Naming stretches.

[Lee Poultney]

What about posting pictures that blatantly give stretches away then creating a post like this. Funny old world isn't it?

 

[Graham Elliott]

Not as bad as making such a fuss and drawing attention to it like a girl, when only people that fish it or live around the corner of it would have noticed.

Get over it Lee. Jealousy is a sad thing.

 

[Lee Poultney]

Cool story.

 

[Graham Elliott]

What about posting pictures that blatantly give stretches away then creating a post like this. Funny old world isn't it?

Yes.
I decided to look on some FishyB Facebook blog thingy.
Loads of Warks Avon fishy pics with great backgrounds. Wye also.
Really helpful. Thanks Lee

 

[Lee Poultney]

Unfortunately for you, your reputation as a person far outweighs that as an angler.

 

[Graham Elliott]

Unfortunately for you, your reputation as a person far outweighs that as an angler.

Refer to my last two sentances in post 42.

 

[Richard Parsons]

Now gentlemen, please. The season is not yet upon us. I wish you both a fantastic season and the very best of luck if you're fishing tomorrow (and if the river's within its banks).

What makes me laugh is that there's a Lee (Lea) thread running concurrently with this in the Barbel Talk forum that gives detailed swim info. A prime example (if there ever was one) of a conversation better done on the River Reports.

 

[Lee Poultney]

Refer to my last two sentances in post 42.

Indeed, your detailed perch photos enabled me to break my PB several times in the last two years although the carp can be a pain at times. Many thanks. Maybe I can get your autograph if we bump into each other?

 

[Graham Elliott]

Indeed, your detailed perch photos enabled me to break my PB several times in the last two years although the carp can be a pain at times. Many thanks.

You are welcome.

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

Come on chaps is all this really necessary ? You have both chosen to be high profile anglers, 2 minutes on google and you can easily identify where both of you have caught specimen fish , just go fishing and enjoy yourselves .

 

[Colin Bridger]

Oh here we go again two anglers having a hissy fit with each other. Why not cool it and put your handbags away.

 

[Graham Elliott]

What a clever post Colin. I make that three then.

I was simply trying to educate. Obviously failed in your case

 

[Paul Collins]

Now gentlemen, please. The season is not yet upon us. I wish you both a fantastic season and the very best of luck if you're fishing tomorrow (and if the river's within its banks).

What makes me laugh is that there's a Lee (Lea) thread running concurrently with this in the Barbel Talk forum that gives detailed swim info. A prime example (if there ever was one) of a conversation better done on the River Reports.

The upper Lea thread is about very well baillifed club waters and club members are not at all secretive and almost always very forthcoming with information on club waters. That they are very productive stretches is not a secret.

 

[Ben Whitehouse]

A year or so ago I was in quite a dark place with a bad back preventing me from fishing for several months. I have to say Lee’s blog really helped me pass the time. I think it’s a great read and well written. No ego at all.

 

[Graham Elliott]

My initial thread was not about any specific post on here.
Just a general observation. As I said initially, sure to be a hot topic.

It related to naming stretches.

It had well considered views and thoughts until an issue about a photo of me holding a fish was again raised after about two years.

No stretch was mentioned then by me. Just the river.

Do we really only want fish on mat photo's here?

Ben. Re blog. I have no argument with what you think. Only that the freely available blog on FB shows fish being held and scenic backgrounds. Exactly the same as the initial and continuous criticism aimed at me.

So. That said. Carry on.

 

[Terry Simner]

A storm in a teacup IMHO.... maybe somewhat due to a sense of frustration due to flooded rivers on the eve of 'the Glorious'. We post pictures, and sometimes, albeit inadvertently, we give away more than we had intended. We're all faced with the same challenges, and we all (hopefully) mean well. So let's move on eh. We're all brothers of the angle

 

[Nick Coulthurst]

There’s a big difference between posting a photo of a fish with a back drop which regular visitors may recognise and the same photo with the stretch named. The former informs the already informed few, the latter the hundreds of lazy swim jumping trolls.

 

[Nick Coulthurst]

Ben, what was wrong with your back and how did you sort it ? I’m still suffering with mine and unlikely to be out barbel fishing for some time

 

[Jon Frisby]

It's when you catch a PB in a swim people have seen you in etc and you want to tell the world. You know if you do post or tell anyone, well that swim is out of the bag. Getting to a point where I think who and what I tell.

 

[Wayne Pevy]

It's when you catch a PB in a swim people have seen you in etc and you want to tell the world. You know if you do post or tell anyone, well that swim is out of the bag. Getting to a point where I think who and what I tell.

My nephew caught a massive fish on the thames last season and took a picture in the dark,went back couple of times later same week and it was always occupied, ffs