yes ,the premier inn ,i know it well ,i passed it several times ,trying to find the travel lodge where i'd booked a room .i was down there in march for a end of season bash with "AN" site .i know where the travel lodge is now and its just off the motorway and the fishery is literley a mile away ,at the other end of the eastliegh village almost
its a long old haul down to hampshire for me 4-5 hours drive overnight , wether its to timsbury or that bit further to L.I.F ,then a overnight stay and long drive home next day ,but the fishing is usually worth it ,and you only live once .
once a date is sorted ,i'll book a room ,i might do two nights this time .
i have a thought ,if its about numbers going ,in these hard financial times ,we could go dutch as it where with anglersnet site (both sites tend to go there anyway and it'll save booking twice & two trips for me
) say and have a joint trip and fill the booking for the day ,give everyone a chance to meet other anglers ,both sites get 10 rods each ,this will minimise drop outs and mean less chance of a organiser being out of pocket ,but keep it purley as a social event ,no them and us ,just like minded anglers ,fishing together at the same place at the same time .
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oh i nearly forgot ,if i'm go ,i'll be on hand if anyone fancies learning to wallis cast or loop cast for that matter or even just a go with a centrepin or closed faced reel (i'll have both +spares with me) for the first time ,i'm happy to show you how ,whally casting wise the first 20-30 foot on me (not that you'll need to cast further on the L.I.F ),any longer a cast is upto you and practice .
