Great Angling Characters

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Ron Clay

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• Aug 23, 2001

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With the recent deaths of Ray Webb, Peter Stone, Bernard Venables etc, it now seems that the angling world has few great characters.

However I may be wrong.

Some members of this website have the charisma and personality of becoming the great angling characters of the new millenium. For example Paul Williams is probably a great character already. And then there is Rik (Carp Angler) Bellinger, Sedge, Des Taylor, and what about our own Greyhound MacWallet.

Who do you think will become the next geat angling characters? Let's face it our sport needs such people

 

GrahamM

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #2

You're definitely a character Ron. Only the other day somebody said to me, "That Ron, what a character!"

No kidding!

 

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Ron Clay

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #3

As long as I'm not called a legend. You know what the next thing that happens to legends is?

 

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Rob Brownfield

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #4

Ron...u never know...maybe that angling legend, Des Taylor may be next! If he carries on the way he is...he is going to end up at the bottom of a deep lake!!..lol

By the way..I agree...u are one hell of a character!..lol

 

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• Aug 23, 2001

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You can always be a living legend Ron. Or a legend in your own lunchtime like me!

 

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Andy Thatcher

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #6

Trouble with the word legend is that it is not the world away from leg-end ! Now in that context .......

 

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• Aug 23, 2001

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I just knew somebody would stop me and Ron from becoming proper legends.

 

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Andy Thatcher

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #8

Would you settle for characters ? As legends are usually er demised or close to it ! No go for characters instead and we'll have a vote hopefully in many years to ratify legend status !

 

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Ron Clay

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #9

Shame, poor old Des.

He only tries his best you know. And he did put me onto some good roach fishing on the Severn.

However he never does pay his rounds in the pub

 

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Chris Bishop

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #10

John Wilson. How many other anglers can the non-angling public name..?

 

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Harry Cooper

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #11

No mention of Gordon Burton the renowned pike angler from my part of the world.

 

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Gary Knowles

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #12

The nice thing about angling is it is FULL of characters, thats one of the main reasons I love it. Its just that they are not all in the public eye.

For some strange reason pike angling seems to throw up most of the strange guys I know. perhaps its sitting for hours on end staring at motionless indicators. Or maybe its spending all day looking over your shoulder hoping no-one can see your extra rods or your big bucket of livebaits !

Anyway Ron don't worry too much about a lack of characters......I've never known as many funny, mad, eccentric, lunatics as I meet through fishing - or perhaps thats just the company I keep !

 

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Paul Williams

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• Aug 23, 2001

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Funny, mad, eccentric, lunatic......nearly forgot wind up merchant.....now who does that remind me of? MMMMMMMM )

 

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• Aug 23, 2001

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Gary wrote: "Anyway Ron don't worry too much about a lack of characters......I've never known as many funny, mad, eccentric, lunatics as I meet through fishing - or perhaps thats just the company I keep !"

I just want everybody to know that I don't have anything to do with him. And as for mad pikers...Gord Burton, Chris Bishop.....

 

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STEVE POPE

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #15

Hi All,

Fred Crouch, a real character and without any doubt whatsoever a barbel angling legend.

Not only that he is a great bloke and if you haven't already been, a day out fishing with Fred is an absolute joy.

I am proud and indeed fortunate to call him a great friend.

Steve.

 

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Paul Williams

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #16

Hi Steve,
You saw my thread about you above then!!!
only joking!! good holiday??

 

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Kevan Farmer

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #17

Characters? There are plenty still around. Most of those we have loved and called characters in the past were relatively unknown to the public. We still have the eccentric Chris Yates. Then there is Bob James and a myriad others. Julian Cundiff, love him or hate him he is a known angling character, maybe not as high profile now as Des T but he's still there and don't forget he's still young and has a lot of potential to give.

Kevan

 

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Carp Angler

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• Aug 23, 2001

• #18

Ron,
you flatter me, by mentioning me in the same breath as Sedge, Des Taylor and Graham.

I'm just some bloke who catches fish and doesn't like badgers.

But whatever you do, don't ever again mention me in the same paragraph as Brummie, people might think I know him.......

 

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Ron Clay

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• Aug 24, 2001

• #19

Sorry chaps I forgot clean about Gord Burton. A great character, especially when you see him casting into a fish tank at the NEC.

Fred Crouch, yes there's another. How on earth does he manage to land barbel on that decrepid split cane rod of his?

I'd like to see him tackle the Collingham narrows with a big tide running and the 4 oz lead you need to hold bottom. On top of that an 8 pounder picks you up and runs out 60 yards of 10 lb line.

 

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Paul Williams

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• Aug 24, 2001

• #20

"But whatever you do, don't ever again mention me in the same paragraph as Brummie,people might think i know him..."
He will get to when i pitch my bivvy in his swim next time he is catting <smirk>