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That’s a disgrace Mark,… such a shame,.. in fact, shameful to those whose shareholder profits have put a smile on their faces and bulged their bank accounts. Some folk are all too ready to politicise such travesties,.. I well remember prior to privatisation the plane de-icer gel I was wiping off...

We hardly fished St Pats back then G. … 40+ years ago,.. times gone quickly. Preferred Burghfield which was just a bit closer to home. My abiding memory of St Pats was our Transit blowing a big hole in the silencer as we neared the venue early one Sunday morning. Any anglers near the carpark...

D.Stour creeping over the meadows yesterday ( yet again).

Can’t be of any help I’m afraid Martin but your post reminded me of some happy productive years spent there late 70’s to mid 80’s. I’ve been trying to find some of my angling memorabilia from back then just to see how much I paid to fish the whole Burghfield complex including umpteen other top...

Very nice Bob,… hadn’t heard of TCH,.. still like the bulletproof ALPs. I wouldn’t mind a chimera 1 tbh,… I just seem to spend every last penny on camera gear !🙄 Atb,.. and thanks for building me such a fabulous rod.😉

Ha,.. I’m definitely losing it ,.. just found the receipt,.. January 2013 !! Not even close.😂🎣

One of the joys of having a rod built was the personal choice of extras ,.. I was like a kid in a sweet shop. The iso-blob was a good idea ,… I’ve lost whipped on isotopes on other rods. The ALPs reel seat was important for me as I’ve never been a fan of plastic screw-down seats after busting...

1.75 … 2.0 twin tip built by Bob. A rod l’ll keep until I fall off my perch.🙂

Hardy marksman 14’ Torrix 12’ 1.75 - 2.0 twin tip Martin Bowler ‘Ouse barbel’ 12’ 1.5 tc. If I had to choose just one it would be the latter ,… good chub and tench rod with a medium action,.. had some good barbel on it as well despite it being a budget rod. Have to give an honourable mention to...

Frost, flood and fog at sunrise today,… the 3 f’s,.. I could add a 4th!🙄

I thought so as well,… the dreaded yomp back to the motor with a dry net.🎣🙂

Roving the Stour in winter. Not a recent pic,… fed up with taking Stour-in-flood images so I looked back to my archives to when the winter levels would let me trot a float. I remember struggling for a pic that chilly day whilst walking Muscliff then noticed this guy on the Bounds bank and...

I call this kingfisher mating ritual ‘the Passover’ Neil. If by chance we anglers can actually get on the banks before the end of the season it’s worth looking out for ,… I took this image in early March on the Dorset Stour. They should be starting to dig their burrows about now but I fear the...

And me!

On the banks of the Stour one frosty morning. An old lady regularly put out some seed for the birds which attracted the brave ( hungry) mouse around our feet as a few of us were chatting . I knelt down to get this shot ,.. it’s a favourite.🙂

Ah bless.😁🐭

Photography is much easier nowadays as cameras and software have become so clever so there’s lots of folk taking great images. It would be nice to get a bit of the outlay back of course but your pics have to be a bit more special than mine. There are a number of artists who use my pics ,… I just...

No mate,.. it’s just a hobby I picked up to try and capture what I see on the riverbank when fishing. ( It got a bit out of hand as it’s almost as addictive as angling,…. and more expensive!)🙄📸

Keep on dreaming Alan,… I don’t see a market for big batch production of quality c/pins ,.. maybe I’m wrong? I like to use them when I can,.. none sit in a cabinet. The river is over the meadows yet again,.. it’s been a frustrating autumn/winter for trotting a float. I gave this Richard Carter...

Dorset Stour earlier this week as the fog descended.