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mackem

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  1. I think tabloids death-knell was page 3 ladies covering up.
  2. I thought so mate,i saw the background for a millisecond and wasnt quite sure.
  3. I still read papers daily,nothing quite like the tangible feel or texture as you turn a page,far better than swiping a screen or scrolling pages.
  4. The Big Fish Off is back on in april,the last series was hit or miss,wasnt bothered iff i missed it or not,but the series about to be screened looks worldwide,they fishnin thailand for sure as one of them is holding a decent siamese carp,the background from the split second i saw it looks like gillhams?
  5. I am not on facebook mate,but i will have a look,i just wondered if anyone from here had been,its close,its cheap for a fishing holiday.A lot of the guys i know who fish in sunderland and durham go there annually,but for some reason none of them go for big flatties.
  6. A group of mates from sunderland have just touched down in stjordalshalsen in norway for a weeks fishing,they are cod addicts,its their once a year lads holiday,i was going to go but cod dont float my boat,i would really like to catch decent sized halibut.Anyone fished for them in norway or iceland,any tips on charter boats?I dont want to spend a fortune as i am going on a fishing holiday in thailand later in the year,anyone point me in the direction who has actually targetted halibut themselves?Theres some good halibut boats in canada but its the west coast and if i was to go there woman pres
  7. Its not as if she is doing the Miss Whiplash thing in front of the kids,if people get the sack because of their extracurricular activities then the houses of parliament would be empty and your local cop shop would be understaffed.
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    Nasty Mr Fox

    I know a vicar,really nice bloke,bit unusual in that he is a biker,studied astrophysics worked in that field then found god and gave his life to the church.He gave me a shout once as there was a fox in the boiler house of a church,the church just off esher high street to be exact,i turned up at the church,several church types standing at the top of the stone steps that led down into the boiler house,the fox was down there sleeping aparently,as i am walking down the steps one of the church types asked didnt i have a stick or anything as he head heard they leap for the throat when cornered!!!
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    All Packed

    Weather isnt so bad over there at the minute,safe flight.
  10. I used to use old fish and grew some really big plants,depends how quick your moles break down i suppose.You got me wondering how much NPK is in a mole?
  11. Beardie cross mate,got her 6 or 7 years ago from a guy on here,nice looking but she doesnt do anything except rabbits,ducks and squirrels,those reds scared her to f**k.
  12. Some dogs just aint up to,the task,took her for a walk in the local park yesterday,the Fentoonnn park,rabbits are her limit.
  13. Good pic for back in the day,i have some old B&W ones,i did my own D&P to save cash,next time i am at my lock up i will try and dignthem out of storage.
  14. Nice pic all-terrain,reminds me of happier times.
  15. Old pic,we used to average around a thousand a week plus sundry game,sometimes more sometimes less.
  16. The title is wrong,they dont put EASTER eggs on the box for fear of causing offence,nowadays they are just called chocolate eggs,political correctness gone wrong once again.
  17. Surprisedmhe got off so lightly to be honest.
  18. I thought of this thread and the speed of that bolt when i read this link,the kid didnt have a chance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/22/w-va-teenager-dies-after-being-accidentally-shot-in-the-head-with-a-bow-and-arrow/
  19. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC6Pxw1eLU Sadly the above youtube clip is reality todaythe guy dressed in arab garb making people paranoid,its never ending,and its an old cliche but its going to get worse before it gets better.Time to stop pussyfooting and pandering to the whims of the limp wristed,we need a hard line approach,something thats going to halt what is surely coming our way,taking conteol of the borders will be a small step in the right direction,RIP to those who passed away today.
  20. A sporting chance,author is dan mannix,i hadmit almost permanantly stamped out in my local library,read the print off it.
  21. "Death in the long grass" "My side of the mountain" "A sporting chance" "Brendon chase" "The man eating leopard of rudraprayag"
  22. Used to know a really nice guy called jeff in Hong Kong,originally from lancashire or thereabouts,he was fishing on a beach in Oz,snagged something,put loads of compression on his rod to pull his end tackle out of the unseen snag,he now has one eye.
  23. The character in the book billy casper was based on Hines brother who kept a bird,i know many a kid kept a kestrel after watching the movie,good book.
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