In reply to Post #2
Used to have a great laugh with the owner of a lake I fished a long time ago. He'd come round in the morning for a cuppa and a bacon roll, often he'd notice a wet mat in the swim, conversations went something like this:-
'Had one then?' 'No mate, mat blew in the water' 'It's flat calm!' ' Yea storm blew itself out!'
'Had one then?' 'Just a bream' 'There are no bream in here' 'Sorry I've always been s**t at fish identification'
'Had one then?' 'No mate, mat blew in the water' 'And your weigh sling?!' 'It was a strong wind!'
All done tongue in cheek, he respected that not everyone wanted to publicise their catches.
Used to have a great laugh with the owner of a lake I fished a long time ago. He'd come round in the morning for a cuppa and a bacon roll, often he'd notice a wet mat in the swim, conversations went something like this:-
'Had one then?' 'No mate, mat blew in the water' 'It's flat calm!' ' Yea storm blew itself out!'
'Had one then?' 'Just a bream' 'There are no bream in here' 'Sorry I've always been s**t at fish identification'
'Had one then?' 'No mate, mat blew in the water' 'And your weigh sling?!' 'It was a strong wind!'
All done tongue in cheek, he respected that not everyone wanted to publicise their catches.
In reply to Post #31
Had a guy on our syndicate who was totally the opposite,he would tell you he had caught when he hadn't
Had a guy on our syndicate who was totally the opposite,he would tell you he had caught when he hadn't
In reply to Post #1
I had 47.08 common and three different 30's from a lightly fished water a couple of years ago and still haven't told anyone other than the missis. If I had gobbed off, half the carp fishing population of Cambridgeshire would decent on the water. Only a handful of people fish the place and none seem to know what is in there or even catch anything. Most times I fish it, i'm the only person there. The bubble will burst one day, but so far, so good. Sometimes, you really have to keep below the radar and even sow miss-information to keep people off the scent.
I had 47.08 common and three different 30's from a lightly fished water a couple of years ago and still haven't told anyone other than the missis. If I had gobbed off, half the carp fishing population of Cambridgeshire would decent on the water. Only a handful of people fish the place and none seem to know what is in there or even catch anything. Most times I fish it, i'm the only person there. The bubble will burst one day, but so far, so good. Sometimes, you really have to keep below the radar and even sow miss-information to keep people off the scent.
In reply to Post #33
Too true, enjoy it to the maximum whilst you can.
That nice piece of escapism and paradise soon changes once the circus arrives.
Too true, enjoy it to the maximum whilst you can.
That nice piece of escapism and paradise soon changes once the circus arrives.
In reply to Post #19
I'd love to but my syndi you're quite visible in most pegs. When first joined lots asking for my number , turns out it's like friggin jungle drums as soon as you caught anything , even watching thru bins at how many wraps you're fishing into gaps, more blokes angling with mobile phones than rods, couple big fish out they all turned up, soon deleted most of em I'll tell you 😡😡😂😂
I'd love to but my syndi you're quite visible in most pegs. When first joined lots asking for my number , turns out it's like friggin jungle drums as soon as you caught anything , even watching thru bins at how many wraps you're fishing into gaps, more blokes angling with mobile phones than rods, couple big fish out they all turned up, soon deleted most of em I'll tell you 😡😡😂😂
In reply to Post #21
Aye, has happened a few times in our area hasn't it, or 'hitch hike' or wander into the river.
Brantham, Chantry, Barham, ICI, SWP before it was run properly, Alderson, Causeway, Thwaite, Needham Lake, Bosmere and the Gipping all had fish moved into and out of them.
Aye, has happened a few times in our area hasn't it, or 'hitch hike' or wander into the river.
Brantham, Chantry, Barham, ICI, SWP before it was run properly, Alderson, Causeway, Thwaite, Needham Lake, Bosmere and the Gipping all had fish moved into and out of them.
In reply to Post #22
Always found it funny when a guy catches and puts the capture straight on Instagram and it's obvious to the rest of the members where he is. Then he wonders why he can't get back in the swim!
Always found it funny when a guy catches and puts the capture straight on Instagram and it's obvious to the rest of the members where he is. Then he wonders why he can't get back in the swim!