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Suede Waistcoat!!

One of the very best anglers never to have fished for England IMO.

LOL TK i`ve got a movember on the go ::) ::) ::) Swinnoe said it looked crappity smack stupid.

Spoke to him tonight ! He did fish a home international Alex but I do agree with you, he is and has been at the top for nearly 40 years and no sign of letting off. I enjoy our chats cos when I say white He say's black !!!!!
He always say's he makes it up as he goes along !! do not be fooled as He always, Always knows the score and up to date info !!!! He is one of the best who has done it all and won nearly everything. He is very modest and always beats his self up if he thinks he has a bad match (in His opinion !). He did do tonight !! The bloke is a legend, end of.

Spoke to him tonight ! He did fish a home international Alex but I do agree with you, he is and has been at the top for nearly 40 years and no sign of letting off. I enjoy our chats cos when I say white He say's black !!!!!
He always say's he makes it up as he goes along !! do not be fooled as He always, Always knows the score and up to date info !!!! He is one of the best who has done it all and won nearly everything. He is very modest and always beats his self up if he thinks he has a bad match (in His opinion !). He did do tonight !! The bloke is a legend, end of.

As Choppy said, i owe alot to Wayne as he was the one who asked and got me to join Essex the second time around (Clappy asked me when Kim, Wayne , Dereck Young and Pete Vasey joined i said no ). I learn`t so much off the team it was probably the best move i ever done in fishing. The day the team folded was a very sad day indeed.

I'm still beating myself up about the fact that he managed to turn my day one 4lb peg on the Burton festival this year in to a 10lb peg on day two!
People often talk about Dave H as the best river angler around, but I would contend that Swinno is at least as good .... and he's good on drains and no mug on canals.

I remember drawing next to him on the Ouse at kempston back in 1999 ..... out and out far bank waggler chub pegs. He fished a beautiful match within inches of the far bank reeds and took the mickey all day as I trundled my rig a rod or more out from the far bank. Mind you - I did land all the fish I hooked, unlike the 3 chub of his that made sanctuary in those reeds!!
A week later I drew a shallow peg on the Ouse at Olney .... on a cold frosty day as well. Half way through Wayne wandered up and exclaimed from 50 yards away ...... "do you EVER draw a bad peg Alex!!!!!". 5 chub in the first hour on the long pole .... it was a flier!

Some good memories guys - keep em coming

his record at evesham is second to none brilliant all round angler whether its in this country or another
i remember in holland swinno used to catch loads of fish and often win
he is the man to beat

Pure class end of could still fish for england now he's that good,remember at his retirment party a great big hog roast and all you could drink that was class to,always great company always rings around to find what's the crack before a match and always willing to call you a lady thingy,helpd me loads and is a fishing hero/legend.

Jimmy Osmond ?

Swinno is a legend end of! He defiantly makes an angler think about his fishing, especially with roach, well he has with me anyway Always got time to talk with you no matter who you are or your ability