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Gorra be Kevin ain't it, - he used to carry his squatts around in that old crisp tin.

On the Seine in France me thinks (?)

On the subject of crisp tins, when I was a lad I found a Biscuit type tin, in the road of all things.

Just the job, somehow found some aluminium sheet and folded it to make a cracking hook over the front of me basket. Bosta it was, not like the flimsy things me mates had. Kept me squatts in that too if I could afford any.

Oh and painted me humungous basket, matt green, just to be different to me mates matt black.

How different to the lives of lads today 

(Sorry to go off on a tangent but sometimes it just comes  )

On the Seine in France me thinks (?)

Good chance, it's Kevin's way of explaing things in french

could be the canal-de-middy [or something like that]

not sure of venue,,, but must be abroad,,,, cos thats Alan Wicker 

not sure of venue,,, but must be abroad,,,, cos thats Alan Wicker 

N se'thee ere...... sez Big Kev....T`basket is too!!!!

cos thats Alan Wicker

Io aint Mr Wicker Pedro

On the Seine in France me thinks (?)

T'was certainly in Fance MarkV


The first Anglers Mail International in that country

robert tesse with Kevin?

quality reels - ABU 501 and mitchell 410 I think .... looks like my tackle box!

Good shout NoCarpPlease, but not R T......


A little closer to home  ;)l

A little closer to home 

I couldn't possibly say, must be loads know this, or do you have to be a certain age ?

billy lane ?

billy lane ?

keef nips in to win the other squatt

Did the late John Illingworth fish that match as I am sure there are some similar photos in a book I once had. Could have been an old Embassy book.

I thought Billy - but then decided it was too obvious!!

bah!!!

I remember being pegged next to tony sandilance up on the T&M once, and he told some tales about Billy's ability. Coventry used to come to the Great Ouse once a year to fish against the Luton club that I started with ... and Billy always emptied it!

Is that an Abu 501or 506