The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Matt Hayes just posted this on facebook:

Plans are afoot to put Dick Walker and his record carp "Clarissa' on the front of your rod licence. Sounds like a good idea to me.

i agree

Better buy one this year then...

Great idea, in fact I think he should be on the new £10.00 notes along with Izaak on the £20.00 and Bernard on the £5.00 .
Wal.

Wallys-Cast wrote:Great idea, in fact I think he should be on the new £10.00 notes along with Izaak on the £20.00 and Bernard on the £5.00 .
Wal.

woundnt mind paying for my pints (maggots or the liquid stuff) with those

Possibly a different order.....Walton on the 50, Venables on the 20, Sheringham on the 10 and Walker on the 5........

Dave Burr wrote:Better buy one this year then...

Why change the habit of a lifetime Dave.
No one would ever ask to see it even if you did

Dave Burr wrote:Better buy one this year then...

Very quick

That will be the prices of anything with his name on sky rocketing from April then!

I was talking to a bloke in his 60's last year, he was fishing across from me and came over to chat when he saw my rod, he recalled all the old split cane rods he had used over the years, he had been fishing since a boy, he looked over the rod and said "Richard Walker? is that who made your rod?" I explained he had designed it and it was the first purpose built carp rod, I told him about the record carp, he had never heard of Richard / Dick Walker

That is a great idea! It may get some of the younger anglers asking questions about why and who was he etc etc.

Id love to see what a talented artist would make of it