tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post8913568347107379408..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Swimming against the tide - my carp fishing journeyDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-22115424740507582942016-05-25T12:02:29.677+01:002016-05-25T12:02:29.677+01:00We have to laugh looking back at some of the old c...We have to laugh looking back at some of the old carping photos, sheer quality and bliss back in the day. Love from us all at <a href="https://www.carpcritic.com" rel="nofollow">CarpCritic</a>gloopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712847349445402975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-87191525708713253162015-08-01T05:47:26.936+01:002015-08-01T05:47:26.936+01:00Dylan,
I don't understand much of the angling...Dylan,<br /><br />I don't understand much of the angling "talk" but whilst reading this latest chapter of your life and admiring the photos of somebody who could of easily fitted into a photo shoot for a heavy rock group, I was struck by the fact that birdwatching has followed similar lines of commercialisation and lack of personal integrity. Birdwatchers these days have to have certain makes of binoculars and scopes, otherwise they don't look the part. Then there's the expensive camera and multi lenses, the multi-use mobile phone with an app that plays important bird calls for luring a bird from vegetation and most importantly, the pager. What serious birdwatcher can go out without one of these and risk missing out on a bird that someone else has found. I feel quite naked wandering around the marsh with just a pair of binoculars, a notebook and a cheap £30 Nokia from Tescos. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com