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lurchy
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lurchy
   Old Thread  #70 24 May 2026 at 9.44am  0  Login    Register
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June 2006 … near 20 years πŸ˜‚
Bacardiblue
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Bacardiblue
   Old Thread  #69 23 May 2026 at 10.18pm  0  Login    Register
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2007.for me
roosterbooster
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roosterbooster
   Old Thread  #68 23 May 2026 at 7.04pm  0  Login    Register
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14 year stretch for me so far with no chance of parole
lilharbs
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lilharbs
   Old Thread  #67 23 May 2026 at 3.47pm  1  Login    Register
17yrs and counting, I think I will get a hoody to commemorate the achievement 😁
activeviii
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activeviii
   Old Thread  #66 23 May 2026 at 2.53pm  1  Login    Register
Almost 24 years and counting down

18 Jul 2002 at 11.41am
Kye
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Kye
   Old Thread  #65 23 May 2026 at 1.46pm  1  Login    Register
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Take some pre orders for some new ones Karl? Safely say mine doesn’t fit anymore!
Kye
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Kye
   Old Thread  #64 23 May 2026 at 1.41pm  1  Login    Register
23+ years for me Great to see the forum still ticking over in this social media driven world.
CarpCodger71
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CarpCodger71
   Old Thread  #63 23 May 2026 at 11.26am  1  Login    Register
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15 years for me still loving it .😊
Nick
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Nick
   Old Thread  #62 23 May 2026 at 11.19am  2  Login    Register
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im 20+ and still have the enamel badge and hoodie

bring back the socials - had some great ones over the years in the early days
essesxandy
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essesxandy
   Old Thread  #61 23 May 2026 at 7.01am  1  Login    Register
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That's extremely unkind on the poor snail population.
TCarper
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   Old Thread  #60 23 May 2026 at 5.07am  1  Login    Register
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Quote.... Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days

The dumbing down of humanity you mean?

Instagram = Look at the pretty photo's, because you can't spell four letter words.

TikTok = Watch the retarded videos that last no longer that 10 seconds, because you can't spell four letter words & you also now have the attention span of a snail.
Karlos
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Karlos
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   Old Thread  #59 22 May 2026 at 10.26pm  1  Login    Register
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I have a few left in a box in the wardrobe (I don't advertise them)

Hoody (?20 posted)
Black: 3 x Large
(EDIT: If you saw the 2XL and wonder where it's gone, it sold)
Green: 4 x Large

T-Shirt (?12 posted)
Khaki: 2 x XL
Black: 1 x Medium
fishie
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fishie
   Old Thread  #58 22 May 2026 at 5.11pm  0  Login    Register
Just looked and it shows

11 Sept 2003 at 9.04pm

Where has that time gone
Hitman
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Hitman
   Old Thread  #57 22 May 2026 at 4.05pm  1  Login    Register
Got a pin badge and my hoody must be nearly 20 years old and still going strong
VLT
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VLT
   Old Thread  #56 22 May 2026 at 3.54pm  1  Login    Register
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Have you got any hoodies?
Karlos
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Karlos
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   Old Thread  #55 22 May 2026 at 3.44pm  3  Login    Register
I've been here a while too.

I think I do have some little enamel badges left, happy to send some out to long suffering members...if the price of the stamp is covered (they're so flipping expensive nowadays and I already run the site at a financial loss to myself each month )

With care, the pin part on the back of the enamel can be prized off, you then just get a nice flat metal Carp with can be glued onto stuff (I used to have one on my monitor bevel in ye olde days)
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #54 22 May 2026 at 3.25pm  1  Login    Register
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Make you right..
Belch
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Belch
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   Old Thread  #53 22 May 2026 at 2.51pm  1  Login    Register
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Sept 2003 = 22 year 8 month stretch - ouch! Still a noddy . .
vossy1
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vossy1
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   Old Thread  #52 22 May 2026 at 2.48pm  1  Login    Register
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Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days...

How very dare you

More a case of we dont give a sheet what others are doing, and are happy in our own little world without any need or want of adulation from others, or giving it to 'today's stars/ tomorrows has beens'.

But if you like social media good on you, enjoy, each to their own
Hitman
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Hitman
   Old Thread  #51 22 May 2026 at 12.10pm  0  Login    Register
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Maybe Karl’s can Send some branded CF tops or pin badges (if any left) to some sponsored anglers for them to promote the site
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #50 22 May 2026 at 11.47am  0  Login    Register
Lot of people on here still with 20 odd years of posting behind them.. which is good to see.

Most are probably to old to get there heads around Insta or Tiktok or any other forms of social media the kids use these days...

Though I do use Insta and Facebook for a Carpy chat from time to time. I find the forums far less clutted. To much noise on the Socials at times. We all know what we're on here for. It's a shame some more won't join us..Maybe a recriutment drive is in order
DaveSG
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DaveSG
   Old Thread  #49 22 May 2026 at 11.35am  0  Login    Register

23 Jan 2003 !

Blimey time flies.
Kudos to Karlos and all involved with admin for sticking with it !
Bristolsaint40
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Bristolsaint40
   Old Thread  #48 22 May 2026 at 10.56am  0  Login    Register
6 years for me
Tinhead
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Tinhead
   Old Thread  #47 22 May 2026 at 10.05am  0  Login    Register
11 May 2004 so 22 years and 11 days
Bleeps
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Bleeps
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   Old Thread  #46 22 May 2026 at 9.34am  0  Login    Register
Just checked my original profile which was registered in aug 2002
Hitman
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Hitman
   Old Thread  #45 22 May 2026 at 9.16am  0  Login    Register
21 in August for me
Fivenil
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Fivenil
   Old Thread  #44 22 May 2026 at 8.48am  0  Login    Register
20 for me!!!
Andy__C
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Andy__C
   Old Thread  #43 22 May 2026 at 7.41am  0  Login    Register
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A few days short of 19 years.

Ouch. Thats gone by too quickly.
TCarper
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   Old Thread  #42 22 May 2026 at 7.25am  1  Login    Register
I am a mere pupkins @ 8 years
jack1welsh
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jack1welsh
   Old Thread  #41 22 May 2026 at 6.13am  0  Login    Register
18 years for me - Doesn't time fly?
raztwc
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raztwc
   Old Thread  #40 22 May 2026 at 3.26am  0  Login    Register
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2012 me so I joined when I wqs about 20 35 now lol πŸ˜†
Jasongiddings
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Jasongiddings
   Old Thread  #39 21 May 2026 at 11.07pm  0  Login    Register
21 years
MrNuvawun
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MrNuvawun
   Old Thread  #38 21 May 2026 at 10.41pm  0  Login    Register
Blimey, 20 years for me!
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #37 21 May 2026 at 9.09pm  1  Login    Register
Am i the only one who joined, rather than just looking in, because the mags. Became too full of the same cycle of rehashed articles, and increased prices I've been catching carp since 1975. Most of what has been published since the hair has been irrelevant. Rig evolution is fine, but it requires a knowledge of the lake you are fishing at the time. Even the swim on that lake, or the half of that swim that the fish will pick up from. The buggers that catch the bigguns on a regular basis are not geniuses. They are the people who can be on the bank at the right time and in right place at the right time a modicum of understanding of animal behavior helps. We don't all have to do a Rod Hutchinson and push peas around the carpet with our noses to understand carp feeding behavior. It's all out there the big benefit of being a human is , we learn from the experience of our forebears.
More original thought and less sheepism is what we need.
God bless the original thinkers. If you are one, don't sell out keep it to yourselves
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
Site deviant...
   Old Thread  #36 21 May 2026 at 8.53pm  0  Login    Register
Jeez 20 years
Superterrorizer
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Superterrorizer
   Old Thread  #35 21 May 2026 at 8.35pm  0  Login    Register
Almost 18 years.
fireblade918
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fireblade918
   Old Thread  #34 21 May 2026 at 8.35pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #33
2007 me
glw1978
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   Old Thread  #33 21 May 2026 at 8.11pm  0  Login    Register
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13 years for me.
Boo
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Boo
   Old Thread  #32 21 May 2026 at 7.28pm  0  Login    Register
27th October 2003 Ÿ˜³Ÿ˜³
wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #31 21 May 2026 at 7.13pm  0  Login    Register
16 yrs
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #30 21 May 2026 at 6.48pm  0  Login    Register
September 2013 I joined
mrjcarter
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mrjcarter
   Old Thread  #29 21 May 2026 at 5.22pm  0  Login    Register
Jeeeezzz 19yrs
rich67577
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rich67577
   Old Thread  #28 21 May 2026 at 5.09pm  0  Login    Register
Registered : 24 Sept 2003 at 10.21am
Dazjones
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Dazjones
   Old Thread  #27 21 May 2026 at 4.14pm  0  Login    Register
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14 Nov 2002 at 6.46pm

24 years for me this year.

Daz
CarpCodger71
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CarpCodger71
   Old Thread  #26 21 May 2026 at 4.13pm  0  Login    Register
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Great post love to hear the early history of the Forum .
Well done to Karl and Mods for keeping it going .
The bait thread alone could have destroyed many a good man .
Cam
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Cam
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   Old Thread  #25 21 May 2026 at 3.58pm  0  Login    Register
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I can tell you that Karlos registered 29 Apr 2001 and his user ID is 5000 (must of started at 5000?)

I registered 16 Feb 2002 24+ yrs ago and my user ID is 5051.
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #24 21 May 2026 at 3.30pm  1  Login    Register
When did the Forum start? Any OG,s on here still from day dot.??

Maybe Karlos can come on here and give us a brief history of the Forum. Why he started it, what kind of traffic was it getting at its peak. Famous members etc. Correct me if I'm mistaken. This Forum has to be the last of its kind. Or the only one that gets regular traffic still. Lot of History here. Plenty of knowledge passed on over the years, that's for sure.
scar
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   Old Thread  #23 21 May 2026 at 3.15pm  1  Login    Register
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9th March 2003!
What do I win ? 🏆 😆
jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #22 21 May 2026 at 3.10pm  0  Login    Register
19 years for me
norty1
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norty1
   Old Thread  #21 21 May 2026 at 1.50pm  0  Login    Register
21 years for me. I don't log in all that often, but have browsed the forum a couple of times a day for most of the last 20 years.
I wonder who's been registered the longest? Karlos, I suppose.
Defiant.one
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Defiant.one
   Old Thread  #20 21 May 2026 at 1.02pm  0  Login    Register
Hell it's 23 years ago I joined
jt10
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   Old Thread  #19 21 May 2026 at 12.30pm  1  Login    Register
My old account was Nov 2005. I remember writing a post in the catch results about my first 20 around that time which is now long gone - would love to read that back.
BoilieGun
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BoilieGun
   Old Thread  #18 21 May 2026 at 12.23pm  0  Login    Register
14 years here
Zack
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   Old Thread  #17 21 May 2026 at 11.58am  0  Login    Register
23 Nov 2005.

Just a tad under 21 years.
VLT
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VLT
   Old Thread  #16 21 May 2026 at 11.07am  0  Login    Register
26th April 2006. Just over 20 years
Nobbie
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   Old Thread  #15 21 May 2026 at 10.54am  0  Login    Register
18 years
JeffE
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JeffE
   Old Thread  #14 21 May 2026 at 10.24am  0  Login    Register
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4th Dec 2006 for me so 6 months off 20 years.
silverfish
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silverfish
   Old Thread  #13 21 May 2026 at 8.36am  0  Login    Register
20 years since I first registered
vossy1
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vossy1
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   Old Thread  #12 21 May 2026 at 8.32am  0  Login    Register
Some whipper snappers about then, it's not all pipe smoking grey heads
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #11 21 May 2026 at 7.42am  0  Login    Register
just the 18 for me
finbob
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finbob
   Old Thread  #10 21 May 2026 at 7.41am  0  Login    Register
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21yrs!
MiniWelsh
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MiniWelsh
   Old Thread  #9 21 May 2026 at 7.26am  0  Login    Register
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13 years last weekend looking at my profile
sirch454
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sirch454
   Old Thread  #8 21 May 2026 at 7.10am  0  Login    Register
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18 years for me.
nicky_napkins
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nicky_napkins
   Old Thread  #7 21 May 2026 at 5.30am  0  Login    Register
I have done a 22 year stretch..
Time goes way to fast.
vossy1
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vossy1
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   Old Thread  #6 21 May 2026 at 0.20am  0  Login    Register
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Exactly 1 month before me, 22 years here too then.

I have a feeling I was registered before then, but lost my e-mail when leaving NTL, so re registered...hmm

Edit, found it, 15/11/03 as vossy, @ 22.5 years!
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #5 20 May 2026 at 11.56pm  0  Login    Register
I've done a 20 stretch.of a life sentence. No time of for good behaviour for me..
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #4 20 May 2026 at 10.42pm  0  Login    Register
Only 14 years for me. Doesn't seem that long. Life's chsnged a lot since then though.
The_Andyman
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The_Andyman
   Old Thread  #3 20 May 2026 at 10.17pm  1  Login    Register
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I beat you by 2 days, 15th Feb 2004
jbruin
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jbruin
   Old Thread  #2 20 May 2026 at 10.12pm  0  Login    Register
17 Feb 2004 it says I joined, 22 years ago. Might have been the first website forum I ever registered to when my parents first decided to get internet, mental how long ago it was.
bigjim001
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bigjim001
   Old Thread  #1 20 May 2026 at 9.56pm  0  Login    Register
Are per title how long u been on for I'm at 18 years now
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