tweedsider
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Post by tweedsider on Apr 13, 2008 9:33:58 GMT
Another salmon season is now well under way, the following will apply mainly to Association beats. What is your favourite gripe about fellow , "brothers of the angle". Mine is the party of two ,or worse three who encamp beside their favourite pool, and fish through it turn about for the day.
Tweedsider
Yes Colin I know some anglers take fish for the table.
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Post by sinkingtip on Apr 13, 2008 13:08:53 GMT
Yo TS ! - gripes ye say ?? Whaur do you want me to start ??
I don't really fish any association water these days but what you describe above sounds like warrants a guid boot up the erse or a vitriolic tongue lashing at the very least ..... regardless of the fact that its "association water" or not.
Heres my "gripe" starter for 10 -
1) Lads that are no prepared to share their piece with you - especially if its Shiphams tongue meat paste.
2) Lads that that are less than generous with the contents of their flee box - aw c'mon you got hunners !!.
3) Lads that turn up late, or even worse, leave early.
4) Lads that are moaning faced gits and far too serious for their ane guid and those unfortunate enough to be around them.
5) Lads that cannae rejoice in the success of others - lads that cannae hide it - met one the other night.
6) Lads that ask TOO many questions - just get on wi it and geez a brek laddie !!
7) Lads that become OVERLY obsessed with the CONSTANT checking of air / water temperatures to the point where any variation within a degree or two will herald the probability of failure (ma erse) - "were doomed I tell ye .... doomed".
8) Lads that dinna contribute to the general ambiance and associated pleasures connected with "a day at the fishing" - and by that I don't mean getting steamin by denner time and jumpin naked over a log fire.
9) "Know it alls"- the laugh being that they usually know very little.
10) Lads that claim to be lovers of the countryside and nature in general then go on to leave all manner of detritus behind (human and manufactured).
There ye go - got quite a few mair but dinna get me started ! STip
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Post by chalkie on Apr 13, 2008 13:37:23 GMT
I agree with all you say STip. Our water has some great pools but they all want to fish just one and argue all the time. We have some great guests and I do feel sorry for them having to put up with the antics of our members. Most of the guest conform to all you say and move from pool to pool. I suppose we are lucky that we can fish as the health & safety and PC brigade will win in the end.
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Post by sinkingtip on Apr 13, 2008 13:55:23 GMT
Wotcha chalkie - I think it you'll find that it was tweedsider who highlighted the very valid and sadly all to common problem of anglers 'hogging' a pool whereas I, on the other hand, just bumped ma gums aboot meat paste, stealing flee's and fishing 'pests'. Look forward to you contributions. best regards STip
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tweedsider
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Post by tweedsider on Apr 13, 2008 15:14:30 GMT
Yummy yummy Sinkingtip:- Shipmans meat paste sarnies I can see that like myself you have had a spoilt and indulgent, (or a word to that effect upbringing ) to even know that such luxury exists in a drear and drab world. You have my blessings dear boy, in abundance, but gie me a guid slice o crispy hame cured ony day o the week.
Tweedsider
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Post by speyghillie on Apr 13, 2008 19:20:47 GMT
I used to get quite frustrated by the 'shufflers'. Instead of 3 steps every cast, it was 2 forward and 1 back................. ;D A size 4 low water cascade cast between their legs often helped move them on a bit though..................
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Post by salmonking on Apr 13, 2008 19:38:44 GMT
3) Lads that turn up late, or even worse, leave early. STip[/quote] Sorry about that day at waterside Tip,,,,,
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Post by neptune on Apr 13, 2008 20:32:07 GMT
i think the nails been hit on the heid "hoggers" i & 2 others were fishing in march, we worked down the river to a stretch that is private on 1 side, as we reached it the "private association" anglers were in the river taking turns. instead of working down & going back to the top of the pool or even stopping to let us fish through they just stayed put in the middle giving us no choice but to fish around them. even on the normal stretch where anyone may purchase a permit there are still certain anglers??? who will hog the spot this season 2 bricks will be carried to assist in moving these hogging b*&^@%'"! apart from that no complaints ;D
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Post by sinkingtip on Apr 14, 2008 7:09:58 GMT
3) Lads that turn up late, or even worse, leave early. STip Sorry about that day at waterside Tip,,,,, [/quote] You had to get back for your cat if memory serves - canny argue wi that STip
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Tyne Andrew
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Apr 14, 2008 7:24:14 GMT
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Post by hornet on Apr 14, 2008 12:16:33 GMT
Can't think on any occasions when i have had to ask a fellow angler to move on or out when hogging a pool or stretch of river.
Sometimes i hate when you have to phanny about going from bank to bank after lunch. Better to have the beat to yirself and you can do what you want.
Stp, what do you mean finishing early? when checking out beats their times for fishing are mainly 9am to 5pm. You never see 9am to whenever. It should say Ghillies discretion.
Top 10
1. Fishing a DH when it should be a SG. 2. Farting in the hut. 3. Beats that don't have a a toilet. Come on FFS it would encourage more weemen. 4. Harling - What's that all about. 5. No having a nip to start the day off. Jessie's 6. The amount of flees to pick fae. 7. The amount of tackle to pick fae. 8. Not enough time off for fishing. 9. Picking dates in advance and the weather is crap and the river is up. 10. Trying to find new beats.
Cheers
Hornet
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tweedsider
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Post by tweedsider on Apr 28, 2008 19:47:31 GMT
Well I came across them on Saturday, one pair at the Brig leaving a poly bag with their uneaten sandwiches by the riverside. An excuse me you have left some tackle behind did bring them back to retrieve. The Ash Tree, a guy standing 50 yards back from the bank strolled forward to step in front of me, a quiet word moved him on. His mate was thrashing the pool and when he managed to hook the alder tree retired to sit on his CAMPING STOOL. He did display his first Tweed salmon to me a beautiful 10 plus pounder well chapped. Ugh.
Tweedsider
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Post by salmondan on Apr 28, 2008 20:35:21 GMT
C'mon H, surely this is just a character building/team bonding excerise. Sorry btw, I think it was the chips what did it ;D. My main gripes don't really revolve around the actual fishing, you lot are all too considerate for that . The main stuff that annoys me involves the things that get in the way of fishing, a wee listy: Anglers Choice (Kingsway, Dundee)_ the most expensive flee supplier in the known universe (even more expensive than taking time off work to tie my own) The wife (always got something "more important" for me to do) Trees "Average Speed Check" signs on the M6/A74 especially when placed after the first two cameras Not being able to get out of bed Hangovers (see above)
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