Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 11th October 2025
For the Todber matches, I need to leave around 6:30 to get there for breakfast so I always set my alarm an hour earlier to give me plenty of time. Well, best laid plans and all that, you can probably …
Paul Jessop Interview
In yet another first for the blog, my latest interview is with angling inventor, Paul Jessop, Hi Paul, firstly could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hi Jamie, I’m just a typical working family man with a wife, two kids and a couple of dogs to support. I have been fortunate enough to work in the chemical industry all my life and …
Perry St Pond – League 8 – 23rd July 2017
I was on the high numbers at Perry St for the penultimate league match but with lots of rain over the last few days and the temperature down a few notches, I wasn’t sure my usual shallow approach would work today but just in case I actually gave my favourite dibber some tender loving care and made up a new rig. Another brilliant Millfield breakfast set …
Sadborow – League 7 – 16th July 2017
The section draw put us back at Sadborow for this match which meant I’d be a Perry St for the last two and after the last league match where I had a cracking days fishing, I was hoping for another open water peg. After another lovely Millfield Café breakfast we headed out the pond to do the draw, we were one short …
Hebditch’s Pond – Charity Pairs Open – 9th July 2017
As we hadn’t fished Hebditch’s pond for a while, Hurf arranged a charity pairs open but with a twist, it would be totally blind meaning you wouldn’t even know which pond you were on until you’d drawn a peg and you wouldn’t know who your partner was until after the match! I must admit I’m not really a fan of this format …
Dillington Pond – Summer League 5 – 2nd July 2017
Before I get on to this weeks match I have to just mention I popped out the pond on Saturday to see a mate, Jon Newby, and his son Ethan who has been nagging his dad to take him fishing. Also a massive thanks to Scott Jackson who sorted him out with loads of kit. Ethan is really keen and was catching …
Blueguard Socks Review
Over the years, I’ve had quite a few firms contact me to ask if I’d like to review their products on the blog, obviously they normally tend to be fishing related items like bait or tackle and I strive to give an honest and fair review. I do also review things that I’ve bought that I think people might find interesting like books or …
Sadborow – League 6 – 25th June 2017
I was at Sadborow for round six and really looking forward to it as the pond was still fishing well and the lowest weight in the last match was over 60lb! Another great breakfast at Millfield café before we headed to Perry St to do the draw, I paid my pools and collected some maggots and I’d also got the Tart to bring …
Russell Hilton Interview
My latest interview is with fellow blogger and occasional angling companion, Russell Hilton, Hi Russell, thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions, I’ve known you for a long time now, firstly through your ‘Tales from the Towpath’ blog and then through having a few fishing trips together, your original blog is seemingly no more and you have …
Perry St Pond – League 5 – 18th June 2017
The high numbers at Perry St were my destination for round five and following another cracking breakfast at Millfield café we headed out the pond to do the draw. The first thing I saw when I got out of the car was Torquay’s geriatric answer to Adam Ant! I wouldn’t say Geoff was a grumpy old bugger but the back of his shirt …
Darren Cox Interview
Hi Darren, I realise you are a very busy man so thank you very much for agreeing to do an interview, As the UK General Manager for Garbolino can you tell us what constitutes a typical day, if there is such a thing? Most days are different but there are some things I must do every day wherever I am and whatever …