Angling camaraderie

[Lee White]

Got a question want people's opinions on this so here goes
You have gone fishing you have had a few nothing special and you're getting ready to go home in a hour when all of a sudden and angler appears does the usual how's the fishing ect ect then asks a question could he borrow a couple of leads as he has left his at home 50 miles away but you don't know him what do you do
A) tell him no your going in a hour and they cost money
B) help the man out even though you don't know him because it could always happen to you

 

[Keith Humphreys]

Maybe I'm an old cynic but I would have made my apologies and said no, why?
If I was in the same boat as the other angler (which would never happen cos I always have spares in my car) :
a. I would have improvised with a stone or something.
b. I would never ask another angler for a lead (how embarrassing).

 

[David Craine]

Lots of thoughts on this one .

A. I would never ask anybody for anything
( except maybe advice ) I have always been very self sufficient, and have a bit of a problem with those who arent .As said above , improvisation will sort out the winners from the also rans, I can improvise so others should as well, we all have brains but some just refuse to use them.
B . Anybody can have an off day and forget something , me included.
C. I pride myself on making the best of any situation without outside help, if I have made a cock up, its my problem, nobody elses .
D. .... Q ...Is it in me to beg , or borrow bits so I can continue with a days fishing ,
A ..,, No.
So on balance , I should say no to anybody asking as I judge others against my own standards, but being me would probably say yes as I can be a soft touch in the right circumstances , however, a lot would depend upon the the personality and appearance of the person asking , I can recognise a chancer . A chancer would have .......no chance .

David

 

[Richard Isaacs]

It happens. I’ve left stuff at home after a trek and kicked myself on the bank. I’d of just given him 1 and said “that’s all I can spare and it will at least get you a line in the water.”

 

[Richard Garbett]

I will always try and help other people out, so yes I'd probably give him whatever he required. As long as he asked nicely.

 

[Jon Frisby]

I wouldn't hesitate at all and just give him a few leads. Its a Northern thing lol

 

[Lee White]

Interesting this it seems to be splitting opinions when I thought there really should only be one answer

 

[Dave Collins]

I would give him a couple of leads its hardly going to break the bank is it

 

[Joe Winstanley]

What goes around, comes around I think.

For the sake of a couple of leads I would rather run the risk of having been fleeced by a chancer than having been a @£&# towards a fellow angler that’s made a genuine mistake.

 

[Ady Brayshaw]

If the guy was genuine a couple of leads would be no problem...IF it wasn't going to make me short.

 

[Edward Adcock]

I believe in karma so would let the angler have a look at what I had to offer. I am pretty convinced he would decline. If I was in his situation I would offer to buy them via paypal or offer something in return. I do try to carry some cash with me these days.

 

[Peter Brownbill]

I’d probably help, remember giving an angler a Korum quick change bead , I heard the cry oh no from his peg, he sat slumped on his seat box , I said what’s up he said I’ve dropped it in the water.i walked over gave him another and said tie it on away from the water lol

 

[Howard Cooke]

It happens. I’ve left stuff at home after a trek and kicked myself on the bank. I’d of just given him 1 and said “that’s all I can spare and it will at least get you a line in the water.”

Flipping heck Richard don’t know where you fish but on my local waters a request to “borrow a lead” isn’t code for an invitation to engage in man love.

 

[Graham Elliott]

Yes. I would give him a couple. Unless he had arrived in a camper van.

 

[Jon Elliott]

tell him Freelining's the going method.

 

[Paul Whiteing]

I'd swap them for a packet of McVities Ginger Nuts

 

[Simon Haggis]

yes of course.

 

[Terry Simner]

tell him Freelining's the going method.

That would be my first thought if I'd forgotten my leads (which I wouldn't). ..make the most of being there, try freelining when I hadn't planned to on that day/on that stretch. But if approached by an angler in need, to me it would somewhat depend on how that need was couched. If the guy just walked up to me** and said "Got any spare leads mate?" (like some younger club members might do on one of the stretches I fish in winter @John Care @Graham Elliott ) then I might say no. But if the angler was despairing, bemoaning his stupidity, then I wouldn't hesitate to provide him with what he needed (but not a handful of my bespoke Fisky's mega-feeders though!)
As Joe said, what goes round ....
** But on the Teme, and often the Middle Severn in summer, he have to find me first.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Somewhere you have to draw the line.
what leads are we talking here???
a pair of korda 5 oz grippers or a pair of 1oz NGT flat pears??
ive no issues helping out someone that makes a genuine mistake and you never know that person could be walking back to the car as your in the middle of unhooking the fish of a lifetime. Your opportunity of a quality photo if you don’t have the self take equipment could pass you by if you Sat there and told him you can’t help. I can afford to loose one or 2 cheap leads and its Always nice to have in the back of your mind......... he owes me one

 

[Howard Cooke]

Not sure this is a big deal. If I had spare leads on me I would absolutely hand a couple over if it meant the chap could fish. If he’s wearing dungarees and holding a banjo, I might raise the threat level a bit though.