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  1. grandadbob
    Well for a start I would suggest a good pair of tweeds or plus fours. And I am definitely not impressed by the head gear. May I suggest a dear stalker or tweed cap at the very least. Also it is customary to wear the club tie while on the water... and what would your club tie read gbob I don't have a club tie becuase I don't belong to a toffee nosed fly fishing club full of people who have more money than sense and haven't a clue about fishing! Toffee nosed people is a bit to civilised mate, they're toffee nosed pricks. I stand corrected.
  2. grandadbob
    Well for a start I would suggest a good pair of tweeds or plus fours. And I am definitely not impressed by the head gear. May I suggest a dear stalker or tweed cap at the very least. Also it is customary to wear the club tie while on the water... and what would your club tie read gbob I don't have a club tie becuase I don't belong to a toffee nosed fly fishing club full of people who have more money than sense and haven't a clue about fishing!
  3. grandadbob
    Well for a start I would suggest a good pair of tweeds or plus fours. And I am definitely not impressed by the head gear. May I suggest a dear stalker or tweed cap at the very least. Also it is customary to wear the club tie while on the water...
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    mack thats you or is it me or it could be langley kingfisher come on its you isnt it But you would have done better with a size 18 bloody butcher tied on to a 5lb tapered leader surley?
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    Nice one! That's pretty catchy! I will repeat in my head when entering 30mph zones from now on! D
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    Hi Makem, Like I said I acknowledge that speeding is wrong t's dangerous. I did it because my car was doing 35 in a 30, momentary lapse of concentration - I deserved the point and the fines. No arguments You are passionate in you belief that speeding is wrong because of your personal (and horrible ) experience with your friend. Yet you seem to believe that stealing is perfectly acceptable??? Why do you think speeding is bad yet stealing is ok? That's what I can't get my head round. Best Regards I never said stealing was acceptable,your the one who was convicted of somet
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    Hi Makem, Like I said I acknowledge that speeding is wrong t's dangerous. I did it because my car was doing 35 in a 30, momentary lapse of concentration - I deserved the point and the fines. No arguments You are passionate in you belief that speeding is wrong because of your personal (and horrible ) experience with your friend. Yet you seem to believe that stealing is perfectly acceptable??? Why do you think speeding is bad yet stealing is ok? That's what I can't get my head round. Best Regards
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    I am not trying to be saint like at all, like every other normal human I get done by speed cameras etc. I just want to try and make people understand that poaching harms peoples livelihood's. Many fisheries employ young people in rural areas, often on minimum wage to help feed the fish and get the boats ready in the morning etc. These are not rich toffs, these are people who are trying to make a living doing hard graft. Poaching makes these jobs less sustainable. . I am not preaching, I am challenging an attitude that you think it is ok to steal peoples fish and trying to make you unders
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    Hello, No, I am as careful as I possibly can be when I drive because I understand that speeding is dangerous and wrong. Yep I got done for doing thirty five in a thirty and it's a fair cop. I deserved the points and the fine. Like I said, I recognise that speeding is dangerous and that it has consequences. Will you recognise that stealing is wrong and has consequences? Best Regards,
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    I am not trying to be saint like at all, like every other normal human I get done by speed cameras etc. I just want to try and make people understand that poaching harms peoples livelihood's. Many fisheries employ young people in rural areas, often on minimum wage to help feed the fish and get the boats ready in the morning etc. These are not rich toffs, these are people who are trying to make a living doing hard graft. Poaching makes these jobs less sustainable. . I am not preaching, I am challenging an attitude that you think it is ok to steal peoples fish and trying to make you unders
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    Your right Valley i do Got my heart set on a little freestone number in deepest darkest Cheshire have you now these trout are chess free iam affraid they told me today good touch thier tho chess lad Aaghh but Grasshopper your permission is my permission and vice versa Ever caught a blue trout Valley I will lead you to the promised land, caught half a dozen last week, fight like stink and look like grilse Now when did you say you wanted to show me around your gaff I charge £800 + expenses + tips. Please wear a tie and expensive wellingtons or you won't be let
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    I certainly am a fly fishing instructor and day in and day out I see the devestating effect of poaching on our rivers and still waters both from lines and gill nets. I live and work in the Countryside where I also see the horrible effects of rural crime on local businesses and familes. Look, if someone is charging an extoriate amount for something tell them to f off and go and fish somewhere else? They don't have to justify what they are charging to anyone because they are not providing a public service. They are a private organisation who are offering a product at a price. Take i
  13. grandadbob
    I am not trying to be saint like at all, like every other normal human I get done by speed cameras etc. I just want to try and make people understand that poaching harms peoples livleyhoods. Many fisheries employ young people in rural areas, often on minimum wage to help feed the fish and get the boats ready in the morning etc. These are not rich toffs, these are people who are trying to make a living doing hard graft. Poaching makes these jobs less sustainable. . I am not preaching, I am challenging an attitude that you think it is ok to steal peoples fish and trying to make you underst
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    Bow and arrow!?
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    I certainly am a fly fishing instructor and day in and day out I see the devestating effect of poaching on our rivers and still waters both from lines and gill nets. I live and work in the Countryside where I also see the horrible effects of rural crime on local businesses and familes. Look, if someone is charging an extoriate amount for something tell them to f off and go and fish somewhere else? They don't have to justify what they are charging to anyone because they are not providing a public service. They are a private organisation who are offering a product at a price. Take i
  16. grandadbob
    Hi Kingfisher, Thanks for your honest response. This is quite a common reason people used try justify poaching. If you just want some fish for a couple of dinners why not just buy a couple of Rainbows from the fish counter at your local supermarket? The fact that it is "only a couple" makes it no less of a criminal offence. You mention on your profile that you are interested in getting your FAC. Maybe it's not best practice in terms of applying for a FAC to come on to a worldwide forum and ask for advice on how to commit a crime? You also mention in your profile that you want to d
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    Hi Kingfisher, Thanks for your honest response. This is quite a common reason people used try justify poaching. If you just want some fish for a couple of dinners why not just buy a couple of Rainbows from the fish counter at your local supermarket? The fact that it is "only a couple" makes it no less of a criminal offence. You mention on your profile that you are interested in getting your FAC. Maybe it's not best practice in terms of applying for a FAC to come on to a worldwide forum and ask for advice on how to commit a crime? You also mention in your profile that you want to d
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    Hiya, Just been reading through this thread, you have mentioned that it's a fly only water and you will be fishing with bait at night, I presume therefore you are planning a poaching trip? I know a few fishery owners as I am a keen trout fisherman myself, and just reading through the thread it seems that everyone thinks that going on to someones land at night and stealing their property is acceptable? I wonder if you realise how damaging poaching is to people who are trying to run a business and keep a fishery running? It is after all just theft. I wonder if you would walk in to y
  20. grandadbob
    If you are willing to put in the hours and are dedicated then you should go for it. You may find that you need to volunteer you services for free while doing another job in order to get some recent experience on your CV. The key thing is to be reliable, if you are on time and put the work in then you will be able to get references from your voluntary work from the keeper or you will be next in line when a job comes up on the estate. Good luck.
  21. grandadbob
    Sounds delicious. We will be having fillets of hot smoked trout for starters and then probably partridge and pheasant with all the trimmings. Pudding will sticky ginger pudding with creme fresh or Christmas pud and brandy butter. Drinking is allowed from 12pm or after the dog has a proper trek to tire him out whichever is first!
  22. grandadbob
    When I need new seals for mine I just phoned up Webley and they sent me some next day in the post free of charge. You can find webley contact details here:Webley contact details
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    My advice would be not to worry about casting to far. Approach the water quietly and make some short easy casts to begin with. Also keep moving, if you don't get a touch in 5 mins, move 10 yards and try again. Keep doing this round the water until you get a touch. Cheers
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    Hiya, Hot smoking is the best way I have found to cook a muddy trout, the key is to salt the fish first by covering the fillets in salt for half and hour before rinsing off. The salting procees draws the moisture and the muddy flavour out of the fish which can then be replaced with the smoky flavour during the hot smoking process. You can see full instructions for how to hot smoke trout here: How to hot smoke trout Hope that helps a little. Cheers
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