In reply to Post #1
Was it Ivan Marks who smoked like a trooper and yet won nearly every match he ever entered?
I used to smoke when I was young and stupid and never really thought that was the reason I'd blanked.
As to giving up smoking - I found you need to want to give up. Once your mind set is made up, it's then pretty easy. One morning I was waiting for the train into the city and thought, that's it. Fags went in the bin and have never smoked since, just like that. I smoked until I was 32, giving that up was a wise move. I just can't fathom why I even started, peer pressure I suppose and the need to fit in. Must say, I used to enjoy a fag when I was fishing - kind gave you gave you something to do when session fishing. Don't miss it though, not one bit.
Vaping? Don't kid yourself, it is still smoking and time will tell, but I bet that's hardly doing your chances of dying early from cancer any favours either.
Was it Ivan Marks who smoked like a trooper and yet won nearly every match he ever entered?
I used to smoke when I was young and stupid and never really thought that was the reason I'd blanked.
As to giving up smoking - I found you need to want to give up. Once your mind set is made up, it's then pretty easy. One morning I was waiting for the train into the city and thought, that's it. Fags went in the bin and have never smoked since, just like that. I smoked until I was 32, giving that up was a wise move. I just can't fathom why I even started, peer pressure I suppose and the need to fit in. Must say, I used to enjoy a fag when I was fishing - kind gave you gave you something to do when session fishing. Don't miss it though, not one bit.
Vaping? Don't kid yourself, it is still smoking and time will tell, but I bet that's hardly doing your chances of dying early from cancer any favours either.
In reply to Post #53
Me too, never even tried it. My Mum died 2 months ago of lung cancer, aged 61, and my Dad has been given a few weeks left at 66 - he's got throat and bladder cancer. Both have smoked since their teens.
Should be enough to put anyone off, but the addiction is so strong it doesn't make any difference.
Me too, never even tried it. My Mum died 2 months ago of lung cancer, aged 61, and my Dad has been given a few weeks left at 66 - he's got throat and bladder cancer. Both have smoked since their teens.
Should be enough to put anyone off, but the addiction is so strong it doesn't make any difference.
I have smoked on and off for the last 30 odd years, however, in the last 12 years or so i have only smoked when fishing....I can go for weeks between sessions without even thinking about ciggies then go through 20 or 30 in a session....only said to the missus yesterday how stupid that is but that is me all over, bit of a binger!
Not fishing now until New Year so am going to have a concerted effort to kick the fags into touch once and for all.
Not fishing now until New Year so am going to have a concerted effort to kick the fags into touch once and for all.
In reply to Post #57
Had the hypnosis 5 years ago.
Best thing I ever did!
Had the hypnosis 5 years ago.
Best thing I ever did!
In reply to Post #58
Indirectly I'd say its caught me more fish too.
I'd always pack up if I was running out of fags, I don't have that worry now...... In fact my mate was about to pack up once as he'd run out and I gave him the rest of mine as I was going. 3 hours later he had a 35.8 fully scaled mirror undoubtedly one of the best fish around.
Indirectly I'd say its caught me more fish too.
I'd always pack up if I was running out of fags, I don't have that worry now...... In fact my mate was about to pack up once as he'd run out and I gave him the rest of mine as I was going. 3 hours later he had a 35.8 fully scaled mirror undoubtedly one of the best fish around.
Used to smoke for 30 years then gave up and not had one for 12 years or so. I purchased an electronic cigarette few months ago and fill it with kuku juice that has no nicotine so there's nothing addictive and I've noticed no effects on my health either. It's just the movement of hand to mouth and inhaling it for something to do whilst sitting there.
In reply to Post #1
. . .from experience - its total bs.
My first season on a difficult and weedy water back in 2000 almost resulted in a blank for the entire season. I used to smoke rollies back then (chain smoking whilst fishing especially) and went through the 'latex glove' stage as I became fraught with my lack of success and paranoid that I was tainting baits. I even used a Nash boilie grabber (as well as gloves) even on un-glugged hookbaits . . .
Once I'd caught it all clicked and I realised that my nicotine ridden fingers had f all to do with it . . .I'd switched baits to Essential B5 and the gloves and boilie grabber got binned . . .
. . .from experience - its total bs.
My first season on a difficult and weedy water back in 2000 almost resulted in a blank for the entire season. I used to smoke rollies back then (chain smoking whilst fishing especially) and went through the 'latex glove' stage as I became fraught with my lack of success and paranoid that I was tainting baits. I even used a Nash boilie grabber (as well as gloves) even on un-glugged hookbaits . . .
Once I'd caught it all clicked and I realised that my nicotine ridden fingers had f all to do with it . . .I'd switched baits to Essential B5 and the gloves and boilie grabber got binned . . .
In reply to Post #61
Pretty sure there's more to worry about if you smoke than whether it effects your fishing or not 🤔
Pretty sure there's more to worry about if you smoke than whether it effects your fishing or not 🤔
In reply to Post #61
I'm sorry I can't remember the man's name but back in the day a big carp was caught from billing aquadrome. The story I read of the capture included details of how the bait was prepared with nicotine tainted fingers so that the hookbait would be the same as the hookbait on the day. There's not much new in angling. The vast majority is recycled. Read Izaakk Walton.
I'm sorry I can't remember the man's name but back in the day a big carp was caught from billing aquadrome. The story I read of the capture included details of how the bait was prepared with nicotine tainted fingers so that the hookbait would be the same as the hookbait on the day. There's not much new in angling. The vast majority is recycled. Read Izaakk Walton.