Deggers Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) "When the junk of your youth, becomes the collector's pieces of the present". Jack Hargreaves reminisces on times past. I remember sitting down with Dad back in the '80s, tuning in to "Old Country" on Channel 4, watching Jack in his shed, puffing on a pipe and imparting wisdom. It seemed a peaceful corner of the TV broadcasting universe, even then. Whoever said it, was right . . . "the past is a foreign country, they do things differently there". Deggers Edited July 9, 2021 by Deggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 I remember him on “ out of town” country life through his eyes was great and as a young angler I loved it and attribute my love of all angling course sea and game and a love of the countryside to him and my grandad this is me (on the left) with brother and grandad off fishing circa 1969. Wargrave on the Thames. It’s a pass time that has stuck with me ever since Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deggers Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) What a wonderful photograph Hamish. Timeless. Reminds me of Dad and me, heading off to the River Tamar on a Sunday afternoon. Bamboo rods, Hardy fly reel, a flask of sweet tea and a bag of sandwiches. Hmm, I'm sure afternoons used to last longer back then. Deggers Edited July 9, 2021 by Deggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 ... and the weather was always sunny. Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spit_2.5PI Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 10:51 PM, Hamish said: I remember him on “ out of town” country life through his eyes was great and as a young angler I loved it and attribute my love of all angling course sea and game and a love of the countryside to him and my grandad this is me (on the left) with brother and grandad off fishing circa 1969. Wargrave on the Thames. It’s a pass time that has stuck with me ever since A great photo Hamish. I remember avidly watching Out of Town and one time Jack Hargreaves saying "If you want to get your son interested in fishing, make sure the first time to take him somewhere he's guaranteed to catch a fish in the first five minutes and he'll be hooked for life" or something very like that. Unfortunately my dad took me somewhere where I got cold and bored and no fish for hours! Funnily enough I never took up fishing. Cheers, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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