All our yesterdays......even further back in time

[TK]

[trypewriter]

I'm wondering if it's Joe Brennan with the Gladding Master's trophy at Holme Pierrepoint? - That fine exhibition of pike angling where top match stars were scratting around for the silver paper from fag packets and slowly spinning worms in...

[Paul_Murrin]

Indeed one of WOLVERHAMPTON'S fINEST,
Up The Black Country..............

[TK]

It certainly was Trypewriter - Joe took the first prize of £750 with a weight of 11 - 8 - 8. He was followed home by Jim Todd (Leicester AS) with 6 - 9 - 0 and Roy Marlow (Leicester) 5 - 1 - 4


The year was 1976 - was it around that time that I dispensed with strapping my keep net to the top of my wicker basket as I invested in a Brennan & Hickman ‘net bag’? It also 'doubled up' as a first  ‘carryall’ as it also took my bait boxes as well.

[Arch]

How did we ever manage without Brennan & Hickman ?? I kitted myself out with the whole shooting match. Box, Holdall and Carryall (Without lid) Bought from Marks & Marlow no less.

I was basic but good stuff.

[trypewriter]

I think the main problem with their stuff was that it lasted too well! You don't need to buy replacements for stuff that is indestructible.

[TK]

True Trypewriter - I had that net bag for years

[CHOPWORM HERO]

If my memory is right Laurie Hickman used to fish the Swad AA opens, back in the day.

[trypewriter]

Joe's big mate Jimmy Gear was a bit handy too

[bill yards]

Jim gear lives in Stafford now I believe, he still trips out at patshull from time to time.