Jack Hargreaves would he approve of some of these Pike Fishing methods?
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2020
- Jack Hargreaves loved fishing but I wonder if he would have approved of the latest technology being used to catch Pike at Roxford Lake in Hampshire.
Wayne Gray the organiser of this pike fishing competition owns a Bournemouth Fishing Lodge a shop originally owned by Dave Swallow a great fishing buddy of Jack Hargreaves and appeared in both "Out of Town" and "Old Country" television series.
Wayne talks about how he went fishing with Dave Swallow and we find out if he ever went fishing with Jack.
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There were 60 programmes made over a period of three years and were produced by me Dave Knowles for Channel 4. They were the same format as Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves sitting in his shed. All the programmes were new.
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Just imagine if Jack had won the match ,he would remember that his enter life 😅
I only fished once for pike as a young boy. Shortly after that I was introduced to brown trout, sea trout and salmon. I never went back to pike fishing but thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Well done Dave, and thanks for another excellent production.
+D K Thank you it is always nice to get comments like yours it makes all the work in shooting and editing the programme worth it.
Great to see you back Dave stay safe
Safe from what ? Pike ?🤔
Thanks Dave,I'm pleased you're carrying the torch of great documentaries,more of this please.
Squire Seven Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed it. Although my Channel is a little niche it does seem that the programmes are enjoyed and i certainly enjoy making them.
@@DaveKnowlesFilmmaker I'd like to think that I'm speaking for your viewers in the respect that it's an absolute pleasure to watch stuff like this... and so are many other videos you have documented. The cap is doffed Sir.
@@squireseven1937 Thank you. It takes a lot of time to make a video and to her that people are enjoying them makes it all worth will.
@@squireseven1937 Totally agree👍🏻
Regards,
Paul.
I don't get the chance to do much fishing these days but when I do go, I use what is today seen as antique equipment! Most of my rods are cane, I use quill floats and my realms are either the centre pin I first used as a child in the 60's or my 'modern' Mitchell 300 that I have had since the 1970's. My first rod (which I still have) is a 6ft travel or poaching rod (depending on your point of view!) that splits into four pieces and was made by Weir Products. I now own my late father's 12ft cane Weir rod too. My usual float rod is a 10ft cane rod but now has a fibre glass top section as the original snapped about 40 years ago and I couldn't find a new cane section back then, must have a look for one again. My ledger rod is my grandfather's Pike rod. Grandad never held a motor vehicle licence (he was in the army between the wars and listed as a 'driver' but that was horses! He was constricted at the start of WW2 and sent to Burma in 1943) but after the War he bought a moped and went everywhere on that, including fishing. I have no idea make the bike was but it was certainly British. I recall it being black and looking very old in the 60's! Grandad adapted his fishing gear so it could be carried on his bike. The rod was in two pieces, the butt section is heavy duty cane and the top is solid fibre glass. His real and tackle packed in the panniers of the bike. Grandad belonged to a syndicate at Farlow's Lane near Iver in Buckinghamshire and would travel there on his moped. He was a very keen Pike angler but was of his generation and fished for the pot! He would often travel home with a couple of double figure Pike strapped to the side of the bike! Once home he would cut them into fish steaks, soak the meat in salted water for twenty four hours and then have a good fry-up! Gran would then spend all the next day cleaning the kitchen to get rid of the smell! Grandad gave dad an I a couple of Pike steaks to try but the taste was still very muddy and they contained a lot of bones I seem to recall. Of course, today killing and eating Pike would very much be frowned upon but as I said, grandad was of his generation where life was often had and putting food on the family table difficult. Frowns aside, I suspect most British freshwater fish would have a very muddy taste so I was surprised that Jack declared the Tench as the only British freshwater fish worth eating on his Out of Town Know Your Fish LP. As a bottom feeder I would have expected a Tench to taste even more muddy than a Pike! But far be it for me to argue with the great man.
Lovely memories thank you for sharing.
I have cooked pike in France where it certainly was very popular and available all over. I think a lot came from Canada if I remember correctly. The recipe I used was one from Monet (the French artist) and that was very good. You are quite right though saying a lot of bones.
Dave Knowles - Filmmaker: Thanks for the reply Dave. The fish my Grandfather took home to eat were usually around 18 to 24lb but from the few English cookery texts I have seen featuring Pike, I believe fish of around 3 to 5lb are better eating although the fish Grandad caught certainly cut into much better steaks. Grandad would bring these fish home strapped to either side of his motorcycle! I'm guessing your recipe involved cooking in lots of wine as it is French! Probably helps take off the muddyness from the taste.
Thanks for sharing Dave.
Cheers,
Paul.
Thank you I hope you enjoyed it.
Very good a great way to spend an autumn 🍁& winters day in the company of some great like minded people.I like pike fishing but I’m on my own when I’m fishing very peaceful & relaxing 😊.
Yes a great day was had by all that fished that day. I used to go pike fishing with my father and some of work colleagues in a boat at Berry Hill lake. It was a great way to spend a frosty January day.
Good healthy fun
Great video, keep them coming
Thanks you I am so glad you enjoyed it. I have a number of video I shot before the Lockdown so will continue editing them and putting them up.
Can't believe they put a predatory pike's back in the lake. .
Lol nice one thanks for sharing this with us - please stay safe and well sending regards 👏❤️😁xx
+Morrislouise Eagle Thank you. You stay safe too.
@@DaveKnowlesFilmmaker lol ta we all good staying indoors with Guinness and single malt ❤️😁xx
rockford is the only place i will fish now. fantastic place with big fish of all species.place where dreams are made.
+Steve New I had never been there before but it is a lovely place and is very well stocked and looked after.
Morning Dave please look at Mark Erwin, he has such great qualities like our jack, I’m sure he could bridge that gap that we now have thank you
I would love to go to a pike compo, never been to one , I hold 3 lake records for pike and would love to go against some other good pike anglers
Not sure where you live but I am sure Wayne will hold another some time. He also plans to hold a cat fish competition when everything gets back to normal.
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Thomas Davenport Thanks for watching.
,,, ✨A GOOD DAY HAD BY ALL, INTERESTING VIDEO. THANKS✨ ,,, ✅✅✅
I wonder where the Pike stocks there originally came from.....
+leigh roland Not sure but I often wonder this about many kinds of fish in lakes and ponds.
When pace of life was slower and more relaxed...
Yes you are right there.
:-)
C G Thanks for watching.
Jack will be turning in His grave knowing that a fisherman uses technology rather than someone having the knowledge of the surrounding nature.
Squire Seven Maybe all though he did like a bit of technology and remember he used to drive around in a Golf GTI.
@@DaveKnowlesFilmmaker A Golf GTI was a good choice,it had great handling on country roads.. Ahead of His time again..
@@squireseven1937 When I first worked with hime at Southern Television he had a Triumph 2000 estate. I thought it was a really nice vehicle and tried to buy it when Southern sold it off after giving him a new car. He also had a Suzuki Jeep the SC100 I think when he was making Old Country with me.
There would have been a time when Jack's equipment would have been considered cheating by traditionalists.
@@iananderson3799 I think you're taking it a bit far there! Give an example....
Cameras and Sonar, really 🤦 Always some people who take it too far. Now if they could just get a giant electrode like in the cartoons 😂
I do agree to me that is not fishing.
Bite alarms for pike ??? Come on ffs.....
+Shane James I am not sure about all this technology either.
Why do coarse fishermen all wear camouflage clothing? Do they think they're stalking deer or something 😂😂😂
Not sure
That's a bit of a generalisation, there are many course anglers who wouldn't be seen dead in camo....