A SHARED MOMENT OF TIME .

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Tigernuts
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A SHARED MOMENT OF TIME .

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£25 grayling fishing the itchen,Said JOE the chef .your car ,my phone for the sat nav.the last grayling I caught was 50 years ago on the Avon fishing the OLD WEIR at Ringwood on silk weed .What bait joe ..get I/2 gallon mixed reds and whites.Timeto get out the Old wizzard ,brought it from. Bennetts of sheeffield.2/6 a week on the never never late 50s still about £9.speedia reel and the mk6 ambidex inreserve sorted..Monday/ Tuesday gales and rain today wed it was even worse..are you sure you can read that sat nav.There a turning by a Bridge ..THERE found it .The river seems to be Running as fast as I can go down this a track Joe..Keep going look out for a Hut .were the only ones here it lookeds unfishable to me .stop moaning theres the hut/shelter I can nearly drive in it ,yeh don't get stuck.like last week .yep unloaded the gear into the hut.Noticed Joe had made some of his specials ?.No Meat pies. Joe sitting in the hut makeing up his tackle.he was going to float fish for them a Mitchell match 14 ft Apolo Taperflash rod .he had done well 400/500yds down stream last year grayling up to 2 1/2 lb .it. Was still pouring .See you late mate best of luck.JOE I yelled you forget the maggots and the tub of redworms.im off ...imgoing to have a coffee and pie you takeing one.. no I don't want to be cluttered up with stuf. The rain had eased of .i looked at the water in front of me 2onz at least to hold bottom ,What's that.i had not noticed it looking from the shed a great big branch/ trunk had Jam up on the bend and created a 4/5 eddy on the inside line .The wizzard the pin a green drennan feeder running .rod rest seat feeder filled first cast grayling 1 1/2 half wow .within the hour I had 7 fish all pease in a pod 1lb to 1 1/2 half .retreated back to shed there was such a squall I could hardly hold the rod.coffee and my second pie Where's Joe ...well back to it then .still raining but wind had backed off ..2nd cast a trout 2/3lb this is as good as it gets on a 50 year old wizzard .without boring you I had 9 trout between 1 1/2 lb to maybe 4 lb it was a slaughter..pulled the rod in .went back to the shed .more coffee where's Joe... raining again .How did you get on .it was hard to get the bait down but I snitched one out about 2ish well done .what about you.. Ah .have a dry out have a pie and I will make you a coffee.why you smiling ..is it MEHat no ..Have a look at my phone.,What are all these Trout..well scroll along .you caught all these ?. Yeh WHERE ..ThERE . ."pick my rod up keep the lid on the maggots I show you were to cast .the slaughter continued .They Don't Half Go on this Old Rod ..Its what you would call a Flopy threw action rod..this is fun ....Joe were going to be fat Bs eating these Pies..Your Are .Im surprised you made it the 30 ft to your Swim,Bloated ,,100 mile journey home .fleetwood Mac rumours.Was that real today Joe .it was mate .Pike next week I've got this place .A shared moment of Time .

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I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for posting. Bobby

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Re: A SHARED MOMENT OF TIME .The Marsh (1)

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THe Marsh JOE (1)..,,Early Start ..Are you sure you know where we are going JOE ..Its a bit of a walk but If there Haveing it We could be IN pretty QUICK . Long walk you weren't Joking.have we got to cross that bridge ,why have I brought all this gear. With me ..Stop moaning ,I have tried a new reciepe. last night for me pies ,and made some curry ones,there keep use warm later .whats that over in the mist. ..Sheep ..Sheep I was wondering what all that soft stuffing that's been clinging to my boots .nearly there ,were set up by that bush .The secret on the marsh in the winter, Pike fishing is to find the deep water, 5/6 ft here.2 rods each mate ,They like the old sardine here must be the sea air..1 on the float ,1 freelineing.that will do me..I'm for a cup of coffee first want one..that walk done me in ...its all that gear ..let me cast out and I will join you..You still useing those vic bellows .. Yeh great hooks . You landed that 23 on the Rother for me last October with those size 2s. Joe your floats gone ..I will get the net.Its A Double 9.8 , .well that's a good start. Im going to the left of you . Im in...It looks smaller .i will give you 8 for that .i don't believe it 3 ..(a 4 pounder ). on the bounce ...on the same rod.. We have only been here 1/2 hour ,its only 7.30 now .. 7.30 ..11.30 .warmed up abit now that mists gone ,think it's worth moveing .were going 1sh .Im haveing a coffee and one of your pies ..Bit hot Joe ,are you moaning ..No but I am Sweating, Have you tried one yet.. Blimey I see what you mean , well they are a new mix ...well don't give them to those old dears you cook for in that Rest Home ....ITS no good I have to go ,where's the paper....I got a good un ...WHAT .Get the net..I'm in the middle of a c...Going well that's a big mummy, 18 dead .thats a nice fish Joe soon be a 20 ,lucky with the hooks with those teeth. ...ain't you going to take my picture.. Leave it in the net ..I'm going Back To Sort My MESS out First....Good Day wasn't it want to comeback tomorrow ......NOT REALY...I have to wash these combats....ah ..Glad we Came in Your Car ...I STINK . What with sheep and ..

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Cracking stuff Tigernuts - a picture painted of the whole in flashing strokes of a pen - an art in its own right. Much enjoyed and thank you for sharing.

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£25.. aaaahhh much !!! Is the Yorkshiremans war cry !!!
A bag of spotty Herbert’s .. well done sir !!

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Re: A SHARED MOMENT OF TIME .

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Hmm. Close season trout on maggots and a feeder?

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