chris71 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Where did this happen Nige? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigewoodcock Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 When I was living in Somerset. Nick and I did a bit on a lake in bridgwater. I was baiting up one night in the summer and only went to the lake in me flip flops. I was in on the far margin which was overgrown. Had the bucket between my feet, chucking the bait in under the overhanging tree. I felt a sharp pain in the ankle. I thought it was a bramble or nettle perhaps. Didn't think twice, until I bent down to get the next handful and saw the adder next to my foot. I must have got to close for comfort for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteblount Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 When I was living in Somerset. Nick and I did a bit on a lake in bridgwater. I was baiting up one night in the summer and only went to the lake in me flip flops. I was in on the far margin which was overgrown. Had the bucket between my feet, chucking the bait in under the overhanging tree. I felt a sharp pain in the ankle. I thought it was a bramble or nettle perhaps. Didn't think twice, until I bent down to get the next handful and saw the adder next to my foot. I must have got to close for comfort for it! i take it you ended up in hospital nige? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigewoodcock Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not till the next day mate. Had a very uncomfortable night though. Kept passing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris71 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 I've disturbed a few adders when I was working on a friends farm years ago, I ran one way and I reckon the adders scarpered the other thankfully! I've seen grass snakes swimming as well which is a bit weird wasn't sure what they were at first till they got really close!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteblount Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not till the next day mate. Had a very uncomfortable night though. Kept passing out. flippin eck mate you must of been in a fair bit of pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Grass snake....good eating .....god i feel rather like a flamin hillbilly when i look at it now....i dont wear dungarees...or hobnails.....honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteblount Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 you can rest assured i will be taking every precaution possible.... ammonia/vinegar. peppermint oil. peeing around the bivvy and a maaahhhooosive mallet i would take the dog but he would not only keep the rolands away he wouldnt let anyone else near the pool either. hmmm now theres a thought lol are you sure this night fishing malarkeys for you Pete i know mate lol, but if i dont try it and overcome these fears then i will never do it and im sure im missing out by not doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keenook Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Just been sick..............I dont really care.......................It's not my PC! Â Ouch Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazcarper Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 you can rest assured i will be taking every precaution possible.... ammonia/vinegar. peppermint oil. peeing around the bivvy and a maaahhhooosive mallet i would take the dog but he would not only keep the rolands away he wouldnt let anyone else near the pool either. hmmm now theres a thought lol are you sure this night fishing malarkeys for you Pete i know mate lol, but if i dont try it and overcome these fears then i will never do it and im sure im missing out by not doing it  chainmail/suit of armour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keenook Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 you can rest assured i will be taking every precaution possible.... ammonia/vinegar. peppermint oil. peeing around the bivvy and a maaahhhooosive mallet i would take the dog but he would not only keep the rolands away he wouldnt let anyone else near the pool either. hmmm now theres a thought lol are you sure this night fishing malarkeys for you Pete i know mate lol, but if i dont try it and overcome these fears then i will never do it and im sure im missing out by not doing it  chainmail/suit of armour  Half length boots, and baggy combats may help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Golf??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keenook Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Golf??? Tee perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules007 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I recently had a rowland move into crumbly cottage, it set up in daughters room  so i put traps down, nothing, ended up catching it and battering it with a hairbrush  i now plan on selling up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteblount Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I recently had a rowland move into crumbly cottage, it set up in daughters room  so i put traps down, nothing, ended up catching it and battering it with a hairbrush  i now plan on selling up not a roland lover then jules???? glad im not on my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobleyn Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nige...do you shave from the sock down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigewoodcock Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Nige...do you shave from the sock down? Â Â Haha! A long standing joke that one mate! I think it might be because I very rarely have my ankles out without socks on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 not a problem Im ever likely to come up against......could of done the transformation scenes in "american werewolf in london"....mohair catsuit...suit you sir!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Buy yourself a dog, mine marks the area and I swear no rats come near - they must smell him. Good company too  Keep your bait and food in safe, sealed containers as well so they have no attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmc Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I had a bloke try tellin me I need to move out his swim, he's been baiting it for weeks blah blah blah, you know the usual stuff. Went on all day to the point where he cast over both my rods twice! So before I left I walked round and told him I'd saved the peg for him, this peg is known very well with mr ratus so to get me own back for him pestering the life out of me all day about when I was going, I spread about 2k of micro pellet that were starting to turn bad all over the peg. I enquired if he Planned fishing anywhere else on the lake which I got a stern answer of NO! I went back a couPle days later and lets just say he used to have cork handles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 A handy trick for pillocks like that is to splash a good dollop of glug about under where the bivvy is likely to go.....NO rest...possibly a side door in the bivvy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I had a bloke try tellin me I need to move out his swim, he's been baiting it for weeks blah blah blah, you know the usual stuff. Went on all day to the point where he cast over both my rods twice! So before I left I walked round and told him I'd saved the peg for him, this peg is known very well with mr ratus so to get me own back for him pestering the life out of me all day about when I was going, I spread about 2k of micro pellet that were starting to turn bad all over the peg. I enquired if he Planned fishing anywhere else on the lake which I got a stern answer of NO! I went back a couPle days later and lets just say he used to have cork handles... Â A nice bag of dead mackeral or some meat under the bivvy also works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iberiancarpa Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 A few years back in Portugal, I caught this fella sneaking around underneath my bedchair  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam77 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 A few years back in Portugal, I caught this fella sneaking around underneath my bedchair  Let me get my flamethrower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmc Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 salok - I had to think on me feet and I thought hali-pellet would be the best thing I had in me bag! lol  If its in the summer I tend to just take a hammock and risk getting wet, Ive never once been bothered by a rat and touch wood never been rained on yet, the other fellas down the pond think im bonkas but at the end of the day if I need to pack down and move I can, which isnt common practise at the lake, most are static and wait for them to come round.  Iberiancarpa has proper things to worry about!!! Although I once brought a black widow spider in to show me mom and dad when i was 6. Found it in the garden and caught it with a jam jar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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