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Re: Edward Barder and Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO and bar, DFC and bar, FRAeS, DL One was a quite brilliant fighter ace with the surname Bader. The other, a quite brilliant rod-maker, reel-maker, accomplished angler and one-time Kennet record-holder...with a different surname...

Martin, Perhaps the makers of Rollers or Aston Martins, are also 'pretencious (sic) twits'. This thread has reminded me why i left bfw in the first place; folks getting hot under the collar for no good reason and resorting to name-calling. The second run has almost gone, too. Glad I got...

Pedantic, perhaps, but there's an adage about glass houses - and if someone publicly describes a long-standing poster's contributions as jibberish/gibberish, they'd be advised to look at their own offerings first. Bored now, I'm off.

'it can spelt both ways' :rolleyes:

Sorry to see you being accused of jibberish, Damian. Let's assume that it means something similar to 'gibberish', which is a word in the English language.

Rhys, i'm holding the same end of the stick as you, i think. Interesting link, too.

Well done Dave, that's a beauty. Hope to see you at 'the other place' before too long! Jon

Bamboo.

Realistically, it's likely to fetch somewhere between £180 and £250, given the ongoing preference (inexplicably) for B James models. Ebay, for all its limitations and horror stories, is still as good a place as any to test the waters re: price. Very few MK IVs or Avons fetch more than £300 at...

You're right Pete, of course, it got put on the back burner when the ferox book got picked up, not long after that interview. The publishers of Black Water insisted on a quick turnaround so this one was held back. Jeff, I know what you mean about the cover - we worried long in to the night...

Blimey, didn't think it would be that soon. Must order one myself! Thanks for posting the link too, Andy, I hadn't seen the finished cover. Jon

Lee, if i were selling (and i've had two, so am familiar with the rod) i'd expect £180-£200, but would go the ebay route and hope for a bid war. I wouldn't be surprised if you got £250 if that was the case. They're nice rods but, being the North London-made rods rather than the original...

Conrad, Wish i could make it but i'm on the Thames then - good luck with the event. Jon

Absolutely right, That's why i do. Enjoy your heathen season, Bob, and may one of your bite alarms bleep regularly! all the best, Jon

Big fan of Fisky's. I bought a bunch (collective noun for feeders, anyone?) about three years ago at a Specialists bash, and they're still going strong. Several other brands have died in the interim. I'd sooner check quality than price - let's be honest, the most expensive feeders are hardly...

Just to let folks know, I am on a stall at the BS conference on Sunday, and will have 20 or so books there. Signed if required, cheap as chips (or at least as cheap as the chips served at Hinckley...) Jon

One, always. I've got a completely illogical moral standpoint on this. Two rods on a river feels wrong. On a lake, when carp fishing for example, it doesn't. It gets more complicated...two rods on a lake for pike feels like one too few. Two rods for pike on a river feels one too much...

Dear Chairman, I do hope the book hasn't distracted you too much from your sterling work with the infamous Lady Guides or the voluptuous Olga. Please do pass the book on to Young Paul when you're done, I'd value his thoughts on it. If Kevin gets his hands on it, he can colour in the...

Adrian, I hope you do get a chance one day; Ireland or the Lake District are your best bet for a one-off and lend themselves to something resembling a family holiday...just about. There's something surreal about a giant wild brown trout - they just look impossible, but beautiful. As I say, I...

Thanks for putting this up Andy - and thanks to those who have been in touch and wished me well. Ferox trout are definitely a niche interest within angling, but the central themes - wild places, obsession, passion and so on - should be familiar to most of us. To those who do buy it, thank...