flightliner
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Over the last few decades of the great British carp angler on the european mainland.
Don't know about all of Europe but last year I went to a lake in the Netherlands I used to enjoy fishing and had difficulty getting in between the bivvies.
The local tackle shop was full of familiar brands of bait and tackle so I guess our tackle firms are reaping rewards.
NP, I well remember the Thurne debacle, yes, we were going to win the day but it went t---s up, that was the last straw for the brits and the rest is history.
I had the great pleasure of sitting next to Jaques Tesse a year or so later on the Welland, I rather think when he got back to France he had taken a swing tip rod with him:w:w:w lol.
Np, what you describe sounds similar to my watching some italian carp anglers on the outskirts of Milan, they seemed really keen and had pretty reasonable gear but there was a "just something" about the general approach and attitude to the task that gave me the idea that carp were perhaps just part of the overall experience.
:thumbs:ps--- Yes for sure, Ernie Stamford swingtip everytime !!!
It has really taken off big time in Holland, when I first fished there some 40 years ago you hardly ever saw anyone fishing" English style" for carp, some of the Dutch anglers we saw fishing for carp were using spuds under floats (and catching) so different now, I haven't been back for 30 years.
I live in the netherlands and you are so right .
All oure fishing system is based on the influence of English anglers .
well its time to come back "blanker" , we have many fishing waters , and almost for free .
I wonder that in England you pay lots of money for fishing ( day ticket ).
But we have in Holland deep respect for the British angler .