Anglers Reunited
On Monday, I had a get together with Stax, an old friend I hadn’t seen since we finished school in Plymouth way back in 1976. I had headed off to live in Hong Kong and he had moved to New Zealand shortly after I left. Now a resident of Perth in Western Australia, he was over here on a six week touring holiday with his Wife, Christine but they could only manage a short stop over before having to leave for London on Tuesday morning.
We met up at their hotel and had a good chin wag, reminiscing about the old days and the fishing we did in and around the Plymouth area back in the 70’s. We couldn’t believe how back then, we would cycle and walk miles to venues all over the area in search of fish. Talk turned to old friends and what they were up to now and as you do at this age, who has since departed this mortal coil. We later went out to grab a bite to eat at the marina and then venture out to the east arm, so he could have a look at one of the venues I fish. The arm was closed due to the weather but he got an idea of what it’s like there. I have to say though, it pales into insignificance compared to where he fishes at a place called Steep Point (he manages the site) and what is caught. Jealous? I am a bit but how can that compare to pout, whiting and rockling?
The next morning, Anna, Alex and I met up with them for a coffee and more tales from the past before, sadly, they had to depart to get up to London for a couple of days before returning to Oz.
It really was fantastic to meet up again after all these years, so cheers mate for making the effort to get down here and hope to meet up again at some point.
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really glad your old school freind popped down to see you vic ! just to think the last time you seen him was the year i was born ! i no i`ve had a hard life
i`m off out sunday night to seaford ? u fancy catchin some pout ? whiting ? rockling ?
just checked out stax on wsf ! all looks to easy to me catching all them big fish ! no challenge in that ! give me good ole blighty anyday
Ello Vic that was a good read I’m on hoilday and when me and dannyc and antonfish meet again I’m sure you will read the same thing on he’s webby as we haven’t met up in about 3 weeks but it feels like years and years lol anyway hope to meet up with you soon on seaford beach especially now dannyc is starting to like it there
Vc, it was great to finally catch up after 34 years. Grey hair and a few pound are all that has changed on us both. if you visit our website, make sure you go to the forums and check out the stories I post. Hopefully you’ll get a bit of an insight as to our rather silly sense of humour. Just search “posts by Stax”
Thanks Danny… now I really feel old!
Cheers Mike, see you down the beach soon.
Stax – it was great to meet up mate, we really enjoyed the chin wags. I’ll pop over and check out the forums a bit later. Now don’t go getting jealous over our fishing, you just keeping banging out those tiddlers!