tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808609956350479846.post2330328430152063160..comments2023-10-11T09:50:00.217+01:00Comments on By JAYZS: Terns and TenchBy JAYZShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019543835999526122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808609956350479846.post-82898772910418512972013-06-26T14:10:11.425+01:002013-06-26T14:10:11.425+01:00Yes indeed, and yet I still hear conversations, p...Yes indeed, and yet I still hear conversations, particularly amongst carp anglers, in which one, in all seriousness, claims he is a better angler because he has had bigger fish from a certain lake than his mate. If I were to catch that "nine" that you mention, it would in no way make me a better angler than if I had instead caught a "seven" or a "six" instead from the same swim. There is a certain amount of luck of the draw in these things, and these days it weighs heavier than skill.By JAYZShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019543835999526122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808609956350479846.post-2105073717224048952013-06-24T20:38:29.850+01:002013-06-24T20:38:29.850+01:00I agree wholeheartedly about tench fishing. Years ...I agree wholeheartedly about tench fishing. Years ago a 'five' was considered the big fish, a 'six' almost unthinkable, but nowadays such fish are commonplace, taken not by stealth and art but by mechanised rote and it has to be a 'nine' before anyone sits up and takes notice.<br /><br />There's something utterly dull about taking tench that way. Effective, yes! Not exactly thrilling though...<br /><br />Jeff Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164198326538064799noreply@blogger.com