Bin there. Dun that and enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for the links. May look a bit naff by today's standards but there was a camaraderie back then that doesn't seem to exist now. Pete.
I was part of that scenario, one of the guys on the film was my old boss-- an apprentice supervisor and president of the old NFA.
Wonderful days on the Trent, Witham, Welland, Nene, and many of the fen drains on coach, train and post Beeching by car.
It may look dated now and there was a look of naivety about it all thanks to the style of filming but make no mistake , many of those guys were top end at their game.
Marksy, Freddie foster, Dean, Thomas to name but a few.
Nice to be reminded of how it was-- very evocative!!
Here is a real old clip for those who might not have seen it before..............CLICK
Great stuff! I still carry my maggots in a tin just like the one in the first video
When I was a kid I walked to a local estate lake before it was light, purchased 2 fresh loafs on the way from the bakery around the corner from where I lived, by the time I got to the lake I had eaten one of the loaves
My dad died in 1962 but I can clearly remember as a kid fishing with him, mum and my sister on the Thames at Boveney, Penton Hook and Dorney Reach. In the films the tackle now looks so basic and antiquated but we still caught lots of fish! Perhaps more emphasis was on presentation and bait?