well i met up with
Damascus today.....
right lets get this straight right away......
:yikes: :Wow: :notworthy can this man fish or what!?
i think
Damascus from here-on should be known as
Damascus "the fish"!
well what can i say!
i can't(won't) go into too much detail be cause the site we went to was private land and i don't want to advertise the place without Damascus's permission.
well we met up and i followed his car through a village to a very long dirt track near the outskirts of Norwich, after a 5 minute drive we stopped and he showed me a really nice private fishing lake surrounded with dense woodland and farmland of which he is the balif.
after a short time we discussed the group what we've done and how it would be nice to meet at this place, only problem no open fires! (though camping cookers should be fine) it's a very overgrown place, shoulder high in foliage, but plenty of places for hammocks, and even a small stream with fish!
otherwise it's a free for all!(if invited!)
also he mentioned another area nearby that would be good for a camp!
which i thought was fantastic,
then he went on to show me how to make a "survival" fishing rod, with a fishing kit bought from poundland, and got out his own telescopic rod to catch around 10 fish in about half an hour! :Wow:
literally cast the line and he'd get a bite in seconds!
i caught 1 fairly big one with my survival fishing rod!(beginners luck!
).
we then sat and had boil in the bag army ration for lunch which he kindly supplied!
with out going into much detail Damascus has an extensive military background with a wealth of experience in survival, hunting and fishing!
unfortunately he has prior engagements with various youth groups so we won't see much of him but I'll definately organise some more meets in the week so others can meet up! :You_Rock_