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Post by sinkingtip on Oct 1, 2007 17:24:17 GMT
Gentlemen - bit of light relief here - a bit of fun hopefully. Imagine you could go back in time and pick someone to be your father. Nothing against your own father - my old man is a total brick (but total non fisher) and I wouldn't swap him for all the waders in Norris's !! ........but imagine you could .......... who might it be and why ??. We are obviously coming from a fieldsports / nature / fishing kind of angle here. For me it would have to be the one and only Jack Hargreaves of 'How' and 'Out of Town' fame. Why ? .....because I wanted that shed !! Being anglers I am sure we all share an affinity with shed culture and temporary structures generally and this one was belter - OK I know it was a Rediffusion TV set in Birmingham but hey ! Your imaginary faither could be anyone - famous or otherwise. It could even be an existing forum member (and why not ?). Possible alternative 'faithers' that spring to mind might also include the likes of - Chris Tarrant / Roger Daltrey / Jack Charlton ........geezers like that. Or maybe Ray Mears or Rolf Harris (seriously). What about the inside cover of Falkus's Sea Trout book ? - the photo of the "trusties" at Cragg Cottage - dont tell me that ye widnae sweeng to have Eric Horsfall-Turner as an 'old man'. It could be a 'weel kent' ghillie ...........whatever. ;D Think about it ;D PS - you can get a couple of shots at this one - no upper limit Regards STip
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Post by conwyrod on Oct 1, 2007 17:56:22 GMT
This could be amusing ST. My immediate reaction was to say the guy who owns the Tweed Junction Pool. He must be filthy rich, and he has some fine fishing for his family. A less wealthy alternative would be Mr & Mrs Falkus, for obvious reasons - they owned a fine sea trout water in the 60s and he might have sorted out my speycasting. ;D
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Post by robbie on Oct 1, 2007 18:22:48 GMT
Through this forum I have discovered that I am a long estranged lovechild, the product of a messy, drunken liaison between S/Tip and Dot Cotton. ;D Therefore I am desperate to alter my parentage and would select any of the Dukes of Northumberland: Grouse shooting, Alnwick Castle, Salmon fishing etc etc. ;
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Post by conwyrod on Oct 1, 2007 18:52:07 GMT
Through this forum I have discovered that I am a long estranged lovechild, the product of a messy, drunken liaison between S/Tip and Dot Cotton. ;D Wow, Dot must have been well drunk, I've seen his photo! ;D
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Post by salmondan on Oct 1, 2007 19:25:39 GMT
Through this forum I have discovered that I am a long estranged lovechild, the product of a messy, drunken liaison between S/Tip and Dot Cotton. ;D And now things start to make sense ;D
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Post by sinkingtip on Oct 1, 2007 20:33:43 GMT
Go on !! .... get it out of yer system lads - mock the afflicted whydontcha ;D ;D .......och bairns !! (bless)
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Post by Speyducer on Oct 1, 2007 22:13:31 GMT
I'd certainly go for Hugh Falkus, but hey, my dad is a good fishermen anyway & he taught me well, it's just that he didn't write any hugely successful books, didn't run any Spey schools, didn't make any fishing/casting videos, doesn't own a river, didn't .......
Ahh well....
Mike
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Post by sinkingtip on Oct 7, 2007 20:01:56 GMT
Just thought of another one - the one and only, Kenya's finest, whistler extraordinary, he of the well trimmed beard brigade and reasonably accomplished salmon fisher (bet ye nivver kent that) - Mr ROGER WHITTAKER !!. I can recall Tay legend Joe Elliot, the ghillie on Upper Murthly before Tony Black, telling me that RW took a fair amount of fishing on a couple of Tay beats during the middle 70's and into the early eighties one of which being Upper Murthly. Apparently, he was that keen he made the owners of a cracking wee hoose at Boat of Murthly an offer for the gaff but it was refused - a pity as I could have got used to hearing the likes of The Mexican Whistler, Durham Town, I Don't Believe In If Anymore and the seminal The Last Farewell wafting down from the tail of the Tronach of a summers eve - ..... nirvana. Anyhoo - Rog would have been a strong contender for the alternative 'old man' title on account of the beard, the whistling, the hoose and the fishing .....not to worry - it was a nice idea. Do any other forum members have any Roger Whittaker stories they would like to share ?
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Post by robbie on Oct 9, 2007 13:02:18 GMT
My new Daddy would be Big Vern, Fish where I like - who's gonna stop me! They'l never take me alive!
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