Always remember the day and the place Priory marina Bedford about 12 years ago.Lovely place to fish, got there early 5.00a.m after the first tench in the edge always seemed to get one first light there just flicking a baited hook out with light float 3 feet into the swim. 2minutes later tench on and in the net. Great start into the keep net . Get the tea out sorted all the gear out after the first tench because the least disturbance the better.
Where am i going with this well read on .
So there i was 6 a.m . precisely and i was sweating a real warm early sun that day so off comes the shirt 6.00 am. and no shirt on !! because it was that warm on that day. So the day continues more tench for a short while followed by a good net of bream and some roach on the hemp when the temperature really rose. What the temp was i dont know probably mid eighties , the fish were netted up in a deep water part in the rushes so they were fine. Let the fish go about noon. And carried on fishing slipping back the fish this time ,throughout the day the sun hammered down still sitting there no shirt.In fact the whole day i sat there apart from the odd break for tea. Packed in 9.PM. Back felt a bit sore but hey i could take it, i was a man. As i use to bike down the marina esiest way to get there. When i went to get on my bike so to speak that holdall across my shoulders was like a hot knife as it scratched its way across. Biked home in fricking agony about 11/2 miles. My back by then was raw in fact if i recall correctly it bled. So 12 yrs on still got the scars those lovely freckly marks you get when you managed to burn yourself in the sun.But the mole that was on my back the big flat bugger that i've just had taken off. Well just got the results through and yes ,SKIN-CANCER !! Was it that day that kicked it off? who knows i've fished loads of days without a shirt on along with a lot of other anglers, but that one stuck in my mind.Be a man put your shirt on dont try and be a hero with a "look at my great tan" attitude. Heroes die young.Fingers crossed it will get cleared up . But as yet don't know.So keep your shirts on lads if you all want to teach your grandkids how to fish and tell'em your old tales.Remember DEAD MEN dont speak.
Where am i going with this well read on .
So there i was 6 a.m . precisely and i was sweating a real warm early sun that day so off comes the shirt 6.00 am. and no shirt on !! because it was that warm on that day. So the day continues more tench for a short while followed by a good net of bream and some roach on the hemp when the temperature really rose. What the temp was i dont know probably mid eighties , the fish were netted up in a deep water part in the rushes so they were fine. Let the fish go about noon. And carried on fishing slipping back the fish this time ,throughout the day the sun hammered down still sitting there no shirt.In fact the whole day i sat there apart from the odd break for tea. Packed in 9.PM. Back felt a bit sore but hey i could take it, i was a man. As i use to bike down the marina esiest way to get there. When i went to get on my bike so to speak that holdall across my shoulders was like a hot knife as it scratched its way across. Biked home in fricking agony about 11/2 miles. My back by then was raw in fact if i recall correctly it bled. So 12 yrs on still got the scars those lovely freckly marks you get when you managed to burn yourself in the sun.But the mole that was on my back the big flat bugger that i've just had taken off. Well just got the results through and yes ,SKIN-CANCER !! Was it that day that kicked it off? who knows i've fished loads of days without a shirt on along with a lot of other anglers, but that one stuck in my mind.Be a man put your shirt on dont try and be a hero with a "look at my great tan" attitude. Heroes die young.Fingers crossed it will get cleared up . But as yet don't know.So keep your shirts on lads if you all want to teach your grandkids how to fish and tell'em your old tales.Remember DEAD MEN dont speak.