I have heard that some coarse fishers suspend their baits under nasty little float things and trot them down to the waiting fish ! I think this is despicable practice, they should be horsewhipped....oh, err, sorry, wrong section...

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JH based near Southampton

wrong section my ass , get a life

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

what poppycock and this from a guy who fishes the coarse section of the lower itchin fishery for the grayling .april 1st was last week

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I try to be funny... but sometimes I merely look it! Steve

I was being ironic, lads !

Take a look at some of the excess heat being generated about strike indicators in the "General Fly Fishing" section. You really couldn't make some of it up.

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"In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." - German proverb
JH based near Southampton

I am amused by the idea that accusing someone of "float fishing" is pejorative in the first place, and that sticking a bit of foam or putty on the leader comes anywhere near the effectiveness that a real float fishing setup is capable of. Can you imagine the effect of a decent match angler tackling Farmoor with three buzzers on a sliding waggler setup?

You and I both know all that Steve, but do some of the antibodies know it ?

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JH based near Southampton

It's quite an amusing and baffling read. Best to stay well away from the "discussion".

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Cheers,
Lawrence

At the moment it's 18 pages of wind-up merchants and deep hooked bait takers !!!

Is there no one that is prepared to start a thread that can objectively discuss the fishing merits of different styles of indicator fishing?

Love the 'antibodies' bit.

Carl

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