tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post572578528759032864..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : I should make more effortDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-35132100045773154072016-12-07T15:02:49.808+00:002016-12-07T15:02:49.808+00:00Permanently is the wrong description Dyl. I'm ... Permanently is the wrong description Dyl. I'm half awake. I do turn it on, but only when I need to make a call. Last occasion August.<br />Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-10316590329495062792016-12-06T23:35:26.877+00:002016-12-06T23:35:26.877+00:00If it's permanently switched off - why have it...If it's permanently switched off - why have it? Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-12357081736319783002016-12-06T12:47:48.892+00:002016-12-06T12:47:48.892+00:00My last bivvy was eaten by mice, and my phone is a...My last bivvy was eaten by mice, and my phone is a permanently switched off £10 job.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-12989460808526949442016-12-06T08:13:30.788+00:002016-12-06T08:13:30.788+00:00I own a bivvy - it sees one session a year; when w...I own a bivvy - it sees one session a year; when we go Scotland and an overnighter a few weeks prior, just to ensure it remains serviceable. The modern carp scene with all it's fancy gizmos and toys leaves me in total bewilderment. The tackle carried by these guys is ridiculous - a rod for the marker float, another for the spod/spomb, with special reels suited to each task. Then there's the triplicated 3.5 lbs t/c rods and huge "Big Pit" reels for the actual fishing (on a two acre day-ticket carp puddle.) <br />In Scotland our technology revolves around a gas powered freezer, which keeps our dead-bait in good shape, and a fancy builders radio, powered by a Makita battery, which we also use to keep our phones and camera batteries charged. The radio allows us to keep up with the football results during the hectic period towards the end of the season - we get a signal via some fancy app on Benno's I-phone. My own phone doesn't even have a camera facility!Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-20822830358517887652016-12-06T06:54:42.613+00:002016-12-06T06:54:42.613+00:00Dyl, yes of course, bite alarms. I too would relax...Dyl, yes of course, bite alarms. I too would relax with binoculars in hand, watching the world and wildlife instead of silent (and motionless) indicators. Then again, how about watching TV in a bivvy or playing games on a phone between fish activity?<br />Me neither!Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-69289992072362758912016-12-05T23:11:30.493+00:002016-12-05T23:11:30.493+00:00Effort to go birding? When you're listing, in ...Effort to go birding? When you're listing, in whatever capacity, there is no requirement for effort - you do it because you want to. It's only when it becomes a secondary interest that effort is required to get off your arse and take a look. One of my main reasons for using electronic bite indication is that it allows me the freedom to watch the other wildlife around the venues I fish. I happily accept that it is not the most sensitive method of angling - yet staring at a float would prevent so many other experiences that I'm unwilling to go down that route. So in this respect I am hedging my bets - I ain't always fishing the most efficient way, but I am not so intent on a single float to be unable to enjoy the rest of my surroundings - pays your money and makes your choice? - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-37421615532268153602016-12-05T22:31:55.540+00:002016-12-05T22:31:55.540+00:00I don't think I ever asked for you to care. If...I don't think I ever asked for you to care. If you want to offer an opinion about my blogging, please have the decency to put your name to it - Jessica (Mrs Waite I presume?) - Have a nice day nowDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-40895469272499189872016-12-05T19:40:17.587+00:002016-12-05T19:40:17.587+00:00Why do we care?? That's the bigger questionWhy do we care?? That's the bigger questionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812630705961493727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-70506560584715368302016-12-05T14:02:06.458+00:002016-12-05T14:02:06.458+00:00Dyl, yesterday I settled for watching three Jack S...Dyl, yesterday I settled for watching three Jack Snipe. Only later did I realise that I had just doubled the number I'd seen of this species ever!<br />1986 Wraysbury GP, 1989 Rainham, 1991 Scilly.<br />I really must make some effort at all.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com