Its a chill wind that blows notbad -any good?

The huskies refused to move from the fire side but I joined Tony and Mehmet for a Splash on the rocks happy hour over High in the face of an ice cold North Easterly before moving a couple of hundred yards West for another hour by the frozen strand line.




Many thanks for the lug and golden maggots Tony!

Chanced upon the castwatch staff car on the walk home.
Mike, the answer is, no we didn't!

Nor did we!

Could have done with some of those Golden Maggots? ourselves

Didnt think he`d have a castwatch shift in him after snoring all the way home from Liverpool.

Brave boys blanking in that weather, just like us then!

headwyn wrote:

Didnt think he`d have a castwatch shift in him after snoring all the way home from Liverpool.

It's called a 'Power Nap'!

fairziff wrote:

Nor did we!

Could have done with some of those Golden Maggots? ourselves

At least you boatie types got some great pics.

On the subject of golden maggots, hands up who remembers this reference to The Great Fishing Race TV programme of the 1970s -2 teams competing to catch as many species,
( fresh, sea, tropical or even garden pond as I recall it) in 72 (?) hours.

There's a Sunny Rhyl challenge in there somewhere! (on a warmer day though)

I've been trying to catch more than a fleeting reference to it on the internet, but can't
get much more than a knock so far.

ian40nw wrote:

anyone enlighten me about golden maggots

http://www.fishing.co.uk/article.php3?id=669


Tony had perfect recall of the topless actress

Notbad wrote:

There's a Sunny Rhyl challenge in there somewhere! (on a warmer day though)

I've been trying to catch more than a fleeting reference to it on the internet, but can't
get much more than a knock so far.

Not familiar with the show, but sounds reminiscent of Tony's references to the Rhyl Specimen Groups Fishing marathons.

Does sound like an interesting concept though.

I've still got prizes left over from the Swazaid competition (remember that one!).
Maybe a bit of fun for a summers day?

Maybe its time to reform?

The SunnyRhyl specimen group, but no winter trips to the Mersey!!!

I like the sound of the fishing pornography too

just a thought ...... if any of us were to fish say match style for 24 hours non stop lets turn it into A CHARITY EVENT
its only an idea

What a brave lot you are ..............10/10 for efforts

fairziff wrote:

... sounds reminiscent of Tony's references to the Rhyl Specimen Groups Fishing marathons.

Does sound like an interesting concept though.

I've still got prizes left over from the Swazaid competition (remember that one!).
Maybe a bit of fun for a summers day?

Great read Tony! http://www.sunnyrhyl.com/?p=655.

Yes Mike I certainly do remember Swazaid and the guy (Nigel Worth Aged 70) I saw rowing from St Asaph to London for the charity (passed me early morning as I was on a mullet hunt - I thought he was poaching or something!)



And not forgetting your Swazaid Charity match, another day on which only one fish got caught, be blowed if I can recall who caught it though



Is Swazaid in the archives?

Notbad wrote:

Is Swazaid in the archives?

I've dug it out from the 'old' site archives.

http://www.sunnyrhyl.com/?p=1799

Whatever happened to the winner, NotBadLad?

fairziff wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Is Swazaid in the archives?

I've dug it out from the 'old' site archives.

http://www.sunnyrhyl.com/?p=1799

Whatever happened to the winner, NotBadLad?

I believe Notbadlad changed his name before the Inland Revenue caught up,

but he sent me these notes,

Nigel Worth, who turned 70 in 2007, built a boat and rowed 300 miles from north Wales to
London. The boat, a skiff made of thin ply, fifteen feet long, but light enough for
him to carry was called Wagtail.

He left Pont Dafydd at St. Asaph in mid September and rowed to Rhyl where he spotted a Castwatch nutter trying to catch mullet; turning East along the coast then on to Chester.
From there he travelled the canals to Oxford and then joined the Thames, arriving in
London on the 11th October,

All the money raised went to assist the education and welfare
of orphans in Swaziland. The charity SWAZAID was set
up in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

he didn't file a catch report though


And for Mr Lever -here's some more fishing prawn

Stick me down for one of those Tony.

fairziff wrote:

Stick me down for one of those Tony.

and me please.