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Bob Wyatt
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 Posted - 19/01/2002 : 04:58:43
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Damsel Nymph suggests that we stir things up a bit to get something happening around here, so how about this? If you read my piece on Us and Them in the archive, you'll remember that I said the dumbest argument the fox hunting lobby could have used was the 'vermin control' defense. Sure enough, the poshest hunt in the land is found to be raising foxes for the chase - in other words, stockie bashing. And listen, I've got nothing at all against hunting. It's just that, if you're gonna do these things, and you don't yet have an ethical position - you know, get one!
No wonder nobody votes Tory anymore.
How's that Damsel?
Wyatt
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Andy.C.Wren
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 Posted - 21/01/2002 : 02:24:25
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Bob Ive noticed ,a lack of desre to vote fpr any one growing as i note our rulers are generally not worth voting for !
bring back MacMillan !!!
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Fluke
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 Posted - 21/01/2002 : 10:05:16
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I've used fur and furry patterns to bash stockies for years - everything from Minkies, through Bunny Leeches to Clouser minnows and deceivers.
As far as hunting things goes... I 'hunt' fish, after a fashion, because I like to eat them... anyone got any recipes for fox?
Best bits,
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Bob Wyatt
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Posted - 22/01/2002 : 19:09:20
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*LOL*Good one Fluke.
Andy, the hell with MacMillan, bring on Macallan!
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Andy.C.Wren
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Posted - 23/01/2002 : 03:07:21
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Bob have you ever heard of a whisky called Clan cambell weve been given a monster bottle in the shop and I suspect its coyboy "rot gut"
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Fluke
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Posted - 23/01/2002 : 06:14:33
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Now this is a topic I like! I lean towards the Glenlivet myself, I've more than a little time for the Macallan too, although the "rolling" video they show in the visitors centre at their distillery was enough to keep me giggling for the rest of the day... there's only so many times you can hear the words "...bigger flavour" afterall ;-)
Glenmorangie in all its various forms is another fine favourite, but to be honest their 10 year old takes some beating and the other, more expensive, variants of it are probably only worth doing the once.
I'm not such a fan of the Islay and Lowland malts as I am of the Speyside and Highland ones - too much peat in the water for me I think, but to each their own and your mileage may vary.
Tightlines and full hip flasks,
Fluke,
(aka Adam.)
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Bob Wyatt
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Posted - 23/01/2002 : 19:00:24
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Andy, there's no whisky so bad it can't be helped along with a can of Coke. Sort of a 'Clutha Libre'.The only way to tell is to open it, don't you think?
Fluke, I just can't see past the Macallan. Best drinking whisky on the planet. I don't know how they make those west coasters, but tarred rope must play a part. I drink it and it just repeats on me for hours. A good Speysider, on the other hand, is just one of the finest things in life. I've had some good ones, but I can't say any have bested a 12 year old Macallan.
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Andy.C.Wren
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 03:18:28
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back to the stockies with fur , Ive been invited with young hugh (the boy ) to go beagling if it fits I,m of too get my training for Yomping on the teifi ,its agreat days exercise often in countryside denied to the ordinary guy .
Personal preference in spirits is armagnac +have a strange taste for spanish brandy goes very very well in the thermos flask with blend 37 cofeeand demarera sugar ,no milk !
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Fluke
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 04:59:15
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Bob,
I'm with you on the Speyside and as for the West Coast stuff... Toilet Duck and TCP, I think, although it could be Detol, are the primary flavouring additives.
Did you know the Macallan have a beat on the Spey which the employees of the distillery get to fish for free? Nice work if you can get it! The distillery is well worth a visit though - the largest of the lot if I remember correctly.
Full hipflasks!
Fluke,
(aka Adam.)
"Don't take life too seriously... it ain't permanent!" Attributed to Joe Pearlstein. |
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hambo
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 05:33:04
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Hi Folks,
Strange to see all the same old crowd here. Don't any other fly-fishers have internet access?
Fluke. On the subject of Fox I can categorically state that it is tasty. I tried it roasted once and it was just like rubberised roast beef. Chew all you like, it keeps bouncing back. Maybe cooking it in a slow-cooker for a day would do the job.
Malts and armagnac. As Andy knows, I always have my supply of armagnac or malt with me on my angling trips. I generally prefer the Speyside malts, but make an exception for Bowmore Darkest Islay.
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Donald Nicolson
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 09:38:22
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Ach get awa' wi' ye. Ardbeg is the finest drop of uisge mhath on this ar any other planet. I'll admit Bruichladdich does smell like medicine, but then there is Ardbeg instead.
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hambo
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 09:48:37
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Well Donald, I can't say as I've not tried it, but next time Oddbins is having a whisky tasting I'll demand a drop of Ardbeg.
I rashly bought a bottle of Lagavuillin without trying it first and regretted it.
I tried a bottle of Edradour two years ago, that was very easy drinking. Tasted even better than roast fox.
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Donald Nicolson
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 10:01:47
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It is definately my favourite. It was out of production for about 17 years but is back on the market now - thank goodness, I was suffering withdrawal symptoms. Never knowingly tasted fox but I tend to agree with Bob's sentiments.
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hambo
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Posted - 24/01/2002 : 10:22:22
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I've several bottles of malt with little more than the dregs left in them, so I'll have to away down to Oddbins pretty soon.
I did have a lovely 18 year old Glenlivet last year. Worth getting a second bottle too.
I am also partial to doublewood malts.
Some long distilled malts don't taste that wonderful though. Reminds me of an experiment I tried once. I shot and hung a pheasant for 6 weeks to see if it would improve the flavour.
It was a cold year and although there were a few maggots, it was not infested.
The smell of it cooking drove my ex and my mother out of the house for the day, so at least I was able to eat it in peace.
I think rancid and mummified would be the right terms to describe the flavour and texture.
Surprisingly enough, I didn't get food poisoning, but I didn't fancy a repeat performance either. Anyway, I was forever banned from cooking anything dead for more than a week after that.
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Flytier
Starting Member
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Posted - 25/01/2002 : 06:00:20
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Hmmm... is this the time and place to suggest that any whisky is a waste of good, clean water? 
Cheers,
Hans W
OFFC Has anybody here tried fishing a Westward Bug on stockies? There are worse patterns to try...
===== You have a friend in Low Places ===
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Fluke
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Posted - 25/01/2002 : 08:34:06
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Everyone has their poison Flytier... in fact these days I'm not sure if the Whiskey is more dangerous than the water or the other way around!
I've not tried the pattern but it sounds like a good plan, I tried your site but drew a blank - can you write up the pattern?
Cheers,
Fluke,
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