's downstream of Wallingford and nearly opposite the village where i grew up
i even did alot of work on the house and grounds and fished that part of the Thames for 30+ yrs
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In reply to Post #37
4 pork chops , u would have been fine
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Amazing photos you've got there TCarper, very jealous. Some cracking fish you've had.
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In reply to Post #34
have security in the gardens with sub machine guns and the like.
Oh you just jogged a memory !
around 40 years ago I drove a Tanker and delivered heating oil (red derv) anyway had this job at Golders Green I arrived at this massive pair of gates with a 2 giant size cameras I presses the intercom thing and a guy answered and said when the gates open keep your truck windows shut and follow the road till you get to the building but do not get out of your truck open your door or windows until told to !
well drove round and could see cameras all along the tree lined road got to the building and 3 or 4 bloody big nasty dogs appeared by the truck running around then 2 guys hooked them up to leads and took them away
ok you can get out now driver as I pumped the fuel into the underground tanks got chatting and remarked the dogs didnt Bark at all ??
he explained they cant bark or make any sounds as they are trained guard attack dogs with their voice boxes cut as he said we dont want any intruders warned we want them caught and bitten !!! oh and the guards were all tooled up too !
it was a filthy rich Arms dealer that owned it all
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In reply to Post #34
Some amazing pics, thanks for showing, somebody can tell me if I'm wrong but I put a bait tight to , Michel canes garden once or twice up Windsor way, so I was told,
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In reply to Post #33
The Thames has long been a favoured haunt for such people to live and own properties mate. Not just rock stars and actors. The Sultan of Brunei and various other Arab Sheiks all own numerous properties along the banks of the Thames. They have been known to have security in the gardens with sub machine guns and the like.
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Cheers for info..
Yeah good memories of father n two uncles fishing off our boat,Maggot 111,..shame you can't fish it no more mate,there was or is a massive tree overhanging nr the weir,few of my spinners in that tree,lol..nr 51 yrs ago tho..
Clooney,,elitism, same as what's happened down here..lol..buying it all up..!!
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In reply to Post #31
I actually lived in Sonning for two years. You cannot fish up by the weir anymore, George Clooneys gaff is on the opposite bank, he purchased that field you would have fished from, it used to be RDAA. Strictly no fishing now. Police turn up in an instant too if his security, or the lock keeper see anyone in that field.
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In reply to Post #30
That's a monster..!!
Have you ever fished the Thames at Sonning,by the weir?
Used to drive up in the early 80s with father,I was young and couldn't drive,remember catching nice perch under a road bridge using a FJT ,fibretube blank from Gerry Doughty.. ,and 330 ottomatic
Big adventure at the time,long old drive ..
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In reply to Post #29
It is a lump. It weighed 18lb. At the time it was the third largest Barbel ever caught from the Thames I was told. It’s not the Barbel that went on to break the record either. I caught it on this 1.25lb Darent Valley Avon/quiver rod and tiny Drennan match reel, both of which I now use for Perching. I have a pair of both.
The Thames was in flood, I was stupidly undergunned, as the reel held less than 100 yards of 15lb line with the deepest spool on. It took me a long time to land it. Hardest fight I’ve ever encountered from any fish ever.
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That barbel looks a lump 👌
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Brilliant photos and seems someone’s had a Thai bride.
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In reply to Post #25
don't want to hijack a brilliant thread but I once had a wedding gatecrash my fishing too 
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In reply to Post #25
I nearly called over to him… “Don’t do it mate”… But it was already to late for him anyway, and I’d have just looked like a sad nutter
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In reply to Post #22
They are all great fish
I like the non fish ones as well, the wedding going on a few yards away and the silhouette on the bivvy looks like Kraftwerk
The brolly and sides looks like something Scruffy Bob would've made
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In reply to Post #23
Yes, three times. Mangled. Glued up its tail and covered it in carp care.
Yes I’ve met Adrian once, and loads of others too. George Clooney and George Micheal included whilst fishing the river, or on my way. Blokes, even famous ones always talk to you when you have state of the art fishing gear with you.
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In reply to Post #22
Looks like that common got mangled by a boat prop... 
Have you ever bumped into Adrian Smith (I'm a MASSIVE Iron Maiden fan) I know he's done a bit on the Thames over the years.
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Yes, same Matt both of you. He’s actually in two photos.
This one is six years ago.
This one is twenty years ago. His first ever trip with me to the river the spawny git. This one is the same time he was fishing DDAPs Tinhead.
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In reply to Post #19
If so is that the same Matt King who spent a lot of time on DDAPS?
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In reply to Post #1
Great pics Mark. Is one of the pics with a common of Matt King?
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In reply to Post #1
Awesome collection of photos, thanks for sharing
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In reply to Post #1
Truly a glorious set of fish, and shots of Old Father Thames.
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In reply to Post #11
Agreed,what a lovely creature it is..
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In reply to Post #13
100% respect, all crackers, all perfection in their own way, keep the faith mate 
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In reply to Post #10
lol you know me better than that mate I probably have NEARLY as many secret fish I can never tell anyone about as you I reckon lol
thats nice looking lake your on now and your due !!!
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Some lovely fish there, the jet black common is just stunning.
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In reply to Post #10
There's a linear amongst all of those that is absolutely epic. Amazing looking fish.
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Thank you all 
Gerry, I told you where that barbel lived, three years ago now, so you could go and catch it... Hospital ain't no excuse either, pull your finger out. 
Go and catch it mate when you're better! That particular fish, will be a British record now I'd put money on it. Don't ever tell no mofo pretty please
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Top angling mate !
((and lovely to see that fish again)) as soon as Im well enough I will be down there again trying thanks for showing just how beautiful Thames fish are 
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In reply to Post #1
Blimey, there's some cracking fish there and some lovely scenic shots too. Very well done.
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In reply to Post #1
Truly stunning. Those Pike are pretty good as well.
The Thames is truly an amazing river. I miss fishing there.
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In reply to Post #1
Northern Monkeys getting in on the action
Great photos of quality fish Mark, cheers for posting
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In reply to Post #1
Very nice 
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Some amazing looking fish 👌
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Some real crackers there.
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Fantastic...
(A life long friend of the family lives on the Thames at HC on his boat,and also does very well)
I'll pm his name, you'll know him maybe..!
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