Old imagery

[John Milford]

What have you got? Anything that captures the time (doesn't have to be about fishing).

But I'll kick off with an old piking picture. I don't who this is - anyone recognise him? (From the cover of 'Fishing' Magazine, August 1968).

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[Happy Hayes]

love the net
regards
Tom

[Monts]

Not sure this is worth old imagery John? But when I used to do an awful lot of Barbel fishing this rod was sold to me by a GSC member. It's inscribed to Jon "guido" Berry. I believe the nickname of "Guido" came about from an opening night jape in a pub garden and most of the GSC were present and that Jon set off fireworks in the pub garden hence his nickname. Must be twenty years or more back that.

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But hey, the rod has served me well.

[John Milford]

Angling Magazine (Incorporating Creel) November 1967.

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[John Milford]

Angling Magazine (Incorporating Creel) December 1975.

Jim Gibbinson?

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[davelumb]

Angling Magazine (Incorporating Creel) December 1975.

Jim Gibbinson?


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It is indeed. I remember that photo. Lomond?

[Mark_Houghton]

Love this one....

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[davelumb]

28lb, photographed by Martin Gay.

[davelumb]

Love this one....

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[John Milford]

The embryonic Dartford-based PAC committee approached Jim Gibbinson as a potential President, but he was not up for it. He was very courteous about it and extremely flattered to be asked, but he did not really consider himself a 'Pike Angler' - he was obviously no slouch at it though! A tremendous all-rounder.

(Luckily for us, John Roberts accepted soon afterwards and was a brilliant and enthusiastic President. Really miss old JR ).

[davelumb]

The embyonic Dartford-based PAC committee approached Jim Gibbinson as a potential President, but he was not up for it. He was very courteous about it and extremely flattered to be asked, but he did not really consider himself a 'Pike Angler' - he was obviously no slouch at it though!

(Luckily for us, John Roberts accepted soon afterwards and was a brilliant and enthusiastic President. Really miss old JR ).

Those were the days.

[dannytaylor]

Angling Magazine (Incorporating Creel) December 1975.

Jim Gibbinson?


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[Alex Fox]

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[Spike]

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[delboy]

I've got one for you boy,This is a PROPER fishermen.......

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[Mark_Houghton]

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[Duncan Holmes]

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Iconic pic that one, same as the one you have replicated in your avatar.

They are the two pics that really made my jaw drop when I first saw them.

[John Milford]

I've got one for you boy,This is a PROPER fishermen.......DSCF2724.JPG

Thanks for sharing that one Mick - pure class!

Imagine going piking these days, with all your gear, on a 49cc Puch 'Maxi'! Like you say, PROPER!

(Check out the 'Rod sling'!! ).

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[delboy]

See if I can dig out a picture in Angling times (I think) when Michael Linton caught the 44lb(I think) from Ardleigh,And that was it, the whole world knew about it,if he had kept his mouth shut,he could have had it to his self...I remember saying to my mate Alan,that everything that comes out of there was big ie roach tench perch etc,I kept saying that we should get down there,Then the 44lb came out and the rest is history

[dannytaylor]

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Bill Keal?

[Mark_Houghton]

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Bill Keal?

Yes mate, the fish was 29 i think, but looks immense at that angle

[jack]

Great photo's there, and some depictions maybe not so great. Small snapshot ( pardon the pun) of our great sport/pastime/ hobby over the years.

[John Milford]

'Anglers World' cover shot.

Note the float - that is the second 1960s picture I've found showing a streamlined continental float being used for pike fishing. Maybe slimmer floats was not the 1970s piking innovation we thought it was after all? (Not using gaffs was though!!!).

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[BOBC]

I've got one for you boy,This is a PROPER fishermen.......DSCF2724.JPG

Thanks for sharing that one Mick - pure class!

Imagine going piking these days, with all your gear, on a 49cc Puch 'Maxi'! Like you say, PROPER!

(Check out the 'Rod sling'!! ).


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Thats Ray Webb, Sheffields finest , on his way to Lomond I think.

[John Milford]

I've got one for you boy,This is a PROPER fishermen.......DSCF2724.JPG

Thanks for sharing that one Mick - pure class!

Imagine going piking these days, with all your gear, on a 49cc Puch 'Maxi'! Like you say, PROPER!

(Check out the 'Rod sling'!! ).


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Thats Ray Webb, Sheffields finest , on his way to Lomond I think.

Jeez! That would take about 10 hours on a moped!

[John Milford]

Some things never change . . . . . .

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[Monts]

This was from The Times and Bullers Obituary.

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[John Milford]

Midgets holding giant lures . . . . ! (1920s).

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[Will Smith]

Thats a bit bizarre is it not.

Will.

[Old Mate]

What have you got? Anything that captures the time (doesn't have to be about fishing).

But I'll kick off with an old piking picture. I don't who this is - anyone recognise him? (From the cover of 'Fishing' Magazine, August 1968).


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Wild guess - a young Fred Buller? Similarities to a later photo in this thread...

Cheers, Andy