tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post677208726024053533..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : That's betterDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-37236592782888584642019-03-04T11:16:27.820+00:002019-03-04T11:16:27.820+00:00Ian,
It was a pleasure to meet you and I wish you ...Ian,<br />It was a pleasure to meet you and I wish you well with your rediscovery of angling. The best waste of time invented by man, or is that golf, jogging or cycling? Doesn't really matter how you choose to spend your time as long as you enjoy the experience. No doubt we will cross paths again soon - all the best - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-28594883503777276862019-03-04T11:12:21.807+00:002019-03-04T11:12:21.807+00:00Cheers Ric,
Back in those Marsworth days we neede...Cheers Ric,<br /><br />Back in those Marsworth days we needed different licenses for the various water authority regions. Great Ouse for Fenland, Southern for the Hampshire Avon and Thames Water for Tring and the other local venues - so it was quite a complicated juggling act ensuring all these documents were up to date? Now that the EA system is in place there can be no excuses - end of!<br />The two lads who checked my tickets were all suited with stab vests, and assorted kit, thus looking more like riot police than EA employees! A sad sign of the times I guess?<br />As for that three? I've given myself until 14th March before changing tack and seeking another challenge whilst I await the re-start of the<br />traditional season and my split cane thirty project. My perch PB will have to wait until next autumn.<br /><br />Hoping all is well mate - take care - Dyl Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-26550865164515851022019-03-04T09:07:42.195+00:002019-03-04T09:07:42.195+00:00Great to meet you too at the weekend, Dylan. Havin...Great to meet you too at the weekend, Dylan. Having been reading your excellent blog recently, I must admit to feeling just a little bit star struck! Glad you managed to bank a perch, for me it was a blank day. Variously prawns and lob worms didn't elicit more than a couple of nibbles all morning, but I learned a lot about the tactics I'm trying and Marshside is such a lovely venue. On the subject of the EA, I was delighted to be checked and hope they might be a more visible presence on our venues in the future.fishermanontherunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269514867613895634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-12898158659205327342019-03-03T07:10:00.371+00:002019-03-03T07:10:00.371+00:00Lovely Perch there Dyl, that three plus cannot be ...Lovely Perch there Dyl, that three plus cannot be far away.<br />On rod licenses. I've always been rather cautious to avoid trouble so rod licenses were always bought. Not that others were so inclined. I remember fishing Marsworth with my dad one day and watched as a then TW bailiff worked his way along the bank. On reaching us he asked for our licenses with a world weariness that comes with years of expecting nothing. Our production of the required documents elicited a reaction that suggested we had made his day.<br />In short, no one else he'd checked out so far that day had a license. No doubt there's all sorts of reasons for that. But that said, it's evident there's an awful lot about for who gambling is just a way of life.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com