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From: Donnie on 5 Jul 2010 00:27 steve auvache wrote: > On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:01:30 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel > <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > > > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Donnie > ><notme(a)somefakeemail.com> typed > > > Don't ask why, I'm not sure why, but I've bought a pole and rig > > > to go fishing with the kids. > > > > > > Fucked though if I have a real clue about fishing other than when > > > I were a kid we'd stick a worm on a hook and sit by a bank. > > Not much has changed. LOL > > > > First thing: get a rod licence. > > Wot he said, don't even think about it without a license, the fines > make being caught speeding look cheap. I know, up to �2500!! > > And just for the record a fishing pole is a merkin term for a fishing > rod and thus comes from a foreign and infinitely inferior language > and thus not a word that is acceptable in these parts. A but a pole seems to be quite different from a rod in that there is no reel? -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
From: Donnie on 5 Jul 2010 00:30 petrolcan wrote: > In article <xn0gw7a2zfm11w000(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie > says... > > > Fucked though if I have a real clue about fishing other than when I > > were a kid we'd stick a worm on a hook and sit by a bank. > > ..whilst telling our youngest brother that he was adopted. heh heh, they were good times. Hang on, I thought we told him that on the way to mass? -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
From: petrolcan on 5 Jul 2010 02:22 In article <xn0gw9jnydjjm7002(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie says... > > petrolcan wrote: > > > In article <xn0gw7a2zfm11w000(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie > > says... > > > > > Fucked though if I have a real clue about fishing other than when I > > > were a kid we'd stick a worm on a hook and sit by a bank. > > > > ..whilst telling our youngest brother that he was adopted. > > heh heh, they were good times. > > Hang on, I thought we told him that on the way to mass? On the way back from fishing, sitting on the high kerb outside the primary school. We were resting having just made it to the top of Back Road.
From: Donnie on 5 Jul 2010 07:16 Pete Fisher wrote: > In communiqu� <xn0gw9jk3ddwv3000(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie > <notme(a)somefakeemail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom > > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote: > > > > > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Donnie > >><notme(a)somefakeemail.com> typed > > > > SNIP > > > > > > First thing: get a rod licence. > > > > Yes I knew a licence was on the cards �27 will do nicely and will > > have to get a junior one at �5 for the 13 year old too. > > > > As an aside when chatting to someone who fishs that I know he'd > > mentioned there were several free fishing areas around Bedford, > > however, I've realised slowly this does NOT mean I get away without > > a licence, it only means its not controlled by an angling club or > > similar! > > > > That's a bonus then. Not many places round here that you don't have > to buy a day ticket for or be a member of a club. This is a useful > resource though: > > http://www.dofreefishing.com/ One good thing was that I'd already found that :-) Tis in my bookmarks though! > > As to the fishing, whether it be coarse or game, "study to be quiet". > Learn how to tie knots in nylon line properly to avoid disappointment. > If nothing is biting try different tactics (change bait and depth of > presentation) rather than stare at an unmoving float[1] for hours. > Pole fishing is very popular in France, where you can buy telescopic > ones with lengths varying from a couple of metres for really small > kids to have a dabble with up to FOAD ones that can reach the other > bank of a canal. Aye, seems a lot of gear that to catch a fish!! but each to their own. Yes this poles about 4m IIRC and fairly light so should be ok for now Im sure. > > [1] If you are pole fishing you will be using a float not all this > electronic bite detection stuff and van loads of tackle that the carp > specialists love. yeah I don't get bite alarms, seems to me it takes some of the skill / fun out of it. -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"
From: Donnie on 5 Jul 2010 07:16
petrolcan wrote: > In article <xn0gw9jnydjjm7002(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie > says... > > > > petrolcan wrote: > > > > > In article <xn0gw7a2zfm11w000(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Donnie > > > says... > > > > > > > Fucked though if I have a real clue about fishing other than > > > > when I were a kid we'd stick a worm on a hook and sit by a bank. > > > > > > ..whilst telling our youngest brother that he was adopted. > > > > heh heh, they were good times. > > > > Hang on, I thought we told him that on the way to mass? > > On the way back from fishing, sitting on the high kerb outside the > primary school. We were resting having just made it to the top of > Back Road. Yes I remember the where, just couldnt remember the context IYSWIM :-) -- Donnie Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter" Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper" Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!" |