A little bit of History… Alfred Jardine on Barbel .

[David Craine]

The Fishing gazette; devoted to angling, river, lake, and sea fishing, and fish culture : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

v. 28-37 cm

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[David Will 2]

Thank you, great use of the written word.

 

[Joe Winstanley]

There are some real gems in Jardine's prose...

'Recently I had a letter from a friend in America who is fond of fishing, telling me how, in the autumn of last year, he went “legermg” in one of the rivers of New York State. Among other queer fish, he hooked and, after some trouble, landed a 241b. Troiynx ferox —which means in plain fisherman’s parlance a “ snapping turtle.” As his bull-dog was dead, he took it home, and chained it by one of its legs in the front garden, to snap and bark, and keep vagrants away; having accomplished this, the turtle was killed, and made into soup, to feed and fatten my friend’s children. [To be continued.)'

 

[Richard Parsons]

I hope they didn't mock the turtle - such cruel people.

It's a fascinating read. Thanks David.

 

[Graham Tremble]

I hope they didn't mock the turtle - such cruel people.

It's a fascinating read. Thanks David.

I reckon my wife could do this job……she frightens the life out of when I chain her up…..

 

[Joe Winstanley]

I reckon my wife could do this job……she frightens the life out of when I chain her up…..

Would she be willing to stick her neck out??

 

[Darren Hawen]

I hope they didn't mock the turtle - such cruel people.

It's a fascinating read. Thanks David.

Mock turtles? Just can't dig it....