Mister Gain 1,764 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Nice pics mate For me its obviously shooting but fishing ,drinking ,drinking and fishing at same time lol, tinkering with cars and engines ,just getting into photography well trying to I fished for years and never had a 20lb carp, so bought the bivvy and all the trimmings and set about it. Managed 3 topped by a 24lb 4oz common, but the best part of the trip was as the sun was going down I'd pop open a bottle of red and sit there watching the bats taking the mosquitos... good times. Used to do 3 days at a time so, 3 bottles :laugh: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattybugeye 884 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Nice pics mate For me its obviously shooting but fishing ,drinking ,drinking and fishing at same time lol, tinkering with cars and engines ,just getting into photography well trying to I fished for years and never had a 20lb carp, so bought the bivvy and all the trimmings and set about it. Managed 3 topped by a 24lb 4oz common, but the best part of the trip was as the sun was going down I'd pop open a bottle of red and sit there watching the bats taking the mosquitos... good times. Used to do 3 days at a time so, 3 bottles :laugh: Sounds like bliss mate well done on the carp my best around 15 lbs but enjoy trying and just been there at side of pond middle of night nothing better for a summer night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) Yeh mate, even the winter nights were good, seclusion and expectation... too old for it now. Edited August 29, 2014 by Mister Gain 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomhill131 25 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Boxing and running. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Not got any other hobbies as such now, only other apart from hunting I've had was golf, during a non hunting few years.......it became quite addictive(I have a mild addictive personality). But the more I walked around the courses, often lined with woodland & blocks of cover, the more I thought about hunting.....& the money was crippling lol. So I sacked it! I pick up a guitar everyday, music is a big part of my life & I'm mad keen on cooking.......read as much as I have time to, used to be another addiction, but more moderate these days..... Have quite a high maintenance garden with big trees & hedges........currently a decent herb garden, edible & smokeable....;-) A 14 month old boy & 12 month old terrier keep me plenty busy during the day..... & a bit of belgium beer in the evenings......:-) Nice paintings.... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Not really had hobbies just stuff I'd always done. This year I grew some veggies in a little patch and got the little un's involved and thats gonna be our thing for the foreseeable future, get to eat what you grow and teach the kids a few valuable lessons along the way. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beast 1,884 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 i boxed a bit and played rugby and cricket years ago, also learnt guitar and love reading, but these days i dont seem to have time for much. long hours at work, a young family and livestock to manage at home means that every second is accounted for nowadays! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeney 316 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Bloody good them mate fair play Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hobbies now are as I have OCS (old cnuts syndrome) Are gardening Keeping birds & eating booty when possible. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wildling 520 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I admire anyone who can create something thats pleasing to the eye to look at and especially when its a hobby for them, thats brilliant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sniper2011 69 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Before the season ended I lamped most nights till the lighter nights starting to creep in. Then I started meeting people out on the country lanes a lot . And wondered wtf they doing about at this time of night. So decided to follow one night and relised they were dogging. And from then on I had found a new hobby...now I'm finding it hard to pic up ma lamp and doing what I loved used to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Past hobbies, the ones I used to juggle around work... I played football till the age of 42, when I realised knocks and bumps were taking longer to heal. I've had a go at radio controlled model aircraft, making and flying. Used to cook a fair bit, and got p1ssed off eating commercial bangers full of crap, so started making my own using pork bought from a smallholding in Kent. I would buy half a pig and as well as an array of sausages, I got into dry curing bacon, curing hams and salamis, making brawn, home-made faggots are superb. Used to buy a lamb occasionally and would request the pluck to make haggis. Sometimes would buy some beef and cure it into bresaola. I've also made venison pastrami. No wonder I'm fat 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 There's a Yorkshire lass that I follow on Instagram, Coral Rose, very talented artist that does a lot of dogs and country/sporting work. If you like art, check her out. I try and keep in shape, lifting twice a week and running once. Also shoot work to do all year. House work seems like a never ending job. Had a look at her website, very talented artist, must be very pleasing to get results like those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 820 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 other than the dog, i used to keep tropical fish but started on marine fish keeping now which sees most of my cash gone and i recently joined a gym thought it was about time to sort myself out a bit ( a lot ) lol been going 3 times a week and will up it to 5/6 days soon ..also worth going to just look at the pussy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Took up curling last year as I used to sponsor my local club every year got Invited for a shot and really enjoyed it , took it like duck to water and managed a wee trophy ??get a free membership for the golf courses I do but not had a game this year due to injury ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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