Stu i bet they were just doing because they were jelous, petty and didnt get out fishing enough to try them.
The people whos articles i read on here, are my generations **** walkers (ok may be not the best comparision) or a football players David Beckham (ok that one wasnt great either) but you see what im getting at, when im old and cacky il say i remember that Ron Clay, Graham, Andy, Wol, Gary, Lee and all the rest of the guys on here.
Then when i come to thing of carping, the likes of you, Big Rik etc will be the ones i think of.
Although ive done nigh one nilch proper carping one day i will and the first rigs il come to look at will be you guys!
When i was playing FIFA on the ps2 the other day, john motson said "the oppositions crowd are booing him, i always think he must be doing something right" , i guess the same could be said in angling!
I sound like a right suck up now, but its not meant like that...
Anyway im going to have to try this spagetti rig ;-)