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Hampton Loade meeting

It was a great social as they are normally. Brought back a few memories as I use to fish there quite a lot in the past. Thanks to all involved.
The banter was good in the pub with the great north/south divide barrier to separate the two sides :D
I hope Andy F remembers who i'am when we next meet together and not Cahill Daly as he mentioned on a few occasions. Was funny though.
Still think we had the better deal stopping in the Old Lion cottages very cosy and sociable, and best of all warm.
Had to laugh at I had to walk ten thousand miles Conrad derderdud...der with now arms like Garth more spinach needed in your diet mate.:D
Still waiting for my prize for guess what we are drinking now Southerners tipple. :rolleyes::)
This is what fishing is all about really and may there be many more blanks :)
 
It was an excellent event, really well organised. I'd like to thank everyone for showing up and thank Graham and Steve for everything. Graham for the wonderful speeches and Steve for the advice, help and most of all the BBQ. It was good to meet a few of you for the first time, I some how missed Jeremy Evans who I was hoping to have a chat with but I really had a great time.

As Hobby has said my long walk with the barrow up and down trying to find a peg has made the muscles on my arms pop out!

Hampton Loade is a lovely place and I will return some day when the water is a tad warmer.

Big thanks to all those who bought raffle tickets from the river Don clean up group, you are most kind. The draw is on the 15th March not the 26th as I thought. Good luck!

Conrad
 
Cracking weekend many thanks to all of the organisers meet some real carachters and congratulations to the lucky b*******ds (skillful anglers) who caught fish. bring on the next.

Alan
 
Sorry i missed you Conrad, will catch up sometime no doubt.
Anyway someone had to be a sad git and that someone was me
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Lovely shot of the train there Jez, shame its spoilt by those cheap looking rods in the foreground.:D
 
Great time on Saturday - gutted that I had to head home before the pub. Sounds like I missed a great night!

Good to meet lots of faces from BFW - thanks to all those who organised.

Have a good final week!

Chris
 
Great time, great companions, great digs, great breakfast:)...................looking forward to the next one. Met up with old friends and hopefully made some new ones, thanks to all who put their time in to organise the whole thing.

Best Regards
Dave
 
As someone who didn't go, I'd like to say that I am glad that it seems all had a good time.
May you make many lasting friendships from such events.


Damian
 
Well from what I can tell this season mate, they've been more successful than my cheap ones.
Might get me some gold reel seats fitted;)
 
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Hats of to Mark and Mick - quite a result in the conditions. My optimism remained until just after dusk and as the temperature plummeted so did my resolve.

Great day - enjoyed it very much and great to put a few faces to names.

Well done to Graham and Steve for sorting the day - Steve sorry but my legs wouldn't carry me back to the BBQ - after retrieving my feeders from the car first thing! - seemed like a good idea at the time choosing the last swim of the stretch.

Oh! and thanks too to Mark the money man - well organised all. Sounds as if I missed out on a wild night!

ATB

Les
 
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Dear ALL....

Cracking event.....best blank I've had as well for some time.....good to see so many 'old' friends and make some new ones, that's what these events are really for....the social aspect...the fishing simply being the bonus, catch or not.

On the walk back to the pub on Saturday evening, at least three southern softies said "you giving up then"...to which I replied "not giving up, just experience paying off, sit there long enough and you'll gain the same 'experience' with time, that being when to pack up and get to the pub." ;)

The 'Northern Hot House Cottage' was superb...well done Hobby.....and 'we' thougherly enjoyed saving two 'souls' from a very cold night outdoors....so absolutely typically 'charitably' Northern of us.....:eek:

Well done and thanks to Scuba (good to see you again Steve) and the Kinvers club...and to Mark and Graham for pulling it all together....a solid performance.....also to Andy 'F' for giving us the platform and to Andy 'D' for the 'Captain Kirk' sideburns.

Lastly, thanks to Blackheart, 'Popeye' Farlow, Bamboo, The Yorkshire Ninja, 'Quiet' Steve and Richard 'just call me dick' Walker for such great company before the pub, after the pub and around the breakfast table in the morning.....and to the 'Silver Fox' for the entertainment, the snore and the bottle of 'red'......oh yeah, and everyone for raising such a good amount for charity....give yourselves a pat on the back. :)
 
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As a fish-in "virgin" it was an absolute blast and I am eagerly awaiting the next.

I can only echo all the thanks and appreciation in the posts above.
Steve, Mark and Graham take a well deserved pat on the back :)

Thanks to the "Northern Hot House Boys" for their hospitality and for saving my 'Soul' ;)

regards
Richard
 
Richard

"Thanks to the "Northern Hot House Boys" for their hospitality and for saving my 'Soul'

Amen to that.;)

Just for those that asked, my Dad is out of intensive care now, and a bit perkier. They are still trying to find the problem. I don't want to dwell on it so no need to add anything please.

I will be a bit longer doing the write up, as planning to have a few hours blanking tomorrow on the Loddon...............................:)

Very pleased so many enjoyed the Fish In, great tradition with them over the years. It would be good if someone did a "Fluff Flinging" one in the Closed season maybe???

On a personal note, you never seem to get the time to have a REAL chat (at least a sober one) to so many people. That's something I'm going to make more time for on the next one.

Thanks for all the kind words about the event. Its really about BFW and the "workers" and all of you that contribute and join in that make them so special.

Humbled (and that's a first:rolleyes:)

Graham
 
Steve Richardson said:
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On the walk back to the pub on Saturday evening, at least three southern softies said "you giving up then"...to which I replied "not giving up, just experience paying off, sit there long enough and you'll gain the same 'experience' with time, that being when to pack up and get to the pub." ;)
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That's still called giving up down this way, and these northerners are supposed to be hard. Pfft! :)
 
Thanks for a great day & even better evening,cracking bunch of lads..I left early 6.30 am & the temp was minus 6c:( I could hear a strange noise coming from the Northern Hot house cottage front room..I'm told it was Graham:D

Quiet Steve;)
 
Just want to echo everyone else sentiments. I didn't know what to expect for the weekend, but thoroughly enjoyed it, despite having lost a front tooth the day before. And I felt a certian satisfaction from surviving a night in the bivvy at -7! Perhaps the 5 hour drinking session beforehand helped ;)

Well done to all those who put the work in to make it happen. :)
 
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That's still called giving up down this way, and these northerners are supposed to be hard. Pfft! :)
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Sounds like giving up to me too.;) Jez missed a 3 foot twitch late on so the fishing was hard but not impossible, just a bit chilly :D

Steve, I was one of those who you spoke to. I can deal with being called a softie, water off a duck's back, but calling me a "southerner" is unacceptable ;):)
 
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