In reply to Post #14
Sorry but its got to be said
you are some sort of tool mate ?
telling people there is a right way or wrong way to hold a rod ?? get a life grow up
Sorry but its got to be said
you are some sort of tool mate ?
telling people there is a right way or wrong way to hold a rod ?? get a life grow up
Watched them last night, fishing, motorbikes, bit of rough camping what's not to like for me. Looked like hard work that with an overloaded bike, but that is what you call an adventure if you like that sort of thing 
Watched the first one last night.
Looks like a mega adventure, certainly not one I would want to do alone. It's not a complaint....but I feel its been edited slightly to make it look like he's exploring untouched virgin land that has never seen a human. But it all looks well trodden and well fished. In fact, I've not seen any reason yet why he wouldn't have used a car. But that's media, they have to spin a story to make it a bit more exciting.
Also, the sound of those nash alarms. My god, how awful. I had no idea they were like that, sounds like some kind of Japanese arcade machine.
Looks like a mega adventure, certainly not one I would want to do alone. It's not a complaint....but I feel its been edited slightly to make it look like he's exploring untouched virgin land that has never seen a human. But it all looks well trodden and well fished. In fact, I've not seen any reason yet why he wouldn't have used a car. But that's media, they have to spin a story to make it a bit more exciting.
Also, the sound of those nash alarms. My god, how awful. I had no idea they were like that, sounds like some kind of Japanese arcade machine.
In reply to Post #18
Also, the sound of those nash alarms. My god, how awful. I had no idea they were like that, sounds like some kind of Japanese arcade machine.
Good to know its not just me thinking that!
Also, the sound of those nash alarms. My god, how awful. I had no idea they were like that, sounds like some kind of Japanese arcade machine.
Good to know its not just me thinking that!
In reply to Post #18
I have just done 9 nights on a big barrage and longed for the sound of my Nash alarms!
I have just done 9 nights on a big barrage and longed for the sound of my Nash alarms!
In reply to Post #20
I actually find him more watchable than his Mrs tbh despite her assets, her accent grates on me. Another decent film/two films, and I like the way he's always fishing off piste to an extent.
I actually find him more watchable than his Mrs tbh despite her assets, her accent grates on me. Another decent film/two films, and I like the way he's always fishing off piste to an extent.
I think some of the comments a bit laughable in this thread
FFS !!! the guy is following a frigging river some parts have a good road and access and he try`s a couple of days in them
while other sections difficult or impossible to reach with a car
so this is where his bike comes into play he is trying to find and try these spots
but he aint gonna drive past a good looking spot thats got good access is he ? the main goal is to catch some fish isnt it ?
all in all he shows everything the good and bad and his video`s are a breath of fresh air
a very likable chap and a bloody good angler too
FFS !!! the guy is following a frigging river some parts have a good road and access and he try`s a couple of days in them
while other sections difficult or impossible to reach with a car
so this is where his bike comes into play he is trying to find and try these spots
but he aint gonna drive past a good looking spot thats got good access is he ? the main goal is to catch some fish isnt it ?
all in all he shows everything the good and bad and his video`s are a breath of fresh air
a very likable chap and a bloody good angler too
In reply to Post #20
I think I'd rather not get a bite
I think I'd rather not get a bite
In reply to Post #22
Very well put agree with all of that
Very well put agree with all of that
Watched the forst episode last night.
I've always enjoyed Samir's articles and films.
I've always enjoyed Samir's articles and films.
Fair play to him, I'd rather look to be making angling easier as I get older and the longer I've been doing it but whatever floats his boat I guess, he's like one of those sex addicts that's pushed it as far as he can go and looking for the next big kink to get him off, he's reached the upper level now and pushing the boundries travelling to Tokyo for some Jap shatting whilst I'm still looking at local Thai massage parlors with a happy ending.
In reply to Post #26
It's his job at the end of the day. Each video needs to be a bit more "extreem" and more of an adventure than the last. He really could have just done it in a car, but it wouldn't look anywhere near as exciting.
It's his job at the end of the day. Each video needs to be a bit more "extreem" and more of an adventure than the last. He really could have just done it in a car, but it wouldn't look anywhere near as exciting.
In reply to Post #27
Hey I'm not putting him down for it or slating him he can do what he likes each to their own and all that, listening to the podcast with Hassan it sounded like there were a few at HQ that were not happy with his last big pushing the boundaries video with the Jet-ski idea (still a great video in my book even if the jet skis were a failure), I think this one was why he probably choose a solo adventure.
I noticed one little edit failure in from episode one finishing and early in episode two, not so much a journey along its path to the end but a bit of returning to the same spot on the other bank after a few days with not a lot to show but I get it hes got to produce a film.
I take my hat off to his ambition and enthusiasm but I do like a bit of continuity when its all put together.
Hey I'm not putting him down for it or slating him he can do what he likes each to their own and all that, listening to the podcast with Hassan it sounded like there were a few at HQ that were not happy with his last big pushing the boundaries video with the Jet-ski idea (still a great video in my book even if the jet skis were a failure), I think this one was why he probably choose a solo adventure.
I noticed one little edit failure in from episode one finishing and early in episode two, not so much a journey along its path to the end but a bit of returning to the same spot on the other bank after a few days with not a lot to show but I get it hes got to produce a film.
I take my hat off to his ambition and enthusiasm but I do like a bit of continuity when its all put together.
In reply to Post #27
He really could have just done it in a car
From what I saw some of the spots were totally inaccessible by car and he would likely have had to carry/push his gear for miles in order to get to the spots and do a hell of a lot of walking just to check out if there is access to the water, which a lot of the time there wasn't.
He really could have just done it in a car
From what I saw some of the spots were totally inaccessible by car and he would likely have had to carry/push his gear for miles in order to get to the spots and do a hell of a lot of walking just to check out if there is access to the water, which a lot of the time there wasn't.
In reply to Post #29
Naaa. I'm not having it.
I'm naturally sceptical, but especially when it comes to television amd media like this. It's always going to be spun to make a good story. They're trying to sell you something at the end of the day,
If he was there to catch fish, A car, so he could carry proper sized rods would have been able to get where I've seen so far. And anywhere else could be accessed by boat, like he does in his other videos.
Don't get me wrong it's great viewing, but it's clearly playing to the cameras and trying to create a video, rather than trying to have an adventure.
Its like, we know bear Grylls didn't really sleep in a camel all night, and survive only on his own pee and snake eyeballs, but we still enjoy watching it. It's entertainment.
Naaa. I'm not having it.
I'm naturally sceptical, but especially when it comes to television amd media like this. It's always going to be spun to make a good story. They're trying to sell you something at the end of the day,
If he was there to catch fish, A car, so he could carry proper sized rods would have been able to get where I've seen so far. And anywhere else could be accessed by boat, like he does in his other videos.
Don't get me wrong it's great viewing, but it's clearly playing to the cameras and trying to create a video, rather than trying to have an adventure.
Its like, we know bear Grylls didn't really sleep in a camel all night, and survive only on his own pee and snake eyeballs, but we still enjoy watching it. It's entertainment.