Are per title how long u been on for I'm at 18 years now

17 Feb 2004 it says I joined, 22 years ago. Might have been the first website forum I ever registered to when my parents first decided to get internet, mental how long ago it was.

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I beat you by 2 days, 15th Feb 2004

Only 14 years for me. Doesn't seem that long. Life's chsnged a lot since then though.

I've done a 20 stretch.of a life sentence. No time of for good behaviour for me..

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Exactly 1 month before me, 22 years here too then.

I have a feeling I was registered before then, but lost my e-mail when leaving NTL, so re registered...hmm

Edit, found it, 15/11/03 as vossy, @ 22.5 years!

I have done a 24 year stretch..
Time goes way to fast.
2002

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18 years for me.

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13 years last weekend looking at my profile

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21yrs!

just the 18 for me

Some whipper snappers about then, it's not all pipe smoking grey heads

20 years since I first registered

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4th Dec 2006 for me so 6 months off 20 years.

18 years

26th April 2006. Just over 20 years

23 Nov 2005.

Just a tad under 21 years.

14 years here

My old account was Nov 2005. I remember writing a post in the catch results about my first 20 around that time which is now long gone - would love to read that back.

Hell it's 23 years ago I joined

21 years for me. I don't log in all that often, but have browsed the forum a couple of times a day for most of the last 20 years.
I wonder who's been registered the longest? Karlos, I suppose.

19 years for me

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9th March 2003!
What do I win ? 🏆 😆

When did the Forum start? Any OG,s on here still from day dot.??

Maybe Karlos can come on here and give us a brief history of the Forum. Why he started it, what kind of traffic was it getting at its peak. Famous members etc. Correct me if I'm mistaken. This Forum has to be the last of its kind. Or the only one that gets regular traffic still. Lot of History here. Plenty of knowledge passed on over the years, that's for sure.

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I can tell you that Karlos registered 29 Apr 2001 and his user ID is 5000 (must of started at 5000?)

I registered 16 Feb 2002 24+ yrs ago and my user ID is 5051.

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Great post love to hear the early history of the Forum .
Well done to Karl and Mods for keeping it going .
The bait thread alone could have destroyed many a good man .

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14 Nov 2002 at 6.46pm

24 years for me this year.

Daz

Registered : 24 Sept 2003 at 10.21am

Jeeeezzz 19yrs

September 2013 I joined

16 yrs

27th October 2003 Ÿ˜³Ÿ˜³

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13 years for me.

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2007 me

Almost 18 years.

Jeez 20 years

Am i the only one who joined, rather than just looking in, because the mags. Became too full of the same cycle of rehashed articles, and increased prices I've been catching carp since 1975. Most of what has been published since the hair has been irrelevant. Rig evolution is fine, but it requires a knowledge of the lake you are fishing at the time. Even the swim on that lake, or the half of that swim that the fish will pick up from. The buggers that catch the bigguns on a regular basis are not geniuses. They are the people who can be on the bank at the right time and in right place at the right time a modicum of understanding of animal behavior helps. We don't all have to do a Rod Hutchinson and push peas around the carpet with our noses to understand carp feeding behavior. It's all out there the big benefit of being a human is , we learn from the experience of our forebears.
More original thought and less sheepism is what we need.
God bless the original thinkers. If you are one, don't sell out keep it to yourselves

Blimey, 20 years for me!

21 years

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2012 me so I joined when I wqs about 20 35 now lol 😆

18 years for me - Doesn't time fly?

I am a mere pupkins @ 8 years

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A few days short of 19 years.

Ouch. Thats gone by too quickly.

20 for me!!!

21 in August for me

Just checked my original profile which was registered in aug 2002

11 May 2004 so 22 years and 11 days

6 years for me

23 Jan 2003 !

Blimey time flies.
Kudos to Karlos and all involved with admin for sticking with it !

Lot of people on here still with 20 odd years of posting behind them.. which is good to see.

Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days...

Though I do use Insta and Facebook for a Carpy chat from time to time. I find the forums far less clutted. To much noise on the Socials at times. We all know what we're on here for. It's a shame some more won't join us..Maybe a recriutment drive is in order

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Maybe Karl’s can Send some branded CF tops or pin badges (if any left) to some sponsored anglers for them to promote the site

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Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days...

How very dare you

More a case of we dont give a sheet what others are doing, and are happy in our own little world without any need or want of adulation from others, or giving it to 'today's stars/ tomorrows has beens'.

But if you like social media good on you, enjoy, each to their own

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Sept 2003 = 22 year 8 month stretch - ouch! Still a noddy . .

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Make you right..

I've been here a while too.

I think I do have some little enamel badges left, happy to send some out to long suffering members...if the price of the stamp is covered (they're so flipping expensive nowadays and I already run the site at a financial loss to myself each month )

With care, the pin part on the back of the enamel can be prized off, you then just get a nice flat metal Carp with can be glued onto stuff (I used to have one on my monitor bevel in ye olde days)

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Have you got any hoodies?

Got a pin badge and my hoody must be nearly 20 years old and still going strong

Just looked and it shows

11 Sept 2003 at 9.04pm

Where has that time gone

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I have a few left in a box in the wardrobe (I don't advertise them)

Hoody (£20 posted)
Black: 3 x Large
Black 2XL (Sold)
Green: 4 x Large

T-Shirt (£12 posted)
Khaki: 2 x XL (Sold)
Black: 1 x Medium

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Quote.... Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days

The dumbing down of humanity you mean?

Instagram = Look at the pretty photo's, because you can't spell four letter words.

TikTok = Watch the retarded videos that last no longer that 10 seconds, because you can't spell four letter words & you also now have the attention span of a snail.

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That's extremely unkind on the poor snail population.

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im 20+ and still have the enamel badge and hoodie

bring back the socials - had some great ones over the years in the early days

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15 years for me still loving it .😊

23+ years for me Great to see the forum still ticking over in this social media driven world.

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Take some pre orders for some new ones Karl? Safely say mine doesn’t fit anymore!

Almost 24 years and counting down

18 Jul 2002 at 11.41am

17yrs and counting, I think I will get a hoody to commemorate the achievement 😁

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14 year stretch for me so far with no chance of parole

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2007.for me

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June 2006 … near 20 years 😂

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1st sept 2002, nearly 24 yrs here.

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6th November 2004, and only about 880 posts!

18 yrs & still only in triple figure posts…

Aug 2006, nearly 20 years

Oct 2004 - (22 years so far)

theres an awful lot between 18 and 24 years on here, around that time carp fishing was going through a massive transition, becoming alot more comercialised.

7 Sept 2005

Nearly 21yrs

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joined 2008 so around 18 years

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Aug 2004 for me so 21yrs odd.

Low post count, I?ve seen some people post more than my total in a day on here 😂

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August 2004 21 years, doesn't time fly.

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8th May 2003

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25th March 2004

Glad to see this Forum is still alive, hardly come on here now but I'm still alive and still getting the rods out but not quite as often as I used too.

Thought I would copy and paste my 'Time' here.

Registered : 20 Feb 2002 at 11.25pm - 12+ years ago
Last posted : 3 Oct 2024 at 8.56pm - 9+ months ago

Registered - 27 Jan 2004 at 12.25pm

22yrs……..WOW

29th April 2002 for me

Will be 24yrs for me come July. I only post occasionally but flick through quite often. Has been a great resource over the years

February 2007 for me

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NeoGeo.. was that it?

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Good to see you posting Andy

Registered : 20 Jun 2008 at 2.58pm

18 years, found this forum googling bait stuff, still check in most days!

The funny thing about this thread, when you've been on here a while, you see people saying they haven't posted for YEARS....and you think hold on...you posted yesterday

February 2010 16 year's ago
Crazy how time flies . COVID was 6 years ago when
Toilet rolls was worth more than gold.
Brexit happened and we all realized that taking bait over
To France was a nightmare and tomorrow is the 6th of June
D-day for anyone who has a passion for history 82 years ago
How the UK has changed and Europe to that end.
I'm still fishing a little more now than I ever did I suppose getting older
Has it's advantages as you realize time is more important than
Anything else. The clock is ticking if you want to do something
Do it now. Not everyone gets to see tomorrow

Moved to another thread

23 Dec 2005 for me

March 2004 for me, 22 years plus!

4th February 2009 for me

In reply to Post #1

Wow over 24 years for me!

1st Feb 2002

Im pretty sure it wasn't actually a live site when i joined??

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1st August 2004.
Still great.
Thanks Karlos

5th Nov 2014, most definitely the best forum I'm aware of.

3rd June 2008. Where have 18yrs gone!

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5 May 2004 at 7.22pm to be exact...

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@Daffy - you were the 9th member by the looks of things. User IDs started at 5000 (me) and Reesy (co-founder) is 5004. Not sure where 5001, 2 & 3 went, test users maybe

15th Sept 2008..A lifetime away. Only an occasional visitor now carping has lost a lot of the spark it once had

Including my old profile that I cant get into I'm at 13 years

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December 2005 wowser!

19th feb 2004, just over 22 years!!!

Thanks for Karl for getting me back on the forum🙏
Joined in 2008.. was 13 14 years old at the time, carp fishing had that mystery magic at that age

August 2013 for me, will be a teenager soon and getting spots

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2008 for me, what Year did Carp Forum start?

In reply to Post #110
I think it was 2002.
Be interesting to know how many of the originals still post.

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I always thought it was 2000, but according to my profile page I registered on my birthday 2001 (which I doubt happened in reality)

I see some of the original members registered in Jan 2002, so maybe the dates in the page footer are correct.

So 25 year anniversary in a few months?

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Something to be proud of Karlos. Many have come and gone. Think a little celebration is in order..

Ho all

Im interested, what exactly is the 10 year award?

Best

Jon

In reply to Post #114
£100

In reply to Post #112
Do I remember that there was a glitch at some point and everyone had to re-register?
20 Mar 2003 for me...

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May 2005. Back when I got to actually fish! Lol

Sept 2005 blimey getting old now

Nearly 18 years.... how the the hell did that happen??!

Feb 2002 !! .. Over 24 years .... Well done to all.

In reply to Post #59
I'll have a large green one .. PM me where to pay 😉

Been here over 22 yrs where did that time go lol

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December 2014. Was living on the other side of the world back then! I knew I was returning to UK in early 2015 and was so excited to be carp fishing again so I was watching and reading anything relating to carp fishing. Unfortunately life gets in the way and now I only get out 2 or 3 times a year.

April 2005 Jesus's.

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17 years ago for me