Originally Posted by thesaint999

Any matchman worth his salt would not fish a line so light he would get cleaned out, the matchmen who fish the rivers know the rivers better than anyone and how to tackle them, I would suggest that its holidaymakers or occasional anglers that leave light lines and hooks in fish. We as anglers should all learn to get along for the sake of our sport , I would say 70% of angling innovation comes from this sector, united we stand divided we fall.

Tell that to Dick Clegg when he got whooped 3:0 by John Wilson, before that Tom Sallis beaten by Richard Walker. A good friend of mine has won fishomania, fished the champion of champions recently - he's never taken me on with a big cash bet on our local river!