tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.comments2023-07-09T11:19:09.438+01:00Against Men and FishJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comBlogger550125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-66148547317441205642018-02-20T09:39:20.142+00:002018-02-20T09:39:20.142+00:00Thanks Mick, just a shame we can't get more yo...Thanks Mick, just a shame we can't get more youngsters on the bank, too many other distractions these days I guess.....Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-12882413963626891612018-02-20T06:30:03.517+00:002018-02-20T06:30:03.517+00:00Nice to see some youngsters competing. Some good n...Nice to see some youngsters competing. Some good nets of fish too.Mick Neweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534025506569660200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-10548238873123200872018-02-14T20:21:51.739+00:002018-02-14T20:21:51.739+00:00Thanks, yes that's what makes it so intriguing...Thanks, yes that's what makes it so intriguing and every day is different :)Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-17794746765259574842018-02-14T20:18:51.429+00:002018-02-14T20:18:51.429+00:00Only ever fished a couple of matchges way back on ...Only ever fished a couple of matchges way back on the Suffolk Stur and once on the Warks Avon at Evesham in a Schools National. Fascinating how you can coax so much out of a swim if you have to.Bureboybloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517207672662059349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-5771507591965418902018-01-03T21:53:49.372+00:002018-01-03T21:53:49.372+00:00Happy New Year IvanHappy New Year IvanJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-40070255015754349732018-01-03T21:45:28.978+00:002018-01-03T21:45:28.978+00:00Well done mate and happy new yearWell done mate and happy new yearIvan Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541679766084121628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-75037978828475991862017-11-02T13:37:59.280+00:002017-11-02T13:37:59.280+00:00Hi Sean, thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed...Hi Sean, thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed itJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-89925937588271766742017-11-02T13:20:40.466+00:002017-11-02T13:20:40.466+00:00Thanks for sharing this Jamie. Always like to read...Thanks for sharing this Jamie. Always like to read Billy's entertaining take on life! Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638111924257280904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-35099698937500556272017-11-01T21:10:31.816+00:002017-11-01T21:10:31.816+00:00Thanks George, glad you enjoyed itThanks George, glad you enjoyed itJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-34600347273194775472017-11-01T20:55:55.841+00:002017-11-01T20:55:55.841+00:00Great stuff, thanks Jamie.
Bizarrely Roger is now ...Great stuff, thanks Jamie.<br />Bizarrely Roger is now my bank manager!..small world.George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-77449134426648258232017-10-21T10:31:23.453+01:002017-10-21T10:31:23.453+01:00Hi Paul,
thanks for your feedback, glad to ...Hi Paul,<br /> thanks for your feedback, glad to hear you're enjoying reading my posts, what sort of fishing do you do in Australia? always looking for guest posts, if you fancied writing one.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-14326227458701821692017-10-21T05:10:16.652+01:002017-10-21T05:10:16.652+01:00Very interesting to read your story, as it is a li...Very interesting to read your story, as it is a little bit similar to mine (although I didn't do much match fishing. I started fishing when I was a young boy, back in the south of England (River Stour and the river Allen). Used to fish a lot for things like Perch, Pike, Chubb, Roach, Dace and Rudd. Then started to do more lake fishing for Carp and tench. I also lived in Thailand for 6 years, and have fished in some of the fishing parks there. I now live in Australia, and have started fishing a lot again since I moved here a couple of years ago. <br /><br />Looking forward to reading more of your blog.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Paul<br /><a href="https://fishingmyway.co/" rel="nofollow">Fishingmyway</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245939269895345253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-40653845788579275912017-10-17T10:52:48.627+01:002017-10-17T10:52:48.627+01:00Nice catch! Impressive!Nice catch! Impressive!Laney Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447696946682395716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-49207789431261912752017-10-08T20:36:10.884+01:002017-10-08T20:36:10.884+01:00Hi George,
great question, I will ask him...Hi George,<br /> great question, I will ask him, thank youJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-50467098705653199652017-10-08T17:14:06.763+01:002017-10-08T17:14:06.763+01:00The obvious question for me is where did it all co...The obvious question for me is where did it all come from? His Dad? A mentor before he moved south? <br />He just seemed to instantly be that good.<br />A really detailed book by him on canal fishing would be a treat. His tactics, planning and what was going on in his head.George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-91347910739764224462017-10-07T21:09:54.590+01:002017-10-07T21:09:54.590+01:00Hi George,
thank you very much for your c...Hi George,<br /> thank you very much for your comments, from reading his book I got glimpses of how good an angler he was, I, for one, would love to see him write a book about his match fishing career and creating Makins Fishery. I'm interviewing him over the next week or so, so if there are any questions you would like me to ask him, just let me know,<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-14435468613820912862017-10-07T20:53:22.789+01:002017-10-07T20:53:22.789+01:00Jamie,
Billy Makin was, is, the most skilful cana...Jamie,<br /><br />Billy Makin was, is, the most skilful canal angler I ever had the fortune to fish against. Rod & line initially of course. Visit the videos that are still on YouTube - he fished without ever putting the rod down.<br />But more than the pure skill, he was also capable of making good anglers around him look like mugs when the pole came along, even though I seem to recall he may have resisted it for a while.<br />He understood how to catch fish like no other and would often annihilate very good anglers in his section if he wasn't winning the match.<br /><br />For me, the best ever.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this!George Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422749226358557982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-36317246511084576362017-10-05T05:24:45.415+01:002017-10-05T05:24:45.415+01:00Sometime it becomes very hard to find a well writt...Sometime it becomes very hard to find a well written and well established bog which give you correct and useful information. However, I found this blog and got some relevant information which are really helpful for me.<br /><a href="http://thekidsindy.com/shop/" rel="nofollow">กระโปรงเด็ก</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811789711612258217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-1864452143775618242017-09-17T04:49:13.337+01:002017-09-17T04:49:13.337+01:00I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thou...I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I do not know who you are but definitely you’re going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already Cheers!<br />My blog: <a href="http://topspinningreels.com/" rel="nofollow"> Best spinning reel</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139676305451715175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-43297512515410399362017-09-16T17:31:05.336+01:002017-09-16T17:31:05.336+01:00Hi Mark, yes it's like we revere carp and yet ...Hi Mark, yes it's like we revere carp and yet they are culled in the States and Australia and similarly in large parts of Europe, coarse fish are routinely taken for the table yet we see that as sacrilege!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-13580485112556715722017-09-16T17:17:57.056+01:002017-09-16T17:17:57.056+01:00Hey Jamie. Interesting that you see Mullet as a ga...Hey Jamie. Interesting that you see Mullet as a game fish. As a kid in Florida, we used Mullet as bait, snagging them, using a cast net to catch them, any way we could get them. Mark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-33862783304804699022017-08-23T07:56:06.357+01:002017-08-23T07:56:06.357+01:00This competition seems like so much fun and it als...This competition seems like so much fun and it also looks like a great way to earn a little cash! Will definitely share it with my friends who love to fish! Thanks for posting about it! Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147590439884797469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-58373656588677781642017-08-10T09:20:19.260+01:002017-08-10T09:20:19.260+01:00Your post gives me hope! Maybe one day I can catch...Your post gives me hope! Maybe one day I can catch something other than seaweed. What a spectacular catch. I think I am going to give sodafloat a shot<a href="http://www.buckmans.com/">K2 Subculture</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13795181521217060771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-38818347702005619832017-07-04T04:54:40.865+01:002017-07-04T04:54:40.865+01:00Just read your article. Good one. I liked it. Keep...Just read your article. Good one. I liked it. Keep going. you are a best writer your site is very useful and informative thanks for sharing! Go for the best quality product possible and research before purchasing one. Wasting money is not something anyone likes, better spend sometimes on research and get the right <a href="http://topspinningreels.com/best-spinning-reel-under-100/" rel="nofollow"> best fishing reel</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139676305451715175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31509096.post-77231724988332805102017-06-13T15:19:48.391+01:002017-06-13T15:19:48.391+01:00No worries and I look forward to hearing how you g...No worries and I look forward to hearing how you get on when you do visit, tight linesJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206232197364552517noreply@blogger.com