The co called "off topic" threads are rather popular and to my mind provide an all round enjoyment as man lives not by fishing alone . . .
It has become a clique of older generation anglers, intolerant of anyone a bit different, does not want any change, no new sections not even as an experiment, there is a lot of dead wood on it, old sections that have not been used for years. Hardly a keep up with the times/the younger generation sort of place; is it surprising it has a dwindling membership/usership as a result.
I was being a bit harsh but just trying to be truthful as well, a few have not survived on here for being a bit different, out there maybe but they didn't bother me, one made a bit of a mistake and got jocked off pretty quick, it is a bit intolerant in my opinion. There are at least two threads that have not been used for years and more that barely get used at all but no one wanted to support the idea of maybe having a bit more of a modern thread, not even as an experiment. It was beyond my why one of those threads could not be tried out for 4 weeks as a commercial/canal thread, No adventurous spirit at all. The administration said no, they always say no, couldn't be bothered, why was it too much trouble to change one or two threads for a while, the excuse was they didn't want any extra threads when it was plain they did not have to add any! The easy option is just say no!Well, I'm sorry you feel this way Mark but simply put, we cannot please all of the people all of the time. In the past when we have suggested closing little used forums it has caused a wave of complaint even though some of them are rarely contributed to.
Personally I don't see any evidence of the intolerance of which you speak although I would agree that we have a burgeoning population of older members here, but then that in itself accurately reflects the situation on angling in the real world.
Thats why I never name venues etc, lots of lurkers trying to find out locations.
Social media/big mouthed idiots using it has destroyed many a good still water or stretch of river!
Most guests do not post/join FM as they feel they have nothing to offer post wise,or are afraid of embarrassing themselves,naively in the main,unfortunately as i've said the English written word is easily taken in several different meanings,so readers of posts can possibly take offence,if the poster and readers of said posts allow a little leeway for that everything should be hunky dory,also there is nothing wrong with learning,asking questions of people you hope will give you answers,come on,give it a try....
As an aside,yesterday,as I loaded my platform on packing up a guy appeared from the swim downstream(40ish),carrying a landing net with a barbel in it,he came up and asked if I had some scales,yes I replied,he said it was the best barbel he had,had,it weighed 5lbs 8ozs and he asked if I could take a photo for him,which I duly did,now here is the crux,a 5lb 8oz barbel is a modest fish,but I still remember my first barbel from the Royalty yonks ago,I still remember the fight and the great pleasure that fish gave me,so power to his elbow,I made a point of making sure the fish was well and truly ready to swim away,as that may stick in his mind,in case he wasn't sure....
Are there any under 60 on here? It doesn't seem like there are.It has become a clique of older generation anglers, intolerant of anyone a bit different, does not want any change, no new sections not even as an experiment, there is a lot of dead wood on it, old sections that have not been used for years. Hardly a keep up with the times/the younger generation sort of place; is it surprising it has a dwindling membership/usership as a result.
We have all done it at some time so don't be hard on him.The fella carrying a barbel up river in his net head sounds like a total idiot.
If he wanted it weighing he should have left it resting in the water and gone and asked for scales...no excuse for that no matter how decent he appeared.
They were definitely not dead when I fished club matches back in the late 50s, in fact any dead fish were not even allowed to be weighed in. also you could only weigh fish over a certain size in the Thames area in most matches back in those days I still have a TWA size ruler in the shed .I still can't get over that all fish weighed in matches years ago were dead. It seems unbelievable to me.
I don't know, not many I would think, probably not one under 20 and not one woman either I know of, no blacks yellows or gays as well as far as I can make out. Either the sport or this forum is one dimensional.Are there any under 60 on here? It doesn't seem like there are.
I know of, no blacks yellows or gays as well as far as I can make out.
I knew I would coax one out..you never know sweet cheeks.
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Are there any under 60 on here? It doesn't seem like there are.