Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: Mike Barrio on 20/06/2018 at 12:08
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On BBC2 tonight at 10pm ....... :z3
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7r2k6 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7r2k6)
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Might be worth a watch, however knowing those two its not going to be to serious :wink
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Jim
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I'm guessing anything but serious :z4
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I do like a fishing program , and even some bad ones. This one is in the ‘screaming reels’ league.
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Something was missing ...... I can't quite put my finger on it :z4 :z4 :z4
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Something was missing ...... I can't quite put my finger on it :z4 :z4 :z4
was it fish ?
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But Why? Derek Roxborough
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It was never really billed as a fishing show, it was a show about two people with serious heart conditions who were looking for something to do that would improve their over all health.
Fishing was chosen because Paul is a very keen angler and Bob wasn't :)
I thought it was entertaining and far better than Robson Greens "Look at me, I am a hero" approach to a show.
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Ah! you are talking about the man who got Geordies a bad name, I was only Jealous of the places he went to the man was a total plonker, Derek Roxborough
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It’s no Hooked that’s for sure.
Or River Monsters if you want something more recent.
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Watching River Monsters , makes me wonder which is which, Bring Back Jack Hargreaves :X2 Derek Roxborough
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I have just watched it and sorry but I thought it was awful, just what was it about? not good fishing that's for sure, I thought the fish were treated badly, who would treat a C&R trout that way ? I was astonished they appeared to be casting directly at a swan and let a swan swim by almost over the float between the float and the rod :mad.
Sorry just a bad advert for how not to fish.
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It was never really billed as a fishing show, it was a show about two people with serious heart conditions who were looking for something to do that would improve their over all health.
Fishing was chosen because Paul is a very keen angler and Bob wasn't :)
I thought it was entertaining and far better than Robson Greens "Look at me, I am a hero" approach to a show.
Have to agree with Rob ( :shock :wink), SWMBO and I watched it last night and it was more about two folk dealing with their common situation than fishing per se.
Perhaps I wasn't paying attention, but I don't recall seeing any trout Clive :z8
I suspect those swans are well fed by anglers and conditioned to dealing with anglers fishing, I've certainly come across similar situations at fisheries in the past.
H
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Hi Hamish,
Sorry I did not make myself clear, there were no trout ! but as this is a fly fishing forum and most ( I know, not all) fly fishing is done for trout. I would hope we do not treat our C&R trout in the same way.
I am sure that water birds do get used to being fed by fishermen but I have seen too many birds with line hanging from them to advocate fishing so close.
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Thought it was a load of rubbish. It was billed as a fishing show but ??
Even after all those years to me Paul Youngs Hooked on Fishing is still the best. Most of the fishing programs have good fish caught at the end. We all know that is not how it goes.
Fishing programs have to appeal to all viewers not just us.
Bob.
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It was billed as a fishing show but ??
I never tool it as a fishing show. Its a show about two seriously ill friends comparing scars and going fishing to relax and mull over how lucky they are to still be alive.
As shows go, it is entertaining and the fishing is a bonus.
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When a program says Gone Fishing I expect the main them to be fishing. Not 2 folk talking about there health etc.
Bob.
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Well said Mr Mitchell. In this day and age when we are struggling to get young blood into the sport the last thing we need is a program supposedly about fishing being fronted by two comedy has-beens...who youngsters were not find funny in the least ( I count myself if that category 🤣)
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Fly or bait I haven’t seen any fishing programmes worth my time since “A passion for angling”.