A picture of May

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A picture of May

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For those of you who are not sure what our Honorary President looked like back in the 50's here is a picture given to forum member Mike Wilson by Gerry Berth-Jones around 1983.

May is holding 9lb 8oz and 7lb 12oz carp from possibly Wadhurst.

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Thank you for sharing the picture with us Mike.
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absolutely stunning.....and the carp aren't bad either :Hat:


I have a question to ask please forgive my ignorance with this matter ,

Why where carp held this way ?
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Quite a few held fish like this, indeed Dick did on the cover of Carp.
As the years passed people became educated and realised that we needed to look after our stock. Prior to the second World War and during nearly every fish caught was taken home. Times were tough and food short although some of our coarse fish leave much to be desired as regards food. Have you every tried chub? Don't even think about it………

Happy New Year

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Mike Wilson wrote:Quite a few held fish like this, indeed Dick did on the cover of Carp.
As the years passed people became educated and realised that we needed to look after our stock. Prior to the second World War and during nearly every fish caught was taken home. Times were tough and food short although some of our coarse fish leave much to be desired as regards food. Have you every tried chub? Don't even think about it………

Happy New Year

Mike
never thought of eating any of our river fish ,not even trout :shocked: I just enjoy there beauty and return them

and a Happy New Year to you as well :Hat:
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Remember also that Bob Richards record fish was gaffed. Doesn't bear thinking about today.

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Mike Wilson wrote:Remember also that Bob Richards record fish was gaffed. Doesn't bear thinking about today.

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o dear ,I never knew that... :shocked:
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We live in different times, but owe our heritage to those who went before. :Hat:

You can only start down the route of enlightenment and how our quarry truly live, by expanding our knowledge of them and by seeking them out. The pioneers showed the way and we are but following them.

It is now due to a more enlightened environment and research that we attempt to conduct our passion in the way we do.

I salute you Ma'am and your fellow pioneers in pointing us in the direction.
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If you consider it was normal for people of that generation to keep and breed rabbits in back garden hutches
for meat to beat the rationing.
(My Mother had some wonderful real fur hats too).
Fish are easy peasy to prep for the table by comparison.
Rabbits of course had to be um.. tickled to death!
Different Times!
Just as Well!
Happy New Year All.

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Wonderful picture.Im puzzled by some remarks here.I go for the odd shoot and keep the odd fish for supper.Pity people have become so removed from what their "meat" has to endure to get to their plate,as long as it comes neatly packaged from the local battery is it ok?
Also a big happy new year to all and tight lines for 2014 :cheers:
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The picture could well be at Wadhurst - brings back happy memories.

Like CafeRacer, I'm a bit puzzled by some of the remarks, too. Fishing, like shooting, is part of the 'hunting' instinct in us - to gather food. Personally, I consider it more ethical to eat wild fish or meat than that which has been farmed. I have no moral qualms about killing any wild game if it is to be eaten and, yes, I am prepared to skin/pluck/gut/butcher any such game or fish.

Perhaps we have become too used to abundant, cheap food, already prepared.

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