The Woodbine Challenge 1973
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binka
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Cheers Neil I enjoyed skimming through that, look forward to watching it properly later.
Interesting to see a young Ken Giles who I first became familiar with around a decade later as master river float man, I can't remember who he fished for but might have been Dorking?
He is one bloke who never seemed to look any different throughout his life.
Interesting to see a young Ken Giles who I first became familiar with around a decade later as master river float man, I can't remember who he fished for but might have been Dorking?
He is one bloke who never seemed to look any different throughout his life.
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peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
You might want to re-read your post Steve
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binka
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You might want to re-read your post Steve
Was it not Dorking?
I'm looking for a blooper but can't see it?
Edit: Ooops, got it... Edited!
peter crabtree
AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)
You've edited it. You now have the r in first...it was missing when I first read it lol...
Ray Daywalker Clarke
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I thought it was all about smoking Woodbine's at first .
I wonder if the river has a good head of Roach today.
I noticed at times, some anglers never bothered to change maggots from one fish to another.
.I wonder if the river has a good head of Roach today.
I noticed at times, some anglers never bothered to change maggots from one fish to another.
barbelboi
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I thought it was all about smoking Woodbine's at first
I wonder if the river has a good head of Roach today.
I noticed at times, some anglers never bothered to change maggots from one fish to another.
Me too, I gave up smoking 'Wild Woodbines' in 1967 - five years before I gave up smokin' ..................
Neil Maidment
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I fished several qualifiers in that era (and when it became The Embassy) but never managed to get to Denmark. One of my uncles did and I seem to remember he weighed in about 40lb/50lb for pretty much nowhere! Very much at home on the Guden which was similar in pace and power to the Hampshire Avon.
flightliner
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Steve, I may be wide off the mark here but I seem remember Kenny Giles fishing for the Coften Hacket squad ???
Neil, my nieghbour over the road qualified for the match but a week before the match he ran off the road on his way to a big open on the Welland and spent a long time in hospital.
Neil, my nieghbour over the road qualified for the match but a week before the match he ran off the road on his way to a big open on the Welland and spent a long time in hospital.
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binka
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You're absolutely right Mick he did, during the 60's & 70's I think.
Don't know where I got Dorking from, maybe he was from Dorking?
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flightliner
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You're absolutely right Mick he did, during the 60's & 70's I think.
Don't know where I got Dorking from, maybe he was from Dorking?
That was the time my budding career as a match angler came crashing to the ground Steve - lol.