Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
I'm just glad I only made a straight donation.
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The Barbel Society Barbel Challenge In Aid of The Army Benevolent Fund
- Thread starter Jerry Gleeson
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Jerry Gleeson
Senior Member
cheers ade
well tonight has blown me away, dropped my new camera in the river spent all day ****ed wet through after i jumped in after it, was just not feeling the enthusiasm id felt on previous days, anyway just after 10pm i got my 1st bite of the day resulting in a 10lb 3oz barbel bloody chuffed to bits i was anyway recast and within minutes hooked and landed the biggest fish of the challenge at 12lb 10oz. happy dsys.
that now gives us 10doubles from 6 rivers.
many thanks to everyone who has contributed so far
jerry gleeson is fundraising for ABF The Soldiers' Charity
jez
Mark Swaby
Senior Member
Keep catching,has anyone mentioned the crayfish problem on the section of the Colne you will be fishing,Great cause and easy to Paypal your donation.
Richard Parsons
Senior Member
Well done, Jez. I guess it was inevitable that some electronic item would end up in the river. I didn't count on you taking a dip, however. Still, glad to see your phone survived. 
Well done with the doubles - all expectations exceeded I imagine?
Well done with the doubles - all expectations exceeded I imagine?
Andy Millichamp
Senior Member
Those of us that fish the wider end of the mighty Sabrina know that she can be a cruel mistress and it sounds like she spat out Jerry and the guys as she has many before them. Let's hope the next leg gets them back to winning ways because they've done fantastically well so far
David Gauntlett
Senior Member
Yes Mark, I have informed Jez of the numbers and size of the lobsters...sorry, crayfish....in the section involved
I am not sure he appreciates the level of pure 'pain in the but agro' these damned things can be...but he soon will
There is a pro trapper working on that section at the moment...but judging by the comments from guys fishing other rivers where crays are a major problem, these trappers seem to have very limited beneficial impact. Shame
Cheers, Dave.
Jerry Gleeson
Senior Member
well it had to happen eventually we failed on the lower severn not just for the double but barbel full stop, however we all managed to catch a few other fish.
Just arrived on the lodden to meet dave chambers for the start of the severn southern rivers.
Jerry
Just arrived on the lodden to meet dave chambers for the start of the severn southern rivers.
Jerry
Graham Elliott
Senior Member & Supporter
Jerry, well done so far. Conditions are just about perfect.
Its the Loddon.
Graham
Its the Loddon.
Graham
Jerry Gleeson
Senior Member
Graham
On the Lodden now we've had a 7lber already so were hopefull. Stunning river as well
Jez
On the Lodden now we've had a 7lber already so were hopefull. Stunning river as well
Jez
Neil Bradley
Senior Member
Nice one Jez mate, really pleased for you it's going so well, shame it was our local patch that let you down
Hi men,
Keep going fella , trying to arrange to see you on the Kennet .
Hatter
Keep going fella , trying to arrange to see you on the Kennet .
Hatter
Stephen Bond
Senior Member
Howard Cooke
Senior Member
Hi men,
Howard , looking into it now .
Hatter
Howard , looking into it now .
Hatter
David Gauntlett
Senior Member
Jerry Gleeson
Senior Member
Not seen any signs of crayfish what so ever between the 3 of us
jez
jez
Paul Monaghan
Senior Member
Well done chaps. Keep the reports coming in. Hope you do well on the southern rivers.
Adrian Williams
No Longer a Member
For the record
My post on AoBF was meant to be a bit of tongue in cheek banter (hence the little face at the end) for the benefit of Tony Rocca, who I know personally and also know he would never back out on a pledge and who I believe has pledged £10 per doub.
Having taken part in dozens of charity events over a period of 15 years or so in the 80s and 90s I am also savy enough to realise that a challenge of this type would be virtually impossible without a back up team of people to drive, prep food, make tea, prep bait, put bivvys up and a thousand other jobs including local guides.
I have also been around long enough to know that if the guide is doing his job properly and preparing the swim for the lads then, so long as the bait was in the spot which the guide knew was the hot spot the bite would be in the lap of the Gods and down to the thousands of other variables which are beyond human control. It would not really matter who was behind the rods. What I'm trying to say is that an undertaking like this is a team effort and the individual is irrelevant to the outcome.
It's a shame there are people out there (most who should know better) who I believe, for reasons of their own, are being deliberately obtuse with regard to my original post and have chosen to wind Jerry up with half truths and downright lies when he should be concentrating on his fishing.
It does seem to have stirred up a bit of a hornets nest in facebook world though. It seems I'm lagging in second place in Britain's most hated list, just behind Jimmy Savile and just in front of Stuart Hall.
Am I bothered……No not really; I might be if I cared about the opinion of the ones throwing the most mud but the fact is I don't, I also don't have an ego to bruise so they can bang on all they like.
What does annoy me though is that this nonsense might detract from the serious business of raising funds for what, as an ex service man myself, I consider to be a very worthy cause; but TBH I don't think it is going to, in fact it might even prompt one or two to dig a little deeper and if thats the case then keep the mud coming.
My post on AoBF was meant to be a bit of tongue in cheek banter (hence the little face at the end) for the benefit of Tony Rocca, who I know personally and also know he would never back out on a pledge and who I believe has pledged £10 per doub.
Having taken part in dozens of charity events over a period of 15 years or so in the 80s and 90s I am also savy enough to realise that a challenge of this type would be virtually impossible without a back up team of people to drive, prep food, make tea, prep bait, put bivvys up and a thousand other jobs including local guides.
I have also been around long enough to know that if the guide is doing his job properly and preparing the swim for the lads then, so long as the bait was in the spot which the guide knew was the hot spot the bite would be in the lap of the Gods and down to the thousands of other variables which are beyond human control. It would not really matter who was behind the rods. What I'm trying to say is that an undertaking like this is a team effort and the individual is irrelevant to the outcome.
It's a shame there are people out there (most who should know better) who I believe, for reasons of their own, are being deliberately obtuse with regard to my original post and have chosen to wind Jerry up with half truths and downright lies when he should be concentrating on his fishing.
It does seem to have stirred up a bit of a hornets nest in facebook world though. It seems I'm lagging in second place in Britain's most hated list, just behind Jimmy Savile and just in front of Stuart Hall.
Am I bothered……No not really; I might be if I cared about the opinion of the ones throwing the most mud but the fact is I don't, I also don't have an ego to bruise so they can bang on all they like.
What does annoy me though is that this nonsense might detract from the serious business of raising funds for what, as an ex service man myself, I consider to be a very worthy cause; but TBH I don't think it is going to, in fact it might even prompt one or two to dig a little deeper and if thats the case then keep the mud coming.