This Is Your (Fishing) Life - In Less Than 3 Minutes!

[Catfish Virgin (Still!)]

A long, long time ago, I enjoyed early success at this fishing lark:



I enjoyed some success as I progressed through my teenage years:



For a while, I specialised in a certain species:



I even managed to get a few specimens along the way:



But then something happened to curtail my activities:



That event was quickly followed by three of these:



The years flew by but I did manage the occassional trip:



Then my son produced a son:



Now I'm old and grey but can go fishing more and more:



And enjoy every minute of it!

It all seems like only yesterday, where did the years go??

[Fishing Forum Admin]

NIce post got me think now of all my fishing years

[maghouse]

That is a great post CV ..... looks like you have a couple of great catches in your life ... not all fish either - well done !

[the boss]

a great look at your activitys overs the years. a great effort mate.

[perch_king]

very nice mate god time flys bye

[Norfolkboy]

Great post

[Twiddler]

Great post Neil.....some lovely pics of you family (that's including the fish )

Pic 3: You look like a bankclark...oops I forgot, you use work for the bank
Pic 4: Shoot the hairdresser who gave you that hairdo
Pic 5: Best catch of your life Mrs M.
Pic 6: The unique catches
Pic 8: The experience catch

You've done pretty well in life, a lot of superb catches and some great fish too

[Greenheart]

Nice post Neil, love the hairdo. I did'nt realise that you used to be a Hippy...

[Catfish Virgin (Still!)]

I've been a hippy, skinhead, new romantic, rocker, you name it!

Claudia, I was employed by a bank for more than 30 years but reckon I only worked for about 3 of them! I somehow conned them into paying me each month and sometimes got them to send me around the world at their expense!

Back in the 1970's and 1980's I was an out and out match angler (apart from a couple of years chasing barbel) and took it all far too seriously. I reckon I've got it about right now and really enjoy whatever type of fishing I'm doing at the time.

Two weeks ago, fishing a friendly match (but with a degree of competition), last week, a dangle on the Avon. This weekend I'm off to the Severn after barbel (but it's not the barbelling I remember!) and then off to the Itchen for some BIG grayling

(As it happens, Claudia has the same hectic "diary". Good fishing, some challenges and very good company

[cuckoo]

What a excellent post cv, great to see your history and what a selection of nice fish !!!!

lee.