howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 August 2010
13:2965880#1
not a misprint, just read about a fish 45 years old that resided in conningbrrok lake near ashford has died.
he weighed in at 67 lbs 14 oz in old money, not sure what that is in european.
although named "twotone", he was nicknamed "marriage wrecker" as at least four wives left their husbands due to the obssession they had with catching it.
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17 August 2010
15:2765902#2
... Bigger than my giant pumpkin .....
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 August 2010
15:4565910#3
that must be some pumpkin you have there kath, do you enter competitions with it?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 August 2010
22:0765971#4
old "two tone " made national news this evening, they interviewed an angler who had spent 50 hours a week on average for 6 years before he caught the monster.
takes all sorts, i worked with a bloke years ago that that was a keen angler. had a photo on his desk of him grinning at the camera holding an enormous fish.
i asked him how he cooked it, he was mortified, apparently the main thing is to catch it put it back then catch it again when it weighs more.
18 August 2010
01:4065980#5
It's a barbaric sport and should be banned. Far more fish die from fishing than foxes ever did from hunting. But because the plebs enjoy it they'd be up in arms if it were treated the same as the toff stuff. Class prejudice at its socialist worst.
Anyone taking the bait?
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18 August 2010
06:1565984#6
Quiet news day?
You expect this sort of story on the local news (Meridian), not sure why it was considered a National item.
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18 August 2010
09:0065991#7
Howard - "that must be some pumpkin you have there kath, do you enter competitions with it?"
Howard - this is the first year I have grown one of the special 'giant' pumpkin plants -
our village pub, Plough & Harrow, here at Tilmanstone, was selling the plants at £5 each for charity (Air Ambulance I think), and pumpkins will be judged on, I think, 31 October.
I read on an American website about growing giant pumpkins you shold allow 400-square feet (!!!) to each plant, so it can spread and put down extra roots from the branches !!
Mine has about a square yard of ground but is spreading its huge leaves around. Pumpkin seems to be growing daily, larger than a big football now. Have buried some raw fish heads near its roots.
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18 August 2010
09:0665992#8
The sport of fishing:
Here is picture of our son on his FIRST trip into the Channel on charter boat. The blonde ray weighed 24-lbs and at the same time his friend caught one of 34-lbs, the latter I think was only a few pounds short of the record. Both carefully thrown back to live another day. Careful fishermen (especially coarse fishing, rivers) should not harm the fish, but of course many do, before they are thrown back.
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18 August 2010
09:0865993#9
Hi Kath - I used to be a whizz at growing giant pumpkins for the Astley Avenue allotments annual competition. At the time the site was undersubscribed so I had two allotments and devoted a third of one to two plants. Space, compost and water, water, water (or beer!) is all you need. My best was 126lb but that's nothing to what some of the experts grow. Let us know how you get on.
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19 August 2010
14:1066184#10
My goodness, Ray, that is a whopping pumpkin you grew at 126 lbs.
At present mine seems to grow daily, we keep watering and feeding it, will let you know how it progresses.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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23 August 2010
14:1566920#11
just learned that a service was held at the lake where two-tone lived, a plaque put up in his memory.
he has now been stuffed and sent to the natural history museum.
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23 August 2010
16:1066925#12
There is nothing like sitting on a lake side on a beutiful sunny day and just relaxing.
I don't mind if I catch or not, but when you do then its a reward.
Some fishermen do go a bit too far.
A couple of piccies for Sid to come.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
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23 August 2010
16:1966927#13
get yer rod out Sid.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
23 August 2010
22:0266973#14
Don't know about rod Ian, a giant frying pan would be of more use methinks. Doesn't look very happy does he? The fish I mean.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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23 August 2010
22:0766975#15
there were many anglers at the service that were distraught, they had been trying to get two tone on their c.v. for decades.
not my thing but i respect anyone that has a passionate ideal and goes for it.
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