One of our own.

[sam vimes]

It's not often that I buy an Angling Times. However, today, for the first time in many years, I did. Lo and behold, on page six, there's a familiar looking fella staring back at me from behind a big (2lb 14oz) roach. Congratulations on a Drennan Cup weekly win for a regular FM contributor.

Bob Hornegold is also lurking on page four with a cracking perch.

 

[thecrow]

I am surprised that no one else had spotted it Chris, a clonking great Roach for the mystery man

 

[103841]

I don't know which member you are referring to as I don't buy the A.T. But I have noticed that "Jimlad" has recently won a Drennan award but not sure what the capture was. Is it Jim?

 

[sam vimes]

I don't know which member you are referring to as I don't buy the A.T. But I have noticed that "Jimlad" has recently won a Drennan award but not sure what the capture was. Is it Jim?

Nope, not James, he's been chasing chub and barbel. Though I'm sure he'd be delighted with a big roach, I suspect it's fairly unlikely from the venues he's frequenting. The person in question has not posted on here about this particular capture.

 

[Peter Jacobs]

The person in question has not posted on here about this particular capture.

I'm not sure when MT last posted here on FM . . . . . shame really as he was once a regular contributor

I see to remember seeing an FB post on the roach this last week, assuming it was MT's fish . . . . .

 

[peter crabtree]

Why the secrecy of who it was?

 

[mikench]

Well done to both of them including the gentleman with the stunning roach whoever he is. Clearly a modest man!

 

[tigger]

Why the secrecy of who it was?

I was thinking that myself....if it's in AT then I think any secrecy is well out the bag.....in'it .

At a guess i's say it's gonn'a be The artist as he's been targeting roach.

 

[sam vimes]

Why the secrecy of who it was?

Because, for whatever reason, he's chosen not to post about it himself.

 

[sam vimes]

assuming it was MT's fish . . . . .

I'm not sure who MT is, but there's no one I can see in AT (for the Drennan cup) with those initials.

 

[thecrow]

The artist as he's been targeting roach.

Nope...............

 

[Peter Jacobs]

I'm not sure who MT is, but there's no one I can see in AT (for the Drennan cup) with those initials.

Maybe a coincidence then as Mike had a large roach last week, posted on Facebook.

 

[flightliner]

No, not mike townsend, I've just been on his blog .

 

[mikench]

I thought it was you Mick! Well done and well deserved anyway regardless of whether it is or not! Any friend of Binka has to be a thoroughly decent chap!

 

[Philip]

I'm not sure who MT is, but there's no one I can see in AT (for the Drennan cup) with those initials.

Interesting as I thought the person was MT ..but with a 2.4 Roach not 2.14.

Are you sure we are not all talking at crossed wires here ?

Update .....just saw the posts above ...ok so not MT. ...In which case I have no idea who it is / was / will be then. Sounds like a cracking fish.

 

[thecrow]

The post above yours is a big clue although his user name doesn't begin with M

 

[theartist]

At a guess i's say it's gonn'a be The artist as he's been targeting roach.

Nope i'm not MT I was in the the AT the week before with some nice roach 2.6 2.0 1.13 1.13 although i'd probably swap that catch for a 2.14, was nice be called a specialist though whatever that means

 

[rubio]

I can reveal to the world it was not me!
Rest assured I would be telling anyone and everyone.

 

[thecrow]

Has this thread boosted sales of the angling times? who is the mystery man? does mikench know who it is?

 

[rubio]

I get the sense of mikench having charmed his way into acquaintance with many an angler, so probably he does know even if he doesn't realise it himself.
Or is it a masterly cover? Feigning general incompetence and need for guidance at catching anything( apart from bream of course)as a smokescreen to hide his true stellar captures.