Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
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Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Hi all. I expect most of you have seen the Youtube video of a guy showing great pleasure in catching carp on a MK 1V rod. But just in case you have not If you go onto Youtube and search The carp catcher. GOLDEN COMMONS. This guy lets you see the joys in using Traditional tackle, as apposed to modern broom handle style of rods. It is a film about 4 years old now, and I have watched it many times, I find it very enjoyable.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Here's the link, thank you David.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Utterly splendid and still a joy.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Many thanks for posting - I enjoyed that. How different it is though to carp fishing in the 1960s - I would be lucky to catch one carp in a month then generally on bread flake or luncheon meat ( never had any confidence in a potato). Now it is not unusual to catch 5 in a day.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Thank you for posting. Great film. Well worth watching.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Enjoyed the film.
But for me it was all about the action of MK1V...
That juddering clutch is something you either love or struggle with... ( I have 301's)
the old centerpin with the same rod is poetry in Motion in my books... but... enjoyed the video and his enthusiasm and hats off to him for taking the time to share his thoughts, catch and location..
Mr B
But for me it was all about the action of MK1V...
That juddering clutch is something you either love or struggle with... ( I have 301's)
the old centerpin with the same rod is poetry in Motion in my books... but... enjoyed the video and his enthusiasm and hats off to him for taking the time to share his thoughts, catch and location..
Mr B
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
Hi Mr B. The action of the MK1V is the reason why I enjoy this film, The carp themselves just add to the joy of using this rod, and was why I hoped others might enjoy watching it. By the replies so far, it seems to be liked by others. After all, is this not what we all like on TFF.
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Re: Fishing with the B James & Son MK1V Carp rod
A joy to see the Mkiv used so well . Great film, thank you.
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