The good old days...
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g-force
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You sure that wasn't Saturday's result? 
Seriously though, that was some comp! I was living away at the time so wasn't around to fish it, but do wonder if we'll see results like that again. I think all the fish came from Blyth Beach - which certainly hasn't fished this winter!!
PS - I'd love to know who it was that didn't weigh in that match!
Seriously though, that was some comp! I was living away at the time so wasn't around to fish it, but do wonder if we'll see results like that again. I think all the fish came from Blyth Beach - which certainly hasn't fished this winter!!
PS - I'd love to know who it was that didn't weigh in that match!
seanyrooroo
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Shows you how long Chris has been top of his game, a class angler.
seanyrooroo
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What bait was the 23rd rod using to blank when everyone else is catching? Can you imagine his face at the weigh in pmsl
willywetegg
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It was Blyth beach and they were very close in too. I don't think Blyth beach has fished well for the last three or four years now, I used to get some canny bags of fish from there.
Cheers for that Davy mate.
Jim.
Cheers for that Davy mate.
Jim.
it must have been a cracking nights fishing buts its everything i hate about match fishing the majority of the fish caught must have been just over the pound mark and i personally would have put the lot back.
not having a go at chris stringer he is obviously one hell of a fisherman or anyone else for fishing matches just think the size limits need increasing or catch and release implemented
Ray
not having a go at chris stringer he is obviously one hell of a fisherman or anyone else for fishing matches just think the size limits need increasing or catch and release implemented
Ray
bigpaul
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Those were the days davey long gone now tho still nice to read it long they may return but probs never.........
Your right there jim used to be one of my favourite places to just go and have a good session had some nice sessions on that beach over the years.
The Great Wallsendo
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different times...but what a session that wouldv'e been 
would love a size fish for starters at the minute...the last one I caught was a 6oz 28 cms Whitey in the river :red:
would love a size fish for starters at the minute...the last one I caught was a 6oz 28 cms Whitey in the river :red:
Davyred
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Back in my keen youth, I used to cut out every Sunderland echo and Sunday sun column from 1982 up till 1988. I've go them all in a ring binder - its great reading at times.
What's interesting is the winter before (85/86), the codling fishing was poor although those caught were of a good size - a bit like this year?
What's interesting is the winter before (85/86), the codling fishing was poor although those caught were of a good size - a bit like this year?
g-force
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Here's an old clipping from Angling Times 1982 when muggins had the best fish of the day - must have a rummage around to see what else I can find.
PS tried to link this with Photobucket but kept getting hit with "invalid file" - guess I've a way to go to figure how to get piccies on here properly!
PS tried to link this with Photobucket but kept getting hit with "invalid file" - guess I've a way to go to figure how to get piccies on here properly!
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Davyred
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Great stuff.
Didn't sea angler run a feature about the wrecking at Eyemouth with Jim Dobie, Alec Harvey and Chris Stringer?
g-force
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I must have missed that one - I do remember doing some piccies for a Sea Angler article Chris did on fishing the Tyne (around the Ice House) sometime 82/83, but I've long since lost the copy I had. Unfortunately we didn't catch much that day!
