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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.
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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.. 
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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.
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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
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I just watched the (sticky)oz holness one which is spread over 2 parts so far..
Thought it was pretty good.
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In reply to Post #96
Always enjoy watching Tel even if he stretched the story about having a bird 
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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.
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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..
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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
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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.
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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 
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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.
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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.
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I really enjoyed latest TH video - Short and sweet, subtle and slow paced.
It was indeed a reminder that a lot of about fishing 30 years ago was a better time than today and his recollection of his captures is second to none.
Its not the most dynamic content, but his slower paced story telling, his embracement of his own quirkiness, commitment, old school vibe and authenticity is all the better for it! ... Good for him  .
nb - However he lives his life is working for him .... He looks very well and chilled as a result!
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