Steve Arnold
Well-known member
Like Clive I prefer to watch my rods and have relatively short sessions. Probably why I prefer to fish for barbel - but always looking for the carp to come out to play.
The only time I use a bite alarm is when I am camping and have breakfast to cook. Even then my rods are put away when I go to bed, they are never left to fish for themselves!
It's a shame that Old fisher gave up teaching youngsters, but I recognise the dilemma! I did a course as a sea angling instructor and realised that such work with youngsters was only "safely" done in groups and with other adults or parents involved. Changed days from when my Dad dropped me off to fish at a road next to Oulton Broad. Dad knew an "old" guy was teaching me to fish, there was never that worry about the awful stuff that scares parents now!
I did try the camp out/three rods approach to pike fishing for a brief spell when I was in a pike club. Too many of the young pike fishers seemed more interested in drinking and smoking weed! Is it the same with the carp fraternity? I left that behind me and used my 15' boat to get me away on the Scottish lochs to islands and remote places.
Whatever the species it's wild places and big fish that get me excited!
The only time I use a bite alarm is when I am camping and have breakfast to cook. Even then my rods are put away when I go to bed, they are never left to fish for themselves!
It's a shame that Old fisher gave up teaching youngsters, but I recognise the dilemma! I did a course as a sea angling instructor and realised that such work with youngsters was only "safely" done in groups and with other adults or parents involved. Changed days from when my Dad dropped me off to fish at a road next to Oulton Broad. Dad knew an "old" guy was teaching me to fish, there was never that worry about the awful stuff that scares parents now!
I did try the camp out/three rods approach to pike fishing for a brief spell when I was in a pike club. Too many of the young pike fishers seemed more interested in drinking and smoking weed! Is it the same with the carp fraternity? I left that behind me and used my 15' boat to get me away on the Scottish lochs to islands and remote places.
Whatever the species it's wild places and big fish that get me excited!