I think match fishing is a far more social event than pleasure angling,a large part of the day is the craic,some are still stuck up their own rear ends,but mostly everyone chats...the amount of anglers that if you are on a barbel stretch and you are float fishing,several of the barbel men wont even say good morning,a bit like the days of the carp angler,being aloof and looking down the nose of anyone doing something other than persue their 'royal' target,humph!