As a young at heart 80 year-old I well remember the Mamod steam engines and what about the chemistry sets with which we used to mix up all manner of noxious compounds. I also remember my school chemistry teacher showing us how to make a miniature mount vesuvious volcano from a small pile of permanganate of potash. A small indentation was formed in the top of the pile into which was poured about a teaspoonful of glycerine. The resulting eruption was quite spectacular if a little dangerous due to the noxious gas which was produced.
Cheers Graham , a very entertaining hour spent this Sunday morning watching your videos , big mug of tea , roaring Gale Kira outside. Yes us boys of the 50's & 60's had the best fun growing up - what about pen knives ? We all had at least one from about 6 years old , and Dilly carts ! Made from an old pram chassis ! Zooming down hills , no helmets , knee pads no brakes ! - Bernie the Bolt , Redruth , Cornwall
So true Bernard! My Mum came from a big Devon farming family, and after school I used to go to my cousin's farm to help out with the animals, about a 2 mile walk. I always used to carry a 7" Bowie knife for cuttting the bales of Straw & Hay open to feed & bed up the cattle. It was never a problem then, but wouldn't dare go out with it now - I'd get locked up!
Hello Graeme.....still have my Mamod even a new drive spring in its packet.....I remember setting fire to the kitchen floor with meths....a flame you couldn't easily see.... It was all hands on stuff then Meccano sets etc. One final thing you might not like this but you are my fathers doppelganger......😳😳
That was great, seeing those gorgeous old stream engines. I love all things steam, the sight, sound, smell, and even the feel of the heat when you get close enough. On a similar note, as you're local Greame, the flying scotsman is coming to open the watercress line shortly. Dates and times elude me, but I', sure it's easily found on line. 1005 agree with the rant about this sick society and the whole panzy party approach to so called living. Now that's out of my system, another great vid. I love the real life down to earth aspect, good days are shown as such, and bad days are not hidden away. Thanks for the continued effort to bring us the angling and endless advice. all very much appreciated.
I'm 62 & I saved up for my Mamod engine and never felt at risk, it's still going well today. Now, if you want a really risky toy? ..... my Jetex engine strapped to a piece of wood with wheels on really used give us some moments 😂 All the best, Clive.
OMG..I literally told Mike about those last night. We used to get a small cylinder of solid "Rocket fuel" put it in the back,have a piece of fuse out the stern and light it. My Dad would be at the other end of the line,probably enjoyed it more than I did. I just loved the sound of the Jetex hissing before it whizzed off down the line. Happy days,and burnt fingers. I think my model was fashioned after Bluebird. Imagine it nowadays.Instant ban from some wettie I imagine.
I'm 60, we used to do exactly this with the Jetex. Still have my Mamod traction engine, bought a replacement canopy for it a couple of years ago, the original suffered from too many "experimental fuel" substitutes...
Those people who sent you emails were right, its not about you catching fish its about how you do it, the things you try. i know you like to catch but you never moan if you dont. Another great video.
Hey Graeme, I liked your cast at timestamp 8:50 - I watched it several times with the playback speed slowed right down, and I like the technique. I usually go for an straitforward overhead thump, but I think I'm gonna give your technique a try.
As a child of the 40's I can relate to everything you are saying. The things we were allowed to play with, and the places we were allowed to roam high on the Yorkshire Pennines would have the Health and Safety boffins going white with rage. We called it "learning". ;-)
Loved the video Graeme, brought back memories of me and a few friends playing with steam engines. We also had chemistry sets, climbed trees, and God forbid, carried penknifes 👍
When I was at school the chemistry teacher would tip some Mercury into a large saucer and let us play with it splitting it into globules and watching them fuse back into one...all bare hands,no gloves.When he wasn't looking some of the boys would spill some on the floor so we could stamp on them and watch them roll everywhere....Health and safety ?? Good old days ?? (Apart from the Chemistry homework)
Hi Graeme from Australia. I have enjoyed your videos for a while now. Although threadline reels are most popular in Oz, a lot of us use Alvey side cast reels (basically a centrepin you can turn the spool 90 degrees to cast) because almost all of our beaches are fine sand that gets into more complicated reels. But you can’t really use braid on them as it cuts your fingers casting, so only mono line and so less bite detection. Too rainy this weekend for a beach fish as it’s heavy rain, thankfully putting out a lot of our bushfires. Cheers.
Steam models and Meccano sets and not to forget Tiddlywinks. Lol. Loved it. We also used to take Meths stove out to cook a tin beans so we didn't have to go home for dinner and then continue on our adventures.
We used to sneak into a withy garden and take sticks to make stuff. Children with, sharp knives or hatchet, crossing rivers, stomping around in marshes, making bows, arrows, and spears with sharp pointy bits. Also, playing on railways, making fires, climbing trees and rocks, poaching, playing around machinery, throwing stones at each other, finding dead animals, no watch, no phone, and our parents had no idea where we were. I think it’s called a childhood.
Even me - born in the 70's so grew up in the 80's spent my formative years with questionable Chemistry sets, meths burners, 2 stroke engines, knives, air guns, fires, dangerous tools etc. It certainly sorted us all out Darwinian style. I was seriously cheered up this week when my 13 year old daughter came home from school with her first woodwork project. A model plane with moving wheels and propeller - she used: coping saw, tenon saw, plane, rasp, pillar drill, sandpaper, wood glue, panel pins and screws - then Danish Oil to finish. It was pretty straight and symmetrical with fairly tight joints and a nice finish. So even our latest bubble wrapped generation aren't all totally soft :) I'm delighted :)
I'll see what I can come up with..I know I won't get the huge views from the younger element but I get so many positive comments it makes it worthwhile . Glad to hear there are a few of us left who actually remember playing with what I call "proper" toys.
How true Graeme with the kids learning nowadays! I can remember for my 10th Xmas present I got a Mamod Tracktion engine, and peed myself with excitement, and had so much fun with the meths! thanks for the reminder,,,, Oh, a little bit of a dangerous tip I did the other day, I ran out of gas for my plow lamp(a GAZ type) I couldn't get to the shops, I had some lighter gas, so I managed an adaptor and fill the blowlamp up. It works a treat, Pound shop gas, so its cheaper.. thanks for the video. :)
just to sidetrack from the steam engines and fishing as kids ..you must have watched STINGRAY .." anything can happen in the next half hour "..was a great intro to the programme....enjoyed it..great vids..
Hi Graeme! Great video with an interesting mix of subjects! Shame the Whiting weren't a bit bigger - could have been another Beach Fry-up. Nice to see the vintage engines, though I think most of them were internal combustion IE Petrol or Diesel, not steam. True what you say about modern kids! I think you are about 4 years older than me, and I've still got my Mamod steam traction engine tucked away somewhere - I'll have to dig it out, fire it up and relive some memories! Tight Lines! ;-)
Recently found your excellent channel, and been 'binge' watching your one man in a boat ( i have had boats myself, and i love the sea) i used to go cockle picking in Poole harbour out on the mud flats that are only accesible using a traditional flat bottomed Poole 'canoe'. My girlfriend of that time also used to get stuck in with cockle cleaning and cooking - the mud cockles are black with orange/red fringes on the edges of the shell. They were (are) big in size, and i would say the best cockles ever ! As a 'pastime' i would take a 6ft drop net for flukes ( flounders) on incoming and ebb tides. Also we had what was called small 'boat rods' but i was never that bothered with fishing with them. As for your super video i'm responding to: love steam power. i have been a volunteer on a few preserved rail outfits getting filthy, wet and cold but loved every minute of it ! Liked and ,subscribed to your channel, not so much for the fishing per se, but your incrediblly decent, humourous and empathectic attitude and personality which makes your channel so very popular for many i suspect. i am your age near enough, and memory is wonderful thing. Yes, been a right little plonker in the day - i used to make gunpowder for fun with my chemistry set! Anyway, i can never trype 'short one liners in comments - especially when thers so much to say as it were! Keep safe out there, and i look forward to many more hours of great video from you - it's about the nearest i will ever get to being in a boat again. Cheers Grahame
Takes me back. I used to fish off Sandwich Bay or Deal Pier in Kent back in the 80’s. My pal and I would sit there all night with a drift wood bonfire and an Anchor Lamp! We used yellowtail lug worm as bait, dug up at low tide. Great days!
Given there were loads of whiting at the beach, maybe you could have put a whiting live-bait out, or maybe a whiting flapper, but then again, since it was so calm there with such small tides that the bass or other predators wouldn't be on the feed there, but I reckon between your 4 rods it might have been worth a try on one of them.
Nice video Graeme 👍🎣. A Dame shame about the Shore fishing 🎣. Totally agree with the recycling. Let's all do something . . to help the environment. It's are children's future.
I hadn't been fishing for nearly years until I found your videos and now I've been twice in the last 2 weeks, really starting to enjoy it again and get back into it
I love all of your videos and you really inspire me to take up fishing and enjoy life. Your a really great guy and really make my day when i wake up in the morning. All the best with your UA-cam channel and have a great 2020.
Great video as always Graeme. Different sort of fishing but have you ever used just liquidised bread as ground bait on a feeder for coarse fish? Nothing else just bread as the ground bait? Method feeder, short hook link, any hook bait you want tucked in the bread but just bread nothing else as the ground bait? I think as long as you didn't squeeze the bread too hard on the method it would break up a treat. I always appreciate your opinion and I know you like cheap fishing lol.
This brought back loads of memories, the Scotchlite on the rod tops shining in the light from the Tilley lamp (LEDs may be more enviro-friendly, but they can't also keep you warm!)... I've got to say, they were happy days! P.S. In winter, I ALWAYS used to cook bacon for breakfast on the beach. It's amazing how many new 'friends' you find that you never knew you had! Fun. Also, yeah, compared to what I remember, those worms are pathetic. Back in the '80s, ragworms were slightly terrifying! Black lug were normally around 6 inches long and 3/8/ thick. Yes, I had a Mamod engine and grinding wheel widget! Oh, and do you remember Jetex motors...? :-)
What with you having a head for construction I bet you could build (Fabra-cobble) your very own G Stove?? The Graeme stove from recycled, free materials. Shall be having a go myself when I finish my shed/ tackle shack.
Metal work..Aahh...I remember it well. I think I was the only one in the school's history to fail CSE metalwork,when I brazed my bolt to the bench. They never let me take CSE Woodwork,obviously thought I was too dangerous to let loose with chisels and tenon saws...the girls even had cookery classes with rows of gas cookers..why don't they bring it all back so the next generation know how to use things other than a microwave ?
When I used to collect winkles as a kid, my old man told me that those cone shaped pearlescent shells were witch winkles and not very good eating either. I've always referred to them as such ever since. Often you'll find them amongst the periwinkles and the dog whelks on the rocks.
Hi Graeme, excuse my ignorance, but wouldn’t the “expert” authorities think using them as bait would help diminish an invasive species? Am interested in your thoughts mate! Tight lines
can i ask where do you go out from on boat thinking of going on holi from south coast this yr ,i live in midlands and would enjoy meeting up with you for a day out on the boat many regards karl
Always entertaining watching your videos. Did they call those engines "ONE LUNGERS" over there in the UK? "Make and Break" was another term they are known by here in the new world. They're actually petrol engines, the water jacket on top is the radiator. The beast at 35:16 looks like a real steam engine though. There was a very old steam powered car that used to go for a tour of our neighbourhood. Not sure how you would calculate the miles per gallon in something like that...
I have a Mamod in near mint condition with original box, I occasionally fire it up to show the grand kids and then spend a day cleaning it...well a few hours anyway.
Dear Graeme, do you need a fishing licence for beach-, shore- and pierfishing in the UK? Ik like to pend a few weeks this year by traveling around in the UK and find some rest with fishing. Please give us more entertaining and informng videos in future, they are all great.
@@trampster7306 Thanks for the info. I'm from Holland and have not the intention to steel all your fish but like to give it a try. Like to check Graeme's fishing styles at his own beaches instead of the Dutch beach.
Hello Taf Also T a outdoors love your videos Been watching for a long time liked all of them. I work for western flyer Shell island North Wales the biggest campsite in Europe we are a specialist Tope bream and bass boat And I reckon you could make a wicked video if you came out Camping and fishing with us
As you were cooking up on the beach there you made me realize that I need a small 1.5 Litre pot for cooking up food with my portable outdoor petrol pump up stove & I also need to find a lightweight frypan that is cheap. I found one of those pop up silicone & stainless steel pots with a folding handle & for the frypan I found an Anolon Ceramic Carbon Steel up to 240 deg Celsius, it's a non stick baking tray that is about 23cm x 33cm x 5cm deep which I can use one of those camping pot gripper handles on so it will be perfect for cooking up a couple of fish pieces & chips on the beach or in the boat on the river. The only problem is that I don't need it yet but it will be there when I do to buy it later.
Mike uses stuff like that on his Bushcraft channel T.A. Outdoors...You might also check camping or caravan shops they have some interesting gadgets nowadays.
They seem OK for the soft pallet wood,but hardwoods are a no-no,they bend. Most of the fun projects I make are in pallet wood anyway as its FREEEEEEEEEE !!
love your stuff Sir! would love to spend the day fishing with you and pick your brains! keep it up! also im 25 and i would love a Mamod steam eginge but theyre around £250 these days :(
U shouldn't be too grumpy with the passers by, it was speaking to fisherman on the shore that got me into fishing, and now I'm Scotland's most successful sea fisherman of all time☝🏻
What a great vid. Yes not brilliant fishing but the sound of the sea and the clarity of the water is excellent. I had a Mahmod Traction Engine that would keep me entertained for ages. I really do worry about the mobile phone generation. Although I own one it stays in the car in fact its so old people call it "the brick" (its for emergency use only). I go out for a meal with friends the first thing they do is take the mobile out and start tapping away how rude is that! . My wife's friend is on Facebook every time she does something even like going to the supermarket she puts it on Facebook how boring. Overall though (now I've finished my rant) I am so glad I grew up in the 50's & 60's without the bounds of health & safety and the great outdoors was always calling us for adventure.
It's not really a rant,its a strategic observation on the social divisional direction caused by the introduction of mobile speaking equipment..Quite right..we all have access to phones,but look on a bus queue or station platform and see just how many heads are bent forward anxious they don't miss a single thing. Mind you my head is bent over a keyboard so I guess I shouldn't make the observation on others.
@@TAFishing Yes but your head bent over the keyboard inspires people to get off their backsides and do something, as well as you teaching people with your tips and showing us its not just about fishing but what your capable of doing and so much more. Yours is the good side of communication and you give people like me inspiration. With a severely disabled wife and a largish garden the majority of my time is taken up with household chores and gardening but thanks to good friends and neighbours I manage to get away once or twice a year hence a weeks fishing in Eastbourne in March. Now without your videos I would not know where to start but with your tuition (videos) I have a good guide to sea fishing and know what to look for on a beach, how to cast, put baits on a hook and as you say "be in it to win it". That's why I consider your videos constructive as opposed to those that just tweet or post on Facebook any old crap. Whatever keep up the good work.
Haha great minds graeame i remember trying to talk the family into releasing the family canary cos i believed it should be wild then fished near everyday. Cmon a canary? If id of released that it would of probably been snatched by something infront of my very eyes haha i feel im a bit more realistic now lol
im sure i could get you a ride of a full sized steam engine at some time when youre down in somerset, one of my friends has several in various stages of refurbishment
Yeah,right,a cheap plastic dog bowl...Can you imagine how many dogs are racing over thinking its time for Din-Dins ! That would be the end of my Spag Bol.
As a young at heart 80 year-old I well remember the Mamod steam engines and what about the chemistry sets with which we used to mix up all manner of noxious compounds. I also remember my school chemistry teacher showing us how to make a miniature mount vesuvious volcano from a small pile of permanganate of potash. A small indentation was formed in the top of the pile into which was poured about a teaspoonful of glycerine. The resulting eruption was quite spectacular if a little dangerous due to the noxious gas which was produced.
Yeah but you survived .....at least you had the experience of learning even if the noise did take a bit of a battering from the fumes
Not surprising since a Dutch factory ship been trying to catch every fish in the channel
Cheers Graham , a very entertaining hour spent this Sunday morning watching your videos , big mug of tea , roaring Gale Kira outside. Yes us boys of the 50's & 60's had the best fun growing up - what about pen knives ? We all had at least one from about 6 years old , and Dilly carts ! Made from an old pram chassis ! Zooming down hills , no helmets , knee pads no brakes !
- Bernie the Bolt , Redruth , Cornwall
I remember the prams. I made one with my Dad from the large chassis of an old Silver Cross pram. Don't think it even had brakes.
So true Bernard! My Mum came from a big Devon farming family, and after school I used to go to my cousin's farm to help out with the animals, about a 2 mile walk. I always used to carry a 7" Bowie knife for cuttting the bales of Straw & Hay open to feed & bed up the cattle. It was never a problem then, but wouldn't dare go out with it now - I'd get locked up!
Look at you with yer fancy bowl !!
Most of us just eat straight outta the pan.... 🙄😂😂😂😂
😎👍☘️🍺
If I do that I get a comment saying I will expire of Teflon poisoning.
@@TAFishing a cast-iron pot will allay the fears of them nanny-state babies 🙄😂😂😬
Cheers Graeme. Very intertaining for a old guy like me. I'm a child of the 60's
Just a spring chicken then. Born in the fifties and growing old disgracefully.
Hello Graeme.....still have my Mamod even a new drive spring in its packet.....I remember setting fire to the kitchen floor with meths....a flame you couldn't easily see....
It was all hands on stuff then Meccano sets etc.
One final thing you might not like this but you are my fathers
doppelganger......😳😳
I've said it before Graeme & I'll say it again. You crack me up. I love the way to get things done. Thanx for posting.
Such such a pretty beach .. the rocks, pebbels are awesome, around here its all sand..
That was great, seeing those gorgeous old stream engines. I love all things steam, the sight, sound, smell, and even the feel of the heat when you get close enough. On a similar note, as you're local Greame, the flying scotsman is coming to open the watercress line shortly. Dates and times elude me, but I', sure it's easily found on line. 1005 agree with the rant about this sick society and the whole panzy party approach to so called living. Now that's out of my system, another great vid. I love the real life down to earth aspect, good days are shown as such, and bad days are not hidden away.
Thanks for the continued effort to bring us the angling and endless advice. all very much appreciated.
I'm 62 & I saved up for my Mamod engine and never felt at risk, it's still going well today. Now, if you want a really risky toy? ..... my Jetex engine strapped to a piece of wood with wheels on really used give us some moments 😂
All the best,
Clive.
OMG..I literally told Mike about those last night. We used to get a small cylinder of solid "Rocket fuel" put it in the back,have a piece of fuse out the stern and light it. My Dad would be at the other end of the line,probably enjoyed it more than I did. I just loved the sound of the Jetex hissing before it whizzed off down the line. Happy days,and burnt fingers. I think my model was fashioned after Bluebird. Imagine it nowadays.Instant ban from some wettie I imagine.
Great stuff, and we are still having fun.
Really enjoy what you are both doing.
Regards,
Clive.
I'm 60, we used to do exactly this with the Jetex. Still have my Mamod traction engine, bought a replacement canopy for it a couple of years ago, the original suffered from too many "experimental fuel" substitutes...
Those people who sent you emails were right, its not about you catching fish its about how you do it, the things you try. i know you like to catch but you never moan if you dont. Another great video.
Hey Graeme, I liked your cast at timestamp 8:50 - I watched it several times with the playback speed slowed right down, and I like the technique. I usually go for an straitforward overhead thump, but I think I'm gonna give your technique a try.
As a child of the 40's I can relate to everything you are saying. The things we were allowed to play with, and the places we were allowed to roam high on the Yorkshire Pennines would have the Health and Safety boffins going white with rage. We called it "learning". ;-)
Back when if something went wrong it was your own fault, we reward stupidity now lol
Really appreciate the time and effort you've put in to make this video
Thanks for the comment,not many realise how much time it takes to put them together.
Fantastic video Graeme 👍🎣. Absolutely agree with the exception of going fishing 🎣😎. Peace and quiet & not being nagged at 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Grate fishing 🐟 tips in this clip
Love the way you 100% enjoy your surroundings
yes like them all cheers
if its invasive then why would it be illegal to use as bait? surely they would want everyone to use them?
Graeme Pullen .... the new Jack Hargreaves of today..out of town...
Loved the video Graeme, brought back memories of me and a few friends playing with steam engines. We also had chemistry sets, climbed trees, and God forbid, carried penknifes 👍
When I was at school the chemistry teacher would tip some Mercury into a large saucer and let us play with it splitting it into globules and watching them fuse back into one...all bare hands,no gloves.When he wasn't looking some of the boys would spill some on the floor so we could stamp on them and watch them roll everywhere....Health and safety ?? Good old days ?? (Apart from the Chemistry homework)
Graeme, I am a spaghetti hoops man myself, and Heinz are still selling the beans and sausages in a can. 👌👌👌
I did have an "All Day Breakfast" in a tin from one of the cheapo supermarkets once...it was "Hughieeee and Ralpphhh"....not very nice at all.
Hi Graeme from Australia. I have enjoyed your videos for a while now. Although threadline reels are most popular in Oz, a lot of us use Alvey side cast reels (basically a centrepin you can turn the spool 90 degrees to cast) because almost all of our beaches are fine sand that gets into more complicated reels. But you can’t really use braid on them as it cuts your fingers casting, so only mono line and so less bite detection. Too rainy this weekend for a beach fish as it’s heavy rain, thankfully putting out a lot of our bushfires. Cheers.
Yes,I saw you are now getting heavy rain..You guys certainly seem to be getting a pasting with extremes of weather this year.
Steam models and Meccano sets and not to forget Tiddlywinks. Lol. Loved it.
We also used to take Meths stove out to cook a tin beans so we didn't have to go home for dinner and then continue on our adventures.
Tiddlywinks ?? ,even the sound of the word sounds like an arrestable offence .
We used to sneak into a withy garden and take sticks to make stuff. Children with, sharp knives or hatchet, crossing rivers, stomping around in marshes, making bows, arrows, and spears with sharp pointy bits. Also, playing on railways, making fires, climbing trees and rocks, poaching, playing around machinery, throwing stones at each other, finding dead animals, no watch, no phone, and our parents had no idea where we were. I think it’s called a childhood.
Even me - born in the 70's so grew up in the 80's spent my formative years with questionable Chemistry sets, meths burners, 2 stroke engines, knives, air guns, fires, dangerous tools etc. It certainly sorted us all out Darwinian style. I was seriously cheered up this week when my 13 year old daughter came home from school with her first woodwork project. A model plane with moving wheels and propeller - she used: coping saw, tenon saw, plane, rasp, pillar drill, sandpaper, wood glue, panel pins and screws - then Danish Oil to finish. It was pretty straight and symmetrical with fairly tight joints and a nice finish. So even our latest bubble wrapped generation aren't all totally soft :) I'm delighted :)
That's an uplifting thing to hear,and I imagine she got totally engrossed in making it. Congrats to9 her,gives us oldies that all might not be lost.
Thanks, Graeme!
Thumbs up!!!
Clark
Definitely do more videos along this line. It stirs the pot up a bit.
I'll see what I can come up with..I know I won't get the huge views from the younger element but I get so many positive comments it makes it worthwhile . Glad to hear there are a few of us left who actually remember playing with what I call "proper" toys.
I love him
thank you Graeme
How true Graeme with the kids learning nowadays! I can remember for my 10th Xmas present I got a Mamod Tracktion engine, and peed myself with excitement, and had so much fun with the meths! thanks for the reminder,,,,
Oh, a little bit of a dangerous tip I did the other day, I ran out of gas for my plow lamp(a GAZ type) I couldn't get to the shops, I had some lighter gas, so I managed an adaptor and fill the blowlamp up. It works a treat, Pound shop gas, so its cheaper.. thanks for the video. :)
Always an enjoyable watch keep up the good work
just to sidetrack from the steam engines and fishing as kids ..you must have watched STINGRAY .." anything can happen in the next half hour "..was a great intro to the programme....enjoyed it..great vids..
You deserve to be the new minister of fisheries Graham
Should have chucked one of the whiting out as a flapper bait :)
Great video good old days more please
I'll see what I can come up with.
Hi Graeme! Great video with an interesting mix of subjects! Shame the Whiting weren't a bit bigger - could have been another Beach Fry-up. Nice to see the vintage engines, though I think most of them were internal combustion IE Petrol or Diesel, not steam. True what you say about modern kids! I think you are about 4 years older than me, and I've still got my Mamod steam traction engine tucked away somewhere - I'll have to dig it out, fire it up and relive some memories! Tight Lines! ;-)
Do people still use keep nets? Can you go Tench fishing please Graeme? Thanks
Recently found your excellent channel, and been 'binge' watching your one man in a boat ( i have had boats myself, and i love the sea) i used to go cockle picking in Poole harbour out on the mud flats that are only accesible using a traditional flat bottomed Poole 'canoe'. My girlfriend of that time also used to get stuck in with cockle cleaning and cooking - the mud cockles are black with orange/red fringes on the edges of the shell. They were (are) big in size, and i would say the best cockles ever ! As a 'pastime' i would take a 6ft drop net for flukes ( flounders) on incoming and ebb tides. Also we had what was called small 'boat rods' but i was never that bothered with fishing with them.
As for your super video i'm responding to: love steam power. i have been a volunteer on a few preserved rail outfits getting filthy, wet and cold but loved every minute of it ! Liked and ,subscribed to your channel, not so much for the fishing per se, but your incrediblly decent, humourous and empathectic attitude and personality which makes your channel so very popular for many i suspect. i am your age near enough, and memory is wonderful thing. Yes, been a right little plonker in the day - i used to make gunpowder for fun with my chemistry set!
Anyway, i can never trype 'short one liners in comments - especially when thers so much to say as it were! Keep safe out there, and i look forward to many more hours of great video from you - it's about the nearest i will ever get to being in a boat again. Cheers Grahame
Love your mix of fishing and coming back to The Tackle Shack to chat!!!
More to come...Plus big fish film up tomorrow (Sunday) as well...a double hit of films this weekend.
im 34 i still got one in the attic loved playing with it, its the same steam mill my father and grandfather used to play with as kids
Love your show 🎣😁
Takes me back. I used to fish off Sandwich Bay or Deal Pier in Kent back in the 80’s. My pal and I would sit there all night with a drift wood bonfire and an Anchor Lamp! We used yellowtail lug worm as bait, dug up at low tide. Great days!
Still got my old Anchor lamp,and still usable. Might feature it in a night fishing film again.
Given there were loads of whiting at the beach, maybe you could have put a whiting live-bait out, or maybe a whiting flapper, but then again, since it was so calm there with such small tides that the bass or other predators wouldn't be on the feed there, but I reckon between your 4 rods it might have been worth a try on one of them.
Wot no reduced price noddles!!!!! Greame, Great vidio as always, kind regards Mike.
Nice video Graeme 👍🎣. A Dame shame about the Shore fishing 🎣. Totally agree with the recycling. Let's all do something . . to help the environment. It's are children's future.
That belt I don't say this much but thank God for health and safety 😂😂 that things is deadly
I Remember My Grandad Had A Model Steam Engine I Loved It
You Might Like Keith Appleton's Channel He Builds Steam Engine's
Thank you for the video some good wisdom here.
I hadn't been fishing for nearly years until I found your videos and now I've been twice in the last 2 weeks, really starting to enjoy it again and get back into it
It can be addictive...I've had it 60 years and still can't find a cure !!
@@TAFishing although I blanked the second time it was still a good time out just by getting out of the house and having the peace and quiet of the sea
I love all of your videos and you really inspire me to take up fishing and enjoy life. Your a really great guy and really make my day when i wake up in the morning. All the best with your UA-cam channel and have a great 2020.
Great show
Great video as always Graeme.
Different sort of fishing but have you ever used just liquidised bread as ground bait on a feeder for coarse fish? Nothing else just bread as the ground bait? Method feeder, short hook link, any hook bait you want tucked in the bread but just bread nothing else as the ground bait?
I think as long as you didn't squeeze the bread too hard on the method it would break up a treat. I always appreciate your opinion and I know you like cheap fishing lol.
Great beach to fish if u can't get on the big beach 😉
Love all your videos Graeme
This brought back loads of memories, the Scotchlite on the rod tops shining in the light from the Tilley lamp (LEDs may be more enviro-friendly, but they can't also keep you warm!)... I've got to say, they were happy days!
P.S. In winter, I ALWAYS used to cook bacon for breakfast on the beach. It's amazing how many new 'friends' you find that you never knew you had! Fun.
Also, yeah, compared to what I remember, those worms are pathetic. Back in the '80s, ragworms were slightly terrifying! Black lug were normally around 6 inches long and 3/8/ thick.
Yes, I had a Mamod engine and grinding wheel widget!
Oh, and do you remember Jetex motors...? :-)
Mamod and Mayall that's all we needed
Steam and the Bluesbreakers.
Thanks again Graeme. Best wishes from 🇦🇺🍺
Cheers from the UK.
Love the content Graeme keep it up 😁
love this sea fishing greame . keep it up man. any chance on a bit of pike deadbaiting or lure fishing in upcoming videos?
Just editing Pike at moment !!
:Have you caught anything mister: ? Yes, an Otter, Mallard and a Swan...………….Silence! Sorry. couldn.t resist it. :-)
Epic video! Keep up the Fantastic work!
What with you having a head for construction I bet you could build (Fabra-cobble) your very own G Stove?? The Graeme stove from recycled, free materials. Shall be having a go myself when I finish my shed/ tackle shack.
Always love the vids Graeme not quite as old as you bud but we made a steam engine at school in metal work tight lines
Metal work..Aahh...I remember it well. I think I was the only one in the school's history to fail CSE metalwork,when I brazed my bolt to the bench. They never let me take CSE Woodwork,obviously thought I was too dangerous to let loose with chisels and tenon saws...the girls even had cookery classes with rows of gas cookers..why don't they bring it all back so the next generation know how to use things other than a microwave ?
When I used to collect winkles as a kid, my old man told me that those cone shaped pearlescent shells were witch winkles and not very good eating either. I've always referred to them as such ever since. Often you'll find them amongst the periwinkles and the dog whelks on the rocks.
Hi Graeme, excuse my ignorance, but wouldn’t the “expert” authorities think using them as bait would help diminish an invasive species? Am interested in your thoughts mate! Tight lines
try explaining that to the twats that make the rules up when they have come down of their weed
troy wales hahaha I agree 🤦♂️
Nice one Graeme, that was another totally awesome video, good job 👍
Love the content,,,,,oh just eat the grub out of the pan,,,lol
can i ask where do you go out from on boat thinking of going on holi from south coast this yr ,i live in midlands and would enjoy meeting up with you for a day out on the boat many regards karl
I live 5 min walk to that beach. 👍
Always entertaining watching your videos. Did they call those engines "ONE LUNGERS" over there in the UK? "Make and Break" was another term they are known by here in the new world. They're actually petrol engines, the water jacket on top is the radiator. The beast at 35:16 looks like a real steam engine though. There was a very old steam powered car that used to go for a tour of our neighbourhood. Not sure how you would calculate the miles per gallon in something like that...
My uncles used to build model steam trains. My dad used to ride on them when he was a kid.
I have a Mamod in near mint condition with original box, I occasionally fire it up to show the grand kids and then spend a day cleaning it...well a few hours anyway.
Slipper limpets are all over Swansea Beach
Dear Graeme, do you need a fishing licence for beach-, shore- and pierfishing in the UK? Ik like to pend a few weeks this year by traveling around in the UK and find some rest with fishing. Please give us more entertaining and informng videos in future, they are all great.
At the moment, not many sea fish about, but no licence required for any kind of sea fishing!
@@trampster7306 Thanks for the info. I'm from Holland and have not the intention to steel all your fish but like to give it a try. Like to check Graeme's fishing styles at his own beaches instead of the Dutch beach.
Great to see you come to Dorset. Thought your passport had run out.
Hello Taf Also T a outdoors love your videos Been watching for a long time liked all of them. I work for western flyer Shell island North Wales the biggest campsite in Europe we are a specialist Tope bream and bass boat And I reckon you could make a wicked video if you came out Camping and fishing with us
As you were cooking up on the beach there you made me realize that I need a small 1.5 Litre pot for cooking up food with my portable outdoor petrol pump up stove & I also need to find a lightweight frypan that is cheap. I found one of those pop up silicone & stainless steel pots with a folding handle & for the frypan I found an Anolon Ceramic Carbon Steel up to 240 deg Celsius, it's a non stick baking tray that is about 23cm x 33cm x 5cm deep which I can use one of those camping pot gripper handles on so it will be perfect for cooking up a couple of fish pieces & chips on the beach or in the boat on the river. The only problem is that I don't need it yet but it will be there when I do to buy it later.
Mike uses stuff like that on his Bushcraft channel T.A. Outdoors...You might also check camping or caravan shops they have some interesting gadgets nowadays.
Yeah I also watch his channel too thanks.
Your a right Fred Dibnah.
Hi There. In regard to the fire place nails. Wouldn’t the temper be altered by the heat and not hardened anymore ? Bendy ?
They seem OK for the soft pallet wood,but hardwoods are a no-no,they bend. Most of the fun projects I make are in pallet wood anyway as its FREEEEEEEEEE !!
You are not mean Graeme, you are RECYCLING! Keep it going.
Never seen you pendulum cast before Graeme! Nice
Used to fish multipliers all the time years ago,but when filming it is so much easier to just whack a bait out using a spinning reel .
@@TAFishing No doubt it is. I just got myself a Daiwa 7ht and have been practicing. Hard to get used to!
Greame, I know you have Spanish Mackeral, but do you have Taylor blues, or any Drum, king Mackeral ?
No ,we don't even get Spanish Mackerel ,or Bluefish ,Drum etc. All totally different species over here.
Cheers Graham lovely vid👍
How come you never used the Whiting as bait ?
Preston North End!
love your stuff Sir! would love to spend the day fishing with you and pick your brains! keep it up!
also im 25 and i would love a Mamod steam eginge but theyre around £250 these days :(
U shouldn't be too grumpy with the passers by, it was speaking to fisherman on the shore that got me into fishing, and now I'm Scotland's most successful sea fisherman of all time☝🏻
Your "pretty shell" was a Painted topshell
PS , Graham , made my own fish smoker yesterday using an old enamel bread bin !
Nice vid
What a great vid. Yes not brilliant fishing but the sound of the sea and the clarity of the water is excellent. I had a Mahmod Traction Engine that would keep me entertained for ages. I really do worry about the mobile phone generation. Although I own one it stays in the car in fact its so old people call it "the brick" (its for emergency use only). I go out for a meal with friends the first thing they do is take the mobile out and start tapping away how rude is that! . My wife's friend is on Facebook every time she does something even like going to the supermarket she puts it on Facebook how boring. Overall though (now I've finished my rant) I am so glad I grew up in the 50's & 60's without the bounds of health & safety and the great outdoors was always calling us for adventure.
It's not really a rant,its a strategic observation on the social divisional direction caused by the introduction of mobile speaking equipment..Quite right..we all have access to phones,but look on a bus queue or station platform and see just how many heads are bent forward anxious they don't miss a single thing. Mind you my head is bent over a keyboard so I guess I shouldn't make the observation on others.
@@TAFishing Yes but your head bent over the keyboard inspires people to get off their backsides and do something, as well as you teaching people with your tips and showing us its not just about fishing but what your capable of doing and so much more. Yours is the good side of communication and you give people like me inspiration. With a severely disabled wife and a largish garden the majority of my time is taken up with household chores and gardening but thanks to good friends and neighbours I manage to get away once or twice a year hence a weeks fishing in Eastbourne in March. Now without your videos I would not know where to start but with your tuition (videos) I have a good guide to sea fishing and know what to look for on a beach, how to cast, put baits on a hook and as you say "be in it to win it". That's why I consider your videos constructive as opposed to those that just tweet or post on Facebook any old crap. Whatever keep up the good work.
I enjoyed the format of this video. I had a Mamod engine, I bought or swapped it, I can't remember, from my pal. Sold it on later unfortunately.
Had a Mahmod Steam roller, we are around the same age. Are the nails usable and not soft after being "fired"
They are OK for using again in soft wood like most pallets...Hardwoods,no,they tend to fold.
Haha great minds graeame i remember trying to talk the family into releasing the family canary cos i believed it should be wild then fished near everyday. Cmon a canary? If id of released that it would of probably been snatched by something infront of my very eyes haha i feel im a bit more realistic now lol
Great video
im sure i could get you a ride of a full sized steam engine at some time when youre down in somerset, one of my friends has several in various stages of refurbishment
Still have my Mamod Engine 60 years old still runs sweet as a nut not like me now
Use a cheap plastic dog bowl for food on the beach. Loved the steam engines.
Yeah,right,a cheap plastic dog bowl...Can you imagine how many dogs are racing over thinking its time for Din-Dins ! That would be the end of my Spag Bol.
Why don't you utilise the smaller baits as livies?