17-06-2010, 15:49
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 23
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nearly twenty years
after a long long break I find myself back to fishing; at heart it never left me.
I enjoy mixing traditional and contemporary methods e.g. using 50yr old rods and reels with modern techniques; vintage tackle is not only enjoyable to use but it is a great conversation starter (and stopper lol) and a great investment you can enjoy; try enjoying a building society account lol
I am unsure of the sheer commercial weight of fishing today: commercial fisheries, umpteen gimmicks, eternal new tackle launches but horses for courses and each to their own; it means that I have still much to grasp re modern techniques.
I am from a mixed background of coarse,fly and sea, nowadays mostly the first; I used to be a tournament pendulum caster of no particular note but 15/20 years after my last cast over grass I find I can still do it over the sea i.e. blast a lead a long way. Perhaps or perhaps not useful in today's long range carping; whilst a full pendulum may not be the most best or most practical technique on a confined bank I can at least extend the casting arc to make a nice casting action i.e. get the terminal tackle accurately a long way easily.
This seems a great site much nicer than some of the photographic sites I am sometimes found on and a few friendly replies to one or two of the posts I have made.
Currently fishing and catching (at very close range) a few of one of my favourite fish: Tench... a glorious Summer fish :-)
Peter.
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