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Ron 'The Hat' Clay AMIMechE (SA) MIFE (SA) (ACA)
Guest
The way I see it these days, there are so few all round anglers.
In the 50s and 60s, many anglers were skilled at all the angling disciplines. For example, when I was in my late teens, I could fish for anything put in front of me; OK not perhaps to the great skills and ability of a specialist, but I could catch any fish, including trout on the fly, roach on the float, pike on livebait, deadbait and spinner, chub on the leger and cod from the shore.
In addition I could tie my own flies, make my own rods, weave my own nets and even make my own spinners.
I know that Graham and a few more on this website are very able all rounders, but my feeling is that many are not.
My simple question is this, how many of you can with reasonable capability, fishfor all the species of coarse, game and sea fish, using a modicum ofall the basic skills required?
In the 50s and 60s, many anglers were skilled at all the angling disciplines. For example, when I was in my late teens, I could fish for anything put in front of me; OK not perhaps to the great skills and ability of a specialist, but I could catch any fish, including trout on the fly, roach on the float, pike on livebait, deadbait and spinner, chub on the leger and cod from the shore.
In addition I could tie my own flies, make my own rods, weave my own nets and even make my own spinners.
I know that Graham and a few more on this website are very able all rounders, but my feeling is that many are not.
My simple question is this, how many of you can with reasonable capability, fishfor all the species of coarse, game and sea fish, using a modicum ofall the basic skills required?