Watch them each year but can't help but notice this year was slightly different. I think TH is happy to step out of the limelight and would go as far as saying that he is falling out of love of the game.
The goalposts have changed since covid for all the full time brigade that use to have lakes to themselves from Sunday afternoon to Friday morning whilst everyone else would be at work. Nowadays, midweek on some waters can be just as busy as weekends and getting tickets for the decent waters are now a complete closed shop.
Still a good watch though and nice to reminisce how it used to be.
The goalposts have changed since covid for all the full time brigade that use to have lakes to themselves from Sunday afternoon to Friday morning whilst everyone else would be at work. Nowadays, midweek on some waters can be just as busy as weekends and getting tickets for the decent waters are now a complete closed shop.
Still a good watch though and nice to reminisce how it used to be.
Tel nowadays reminds me of Uncle Rico, from Napolean Dynamite.
“Back in '82, I could throw a pigskin a quarter mile"
Tbh it's nice see that Tel isn't jumping on the bandwagon trying to stay relevant. These kind of videos have a very limited audience in carp fishing. I certainly used to be that audience, but I'm a bit bored of hearing the same stories retold. I don't think it will be long before he dissappear from the limelight all together.
“Back in '82, I could throw a pigskin a quarter mile"
Tbh it's nice see that Tel isn't jumping on the bandwagon trying to stay relevant. These kind of videos have a very limited audience in carp fishing. I certainly used to be that audience, but I'm a bit bored of hearing the same stories retold. I don't think it will be long before he dissappear from the limelight all together.
In reply to Post #93
I don't think it will be long before he disappear from the limelight all together.
Agreed...can't wait to see what he comes back with though...there must be untouched waters, probably private out there.
Do the 'band wagon' have the cahunas to call him out as being irrelevant, seems untouchable to me, like it
I don't think it will be long before he disappear from the limelight all together.
Agreed...can't wait to see what he comes back with though...there must be untouched waters, probably private out there.
Do the 'band wagon' have the cahunas to call him out as being irrelevant, seems untouchable to me, like it
In reply to Post #94
There's probably a lot of fishing he can't film or is taking a long while to put something together. Or he just doesn't want to release yet. He isn't the one to be constantly churning out vlog type videos. We get something special every few years and in between some old stories of times gone by which we've all read in his books keeps things ticking. That list will be exhausted soon I can imagine but there's probably a few undocumented ones there too.
There's probably a lot of fishing he can't film or is taking a long while to put something together. Or he just doesn't want to release yet. He isn't the one to be constantly churning out vlog type videos. We get something special every few years and in between some old stories of times gone by which we've all read in his books keeps things ticking. That list will be exhausted soon I can imagine but there's probably a few undocumented ones there too.
To be fair it was not as good as his usual stuff but I still found it more watchable than 90% of other stuff out there
In reply to Post #92
Falling out of love with game?... not to sure about that... Finding the type of waters and fish he likes to fish for is no doubt getting harder and harder to find. He did mention in the vid he done for Sticky baits that he's finding more and more pleasure in photographing the wildlife around him these days. Maybe that's an avenue he will venture of into someday. Until then he probably finds as much pleasure watching a bobber float moving downstream on the Thames for perch as he does for his carp fishing. Long live Tel and his love for the Angle..
Falling out of love with game?... not to sure about that... Finding the type of waters and fish he likes to fish for is no doubt getting harder and harder to find. He did mention in the vid he done for Sticky baits that he's finding more and more pleasure in photographing the wildlife around him these days. Maybe that's an avenue he will venture of into someday. Until then he probably finds as much pleasure watching a bobber float moving downstream on the Thames for perch as he does for his carp fishing. Long live Tel and his love for the Angle..
In reply to Post #93
TH strength of appeal is that he doesnt need to stay relevant. Not dissimilar to the likes of Chris Yates. Rod Hutchinson (rip) etc .... The further removed from the public they become the greater their legacy and iconic status (in angling) will be. TH will be one of the last of his type. No-one post early 2000s will have that type of credability.
TH strength of appeal is that he doesnt need to stay relevant. Not dissimilar to the likes of Chris Yates. Rod Hutchinson (rip) etc .... The further removed from the public they become the greater their legacy and iconic status (in angling) will be. TH will be one of the last of his type. No-one post early 2000s will have that type of credability.
In reply to Post #96
Always enjoy watching Tel even if he stretched the story about having a bird
Always enjoy watching Tel even if he stretched the story about having a bird
I just watched the (sticky)oz holness one which is spread over 2 parts so far..
Thought it was pretty good.
Thought it was pretty good.
I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. Terry for being Terry and Nick for being Nick. Both providing massive bowls of carp fishing soul food in their own way with little or no advertising.
Hopefully there will be more of that kind of stuff in 2026
Hopefully there will be more of that kind of stuff in 2026
New Terry Hearn film from a couple of days ago, enjoyed it
LINKY POO™ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66aVV_VHZZo
LINKY POO™ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66aVV_VHZZo
In reply to Post #102
Why doesnt Terry use the ESP reels.
I have got some of the big pits on my beefy rods and they are ok.
Why doesnt Terry use the ESP reels.
I have got some of the big pits on my beefy rods and they are ok.
In reply to Post #103
I've seen him using them on his Thames vids with ESP.. I suppose when you've used basically the same tackle for 30yrs it's hard to change..
I've seen him using them on his Thames vids with ESP.. I suppose when you've used basically the same tackle for 30yrs it's hard to change..
I can't remember ever watching a TH film that I haven't enjoyed. I hope he's as nice a guy as he comes across.
There's no better sound in carp fishing than a run on a Neville 👌