Well at last Mr Pope has spoken after the multiple BS resignations of last week.  On the future of the BS he says……

“Believe me when I say the BS will be moving on, strongly as well. People do not devote a quarter of their lives to something only to walk away and let it flounder”.

Sorry Steve but many have been telling you its floundering for ages, numbers down (again) revenue down, waters lost, half the Committee gone. You dont have a clue what to do and if you really care for the BS then let someone who does take over……. now! Your battle cry words have been heard once to often.

Oh some will see this as an opportunity to get on t’committee, those you wouldn’t entertain before no doubt that see it as an easy ego massage , but is that really whats needed? The normally quieter members on the forum are now calling for change and democracy, good job us gobby ones have all gone, will you deliver? will you eck. 

As for me, Im just expressing an opinion, as is my right, as a long term ex member who is very disapointed at your utter incompetence.

And, if your going to slag me off on Freds blog please do better than this……

“Looking forward to putting the record straight at some point, as for Tony, small man, small mind with an influence that greatly exceeds his worth but hey for a ticket many will sell their soul“……..

Its poor from a bloke who is smaller than me in both departments and for your information 95% of the HPS dont give a flying fig about the BS and its going on’s. Which when you think about it is the case for most of the barbel anglers in this land……. thats the problem you have failed to solve and nothing will change now, and you know it.

Thats it from me on the BS, or rather whats left of it, its little more than a joke now.

Maybe

.

.

Sometimes I fish with a centerpin and sometimes I dont. This decision is based upon nothing other than how I feel. It doesnt matter to me what river or how, but I always use one when float fishing. The only time I find it a little difficult is if I need to use a feeder of over 3oz, I have sliced my fingers wallis casting a big feeder accross a flooded Wye before now.

Anyway, below is an account of  friend Tony Cummings first attempt at “pin” fishing last Saturday on the Trent. I lifted it from a private forum and include it to give those of you that haven’t tried it a feel for what you are missing.

“Started off trying to cast using the ‘loops of line’ drawn off between the rod rings method but couldn’t get the feeder where I wanted it so I soon gave up on this and decided to put into practice the stuff I learned from Biggun. After a few disasters I finally got to a point where I could get it out 15 – 20 yards; it’s amazing how quickly you learn when you’ve got to.

Playing barbel on a pin is feckin AWESOME,  the degree of control you have over the fish IMHO is far superior to any other type of reel. It’s a bit of a steep learning curve though, several times I had the fingers of my right hand well and truly clattered by the handles on the pin when a barbel lunged unexpectedly and set the pin rotating at warp speed”.

Glad you enjoyed it Tone, all you need now is to pair it with a cane and you will really know how “AWSOME” catching a barbel can be.

Note; No carbelling fish haulers were harmed during the writing of this post.

.

Tony2Lythes

.