plinker Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 just been watching fred dibnah i really admired his take on things he 'knew his onions'. (major)archie coats was another one.anyone else think of any good old boys, dead or alive or not even old, people who are or were just on the same wavelength as real life (as i see it after half a bottle of scotch), any suggestions chaps? plinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Jack Hargreaves,Clarissa D-Wright & My Grandad,rest his soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 its where your sport come from, bless um all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymiroku Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Tom Ivans, the father of modern fly fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Past: **** Walker, Hugh Falkus, Frank Sawyer, fishermen everywhere owe them so much. Jack Hargreaves for being a top bloke/writer/broadcaster about the countryside I love. Bill Merrin for teaching me how to set snares and WDM Bell for living the life I would have loved. Finally my Dad for instilling me with a passion for the countryside, it's traditions and the days salmon/sea trout fishing and shooting we shared. Present: Steve Parton, straight talker and general good egg. Finally "The Lads" who I shoot/fish with who kept me going through four operations on my spine. Top men all of them :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Mine was a Kentman by the name of Charlie Rolfe. I met him not long after moving to Kent, 27 year ago, and he was a real gent. He was the only bookie in the his area of Kent through the 2nd world war due to his diabetes. He made himself a lot of dosh in a relatively short period of time but you wouldn't have known it if you had met him. He took me to my first Romany funeral which consisted of a man being buried, his Roller being burnt, then 12 hours of wake. Just like the Irish do it. Anything I ever asked him about guns, fishing, rabbiting etc. He he would have the answer. He had a bad stroke several years ago and was severly damaged by it. It made me very sad to go and see him like that, and to my shame, I stopped going in the end. That is one of the biggest regrets of my life. Miss you Chas and I am sorry. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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