When I was a boy, purchasing fresh fishing tackle wasn't easily done. I grew up in a Surrey village, and the high street did not boast a shop specialising in fishing supplies. There was a small department store which had a tiny sports section which had a cabinet containing a small selection of floats, hooks and the occasional rod and reel, but that was about it. There was nowhere to buy live bait from, and my mum drew a very strong line at attempting to grow my own maggots and my dad wasn't keen on the garden being excavated in a pursuit for worms.
In fact, if ever I had to purchase fresh equipment to go angling with, I had to ride into Guildford which was a 30 minute bus ride each way (and expensive to a youngster on restricted pocket money who wasn't permitted a paper round) go to the field sports outlet on the high street. Of course there was the benefit that you could get a few pints of live-bait while there to take angling when I got home, and there was the chance of recovering some of the cost by a few handfuls to others at the fishery who all had the identical issue. But of course, even with an early start, it would be very doubtful that it would be possible to get down to the fishery much before the early afternoon, which meant that angling would be restricted and you very often just ended up bunging the precious bait into the water as you went home. The consequences of them dying and smelling out the downstairs would have been dire.
It would have been fantastic growing up where I live now. Here, there are a number of good retailers for fishing tackle close by, certainly only a manageable bike ride, there are loads of canals and lakes to choose from and for an special day out, the River Severn is near enough to get to in a satisfactorily short time with the bonus that if you set up at the right place you can be angling and watch the steam trains on the Severn Valley Railway screaming up and down the tracks between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster.
But even if I was living in Cranleigh, the internet would mean that I could get any fishing tackle I chose and have it delivered, and I have found a website that will dispatch all manner of live-bait including maggots in what I would trust would be very sturdy packaging. I can't imagine the Royal Mail being too pleased at boxes of maggots breaking and spilling all over the insides of mailbags and people's post! So feeling good about one's fishing tackle before starting out for a day's fishing would be easy and anyone would feel like a proper fisherman under those circumstances.
This is all excellent. I feel pleased that when I do begin angling again in the next few weeks, I will be able to purchase all I need with little hardship from a local shop which wasn't an option I had as a lad, but if I was at that age again, it's excellent to know that if I wanted, I could now get all the fishing tackle I could not have then. Anything that makes access to the things you like more straightforward has to be a good thing.
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In fact, if ever I had to purchase fresh equipment to go angling with, I had to ride into Guildford which was a 30 minute bus ride each way (and expensive to a youngster on restricted pocket money who wasn't permitted a paper round) go to the field sports outlet on the high street. Of course there was the benefit that you could get a few pints of live-bait while there to take angling when I got home, and there was the chance of recovering some of the cost by a few handfuls to others at the fishery who all had the identical issue. But of course, even with an early start, it would be very doubtful that it would be possible to get down to the fishery much before the early afternoon, which meant that angling would be restricted and you very often just ended up bunging the precious bait into the water as you went home. The consequences of them dying and smelling out the downstairs would have been dire.
It would have been fantastic growing up where I live now. Here, there are a number of good retailers for fishing tackle close by, certainly only a manageable bike ride, there are loads of canals and lakes to choose from and for an special day out, the River Severn is near enough to get to in a satisfactorily short time with the bonus that if you set up at the right place you can be angling and watch the steam trains on the Severn Valley Railway screaming up and down the tracks between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster.
But even if I was living in Cranleigh, the internet would mean that I could get any fishing tackle I chose and have it delivered, and I have found a website that will dispatch all manner of live-bait including maggots in what I would trust would be very sturdy packaging. I can't imagine the Royal Mail being too pleased at boxes of maggots breaking and spilling all over the insides of mailbags and people's post! So feeling good about one's fishing tackle before starting out for a day's fishing would be easy and anyone would feel like a proper fisherman under those circumstances.
This is all excellent. I feel pleased that when I do begin angling again in the next few weeks, I will be able to purchase all I need with little hardship from a local shop which wasn't an option I had as a lad, but if I was at that age again, it's excellent to know that if I wanted, I could now get all the fishing tackle I could not have then. Anything that makes access to the things you like more straightforward has to be a good thing.
20110111
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