I was just thinking about some old regular posters that disappeared.
1, Mr - Magoo fantastic knowledge of old skool carping and a friend of Kevin Ellis .
2, River was a lovely bloke with a knowledge of fishing rivers abroad
3, Dean aka elephant man just disappeared

In reply to Post #1
Rivers was a top fella. Loved reading his posts from the sidelines. Also Magoo. Not Familiar With Dean. aka (Elephant man)

Lots come and go and I would suspect are looking in from the sidelines. Probably more than we know.

I always wonder what happened to Ken Townley.
Absolute legend and his knowledge on Particles was second to none.

In reply to Post #1
Mr Magoo is still about , fished waterside with him in march. Top bloke. Rivers I believe has all but given up carp fishing after moving away from Herts.

In reply to Post #3
Ken has been ill,..plus coupled with his dislike of modern carp fishing ,he doesn't post on here any longer..

Up till recently we kept in touch ,but not heard anything lately,I know a lot of people hold him in high regard as I do ,not only is he the ultimate bait brain ,he's also the godfather of carping in my county..

He offered me his kit ,that's all im prepared to say ...


Adam..

In reply to Post #5
Ken is an absolute legend in carp fishing. I have the utmost respect for him. So sorry to hear that he has been unwell. Followed his advice and always looked forward to reading ANYTHING he published.

He is missed for sure.

Thank you for your input and help Mr Townley.

Unfortunately Ken has taken down a lot of his photo’s such a shame

Get well soon ken

In reply to Post #5
Really gutted to hear that Ken is ill. I hope he gets better soon.

He has probably forgotten more than I have ever known about carp fishing. Man is an absolute legend in the carp fishing industry.

It's very sad. If you do Faceache Kens profile isn't private.
I just hope he's coping, it doesn't bare thinking about, though I can imagine him fighting it all the way.

Thinking of you.

Here's wishing Ken all the best. He was one of the first anglers I looked up to through his early writings in Carpworld, Nutrabaits annual bait catalogue etc. On College resi and Par fishponds with his wife Carol and the like. His knowledge on bait is second to none. Let's hope The Salty sea dog keeps on keeping on..

Sad to hear about Ken's circumstances. Really enjoyed Ken's writings on France and bait. Shared a bit of a laugh a few years ago about his alter ego, Tony Wenkle!

In reply to Post #7
Did he take down his photos or are they no longer visible because of where they were hosted?

Anyway, I hope he gets to know we are all thinking of him ❤

In reply to Post #12
It's where they were hosted..

In reply to Post #1
Paul Tant. That was Rivers name. Yes. Now I remember him. Really nice gentleman that used to do a lot of French fishing I do believe. Did he not used to test baits for Pete and Dean back in the day? I remember/ seeing a thread on the Pete B. mix a while back and he seemed to know a lot about the make up of this bait. If I am not mistaken, he was one of the first to test it?
Could be wrong, but I,m sure it is the same Gentleman in question.

In reply to Post #14
Whilst we are on the subject of Pete and dean , is anyone in contact with them or know what they are doing now , I know Pete had been unwell.

In reply to Post #15
I posted this on another thread/topic a few days back.


Pete B now lives In Thailand and Dean has retired and spends much of his time in India, so rumour has it on facebook. Not sure what took them both to different parts of Asia?

latest news from one of Petes closest friends is that he is recovering well. He has a new woman and is loving life in Thailand having built a large home with plenty of land. Dean is on projects helping the needy in India working with under privleged families .

I hope this helps?

Who was the fella on here. Bus driver.. huge post count. Stopped posting a few years back
His name escapes me.. " Birch something or other "

In reply to Post #17
Brian.

In reply to Post #18
That's him " Brian " somebody or other.

Edit... just done a quick search " Brian Woolsey " last posted in 2013.. 21,000 plus post up till then, great contributor. Shame he dint post no more

In reply to Post #19
Brian Wolsey.... had some lively debates with him. I called him the pope as he gave the impression of being infallible and was always right.

In reply to Post #20
By the looks of his post count he liked to comment. Maybe he wore his keyboard out or something..

Brian and his red jumper🤣🤣

Whilst I’m thinking about it we’ve gone through quite a few Mods as well:

Moley
Carpy Pat
Merl
Beave
Ken - as mentioned

Miss Gerry (,old geezer) the most, big loss to the forum. R I p.

In reply to Post #22
Red jumper who could forget that

In reply to Post #14
Think I bought his Avon dinghy
Did he live in WGC

In reply to Post #26
Think he did I got three rods off him , really lovely bloke full of advice on fishing France 🇫🇷

In reply to Post #23
Moley went off to start his own forum. I still message him very occasionally
CarpyPat passed away :( There was a post in the Mod area Jan 2023
Merl was cool, see the odd post from him on FB now and again
Beave is still fishing and he's in some WhatsApp groups with me/Muzza and others
Ken - I did message him a few years back when I heard he was ill but never got a reply, maybe I had the wrong mobile number. I do think of him often.

OldGeezer - Yes, was in WhatsApp groups with him too. We have him to thank for LinkyPoo...I added that functionality after he passed as a little tribute

In reply to Post #28
I was part of Moley's forum.
It was quite anti Carpforum to be honest but I didn't join in that aspect as I've never had a problem with this forum which is and always been the best.
I joined Facebook to be part of a Carpingabroad group but that was short lived. I've kept the account but don't do fishing on there
I've been a member of other forums but they've all gone now and so I'm please to see thanks to Karl Carpforum is still going strong.

I did bump into Brian Wolsey on FB but not to do with fishing. He lives in the Woolwich area of London and we spoke about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and how we have both suffered.
That was about 5 years ago

In reply to Post #22
He s alive and well fishing down in Kent currently

In reply to Post #30
Still has the red jumper?

In reply to Post #30
Yes, I am often 'liking' his Facebook posts

In reply to Post #29
It was quite anti CarpForum to be honest but I didn't join in that aspect as I've never had a problem with this forum which is and always been the best.
Yes, Moley and a few others did leave on bad terms, I can't remember being personally involved in the bother, I think back then there were often arguments between MODs (there were lots of MODs (and problems!) due to how busy the site was)

I'm very much of the opinion that people can go do what they like, as long as they're not lying about a situation/person and spreading it to try to gain favour/support.

That has happened in the past too (won't name him!) but he's left a trail of failed attempts at a few different businesses and I do enjoy watching from the side lines as he tries to promote his next bull**** venture with only a very small following of ring-piece-tongue-punchers commenting on his FB posts

In reply to Post #33
Carpy Pat? was he the larger than life cockney wide boy mod? Loved his blingy tackle? or am I thinking of someone else?

I liked the other mod who was a psychiatric nurse? (john Wrench?) What was his name? we did a social at wyreside years ago where quite a few of the mods came.

Also remember Retro, Bream Boy (still in touch) Jon (with the kid in the coat avatar) also still in touch

In reply to Post #33
Not sure who that would've been. I know there were some good anglers on there but I kept out of that sort of thing.

There was some good non fishing threads on there.

There was one called 'What Really Winds Me Up' and another 'What Really Cheers Me Up' which could do well on here.
However you could never get away with the one called 'Small or Trash' as it wasn't very PC

Still it's gone but this one remains

In reply to Post #35
I started the "some things are really annoy me"... and "some things I really love" threads I think.

I am not sure if there were already the same ones on here in the non-carp stuff section.

In reply to Post #34
I liked the other mod who was a psychiatric nurse? (john Wrench?) What was his name? we did a social at wyreside years ago where quite a few of the mods came.

Stace? I remember he was a nice bloke.

What about the lad from South Africa? I used to enjoy answering his questions!

In reply to Post #37


You have a good memory Jon.

In reply to Post #36
Could be wrong but I don't remember them being on here.
We could do them on here but Non Carp is a bit quiet.
I've asked questions asked on Non Carp but they haven't attracted much attention, but with a bit of rewording, making them vaguely fishing orientated, put them in the other sections and you get plenty of replies.

In reply to Post #34
Yes pat didn’t know he passed away met him a few times used to work at Korda making the leads before doing the knowledge

RIP fella

In reply to Post #40
What a shame.

In reply to Post #41
Agreed. I wish we were told at the time.

In reply to Post #32
Food pics mostly 😂

In reply to Post #43
Indeed, but in his defense he sometimes has a picture of a fish!

Pimp is still hauling everywhere he fishes.
Stace was cool.

I removed some of the inactive MODs a while back as I didn't want people PM'ing them and the PM sitting there for days/weeks unanswered. They done nothing wrong

In reply to Post #35
Due to the privacy on that forum the Catch Diary section was very good, shame when it disappeared and was all lost.

Simon WWFC? Probably a reform councillor now.
Mr & Mrs Team X-Ray....?
Not seen anything by Great Blondini for a while.

Simon I believe had enough for a few years then I believe he posted in the last year ?

Greatblondi is still posting etc

I didn’t look on this forum for about 9 months a few years back so sometimes events happen in life and a fishing forum is the least of your worries

How about the Nomad, he used to post some decent stuff , what's he up too?

Rich - Munkyfunk I’ve haven’t seen him posting for a while.

In reply to Post #50
Rich (MunkyFunk) is well Neil. I have been posting lots of catch photos of him for the past couple of years. Have a load to post of him later when I get a chance from this week. I speak (offline) to so many current members & older ones who no longer post because of the hook baits. So many.

From what I hear often... I would say as soon as the troll situation finally gets resolved you will see a lot of these blokes posting again. Keebs is another. Both lovely, lovely fellas.

Here's Rich (MunkyFunk) with a big UK one from this week Neil.

In reply to Post #51
It's been a year since Munkyfunk posted, I hope he drops by once in a while.

Keebs is also missed. I think some comments made in some of the political threads put him off but that's all finished now.
He was/is a sound engineer for some of the really big acts and would share some of his stories by PM.

Mark if you get the chance tell them both to reconsider

In reply to Post #51
👍 Cheers Mark

In reply to Post #52
Yes Bob, sound engineer. The other day completely out of the blue, he messaged me a list of Jamiroquai gigs in South America including the Rock In Rio festival. Asked if I wanted free guest list tickets for any of them. Just a lovely person mate.

Yes I make you right about the comments in political threads. But the bottom line is it was trolls who kept returning to the forum again & again after being banned for winding people up over & over again under different users.

Karl is sorting it slowly but surely, it's a thankless task for him. These are good anglers who actually go fishing. The forum needs these blokes, it does not need to lose them and so many others like them. It does not need the troll idiots who target people on here for some sort of enjoyment. There are sooo many great anglers who watch this forum, but will not post at all because of the above. I know, I get told all of the time.

I will pass on your message for sure. Here's a photo of Keebs with a 36lber I posted in the SHB thread a few weeks back.

No worries at all Neil.

In reply to Post #47
Haven't posted much lately Andy, just doing mod stuff in background. Hopefully I will get on the bank more this year

In reply to Post #55

I’m sure Kevin Ellis use to post the odd link to his latest film .
Also John Timmermans made the odd post ,I enjoyed his foreign exploits

Kev Clayton use to post quality rod builder

In reply to Post #58
Too busy building sexy rods and making designer pop ups in every colour of the rainbow 🌈

In reply to Post #59
Love my rods … didn’t know about pop ups

In reply to Post #54
Keebs is a top top bloke

What happened to Moley ?

In reply to Post #62
See post #28

In reply to Post #62
I am still in touch with Moley, bought a Tempest 200 off him a year or so ago and he wrapped it up like the egyptian Tutankhamun

What happened to the Flemish fella.( Belgium ) Robbie. Can't remember his second name. Run a boozer.

In reply to Post #65
Malfet or similar?

In reply to Post #66
Maifleet or Marfleet

Frenzy aka Joss not seen him for a while. his posts regarding otters and help to prevent predation was very helpful

In reply to Post #65
I’m sure he posted not long ago

In reply to Post #65
Robbie Malfiet ( something like that ) wasn’t he tied in with Jag

In reply to Post #70
Pete the crip always had a good story, and used to enjoy sambo or sambo swimmers catch reports.

In reply to Post #71
Loved Sam’s writings on Morocco

Tin of maggots use to share info on Walthamstow

In reply to Post #71
agreed Pete the crip could tell so many stories. I spent hours on here reading his posts, R.I.P

In reply to Post #74
I speak with tin of maggots regularly. He's health is not the best knees and hips. Apart from that he is ok.

Shakey Dave
Spoke to him a few years ago on the #1. Sure it was just New Year’s Eve pre covid.

In reply to Post #76
He is ok..
In our what's app group.

Fozzy was a regular poster loved his wit .

In reply to Post #48
We are still about lol