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Anyone know what happened to the Briar?
Anyone know what happened to the Briar?
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Davy -
pretty sure the briar is lying at the bottom about a mile off the pierʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing. -
correct, had many a good day out with John, there's a photo on the site somewhere of one of those days, we all look a lot younger thenOriginally posted by mark View PostAlanComment
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I have 3 wrecks on my lists called the Brier, 1 off Souter 6 miles, other 1.8miles from the pier ends and 1 just off Blyth about 8miles, never fished the Blyth one but the other two there.....over the years the names get changed so god knows what they called when they went down...
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tennicks name rings a bell wasnt tennicks of dundass street who remembers that tackle shop am showing my age now lolPanel Pin Champ
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richy the brier and briar might be different wrecks as the spelling is different
the briar we fish with bert is 6 miles off the tyne
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Briar
The "Briar" was sold by John Leathley many years ago and was taken down to London by the new owner. To my knowledge she is still down there moored up and being used as a houseboat on the Thames. John lived at Stanley but has been dead for many years. I spent many happy hours on the "Briar"and had some cracking fish from her. If I knew how to do it I would put loads of photographs of John and the fish we caught from the boat on here. At my age I barely know how to send an e-mail never mind photographs though, I still work on gas !!!!!.
Tight Lines, Sam.Comment
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Its a shame you can't get them on Sam. Have you a scanner or digital camera?DavyComment
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Photographs.
Hi Davy. They are all old photo's, mainly black and white. Her who must be obeyed is going to try and work out how to put them on, we have a scanner so she might be able to sort it out.
Tight Lines, Sam.Comment
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Is this the Briar you were thinking of sam?
sat in hull for a while, before being converted to a houseboat but she's not in london....
made her own way to New Zealand! where she is still in use as a houseboat
got a picture of the briar that sank off the tyne somewhere, will try dig it outʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing.Comment
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briar
hello sam john sold the briar to two lads in north shields it was the bridget lass wat went down south i worked the briar with john for two years at the prawns in the winter then wrecking trips in the summer had some good trips in them daysComment
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