robtherake
Well-known member
Talking to another FM regular, I related an incident which happened many moons ago that still makes my blood run cold.
I fished a little water (free fishing, at the time) that had a deserved reputation for good tench and was really starting to get a grip on the place.
Sitting there alone on an evening session, I was approached by a few lads - late teens - who didn't waste any time in telling me they were having my gear. The place was unkempt, so I had a machete with me for clearing the swim, which - more out of desperation than anything else - I whipped out and faced them down with. I nearly had a nervous collapse when they shoved off for reinforcements and chucked the made-up chair, rods and everything else in the car after taking bloody ages to get the key in. They came back with others, running at full pelt as I reversed madly away - executing what I now understand to be a J-turn - and very nearly caught up, grabbing at the doors. I had to stop somewhere for a good shake when I'd put some distance between us and have never been back to the place since.
How about you guys - what scrapes have you ended up in?
I fished a little water (free fishing, at the time) that had a deserved reputation for good tench and was really starting to get a grip on the place.
Sitting there alone on an evening session, I was approached by a few lads - late teens - who didn't waste any time in telling me they were having my gear. The place was unkempt, so I had a machete with me for clearing the swim, which - more out of desperation than anything else - I whipped out and faced them down with. I nearly had a nervous collapse when they shoved off for reinforcements and chucked the made-up chair, rods and everything else in the car after taking bloody ages to get the key in. They came back with others, running at full pelt as I reversed madly away - executing what I now understand to be a J-turn - and very nearly caught up, grabbing at the doors. I had to stop somewhere for a good shake when I'd put some distance between us and have never been back to the place since.
How about you guys - what scrapes have you ended up in?