Hi,
I am an unhappy reader of both these mags, but nothing else out there guys. However, been reading numerous threads bemoaning the big two, and lets face it, they both have their good and bad points. What I would like to see is the much bigger picture with the articles.
Somebody posted a while back on the quality of the Paul Kerry composition, and I wholehartedly agree. But looking at it more closely - what did it tell us. There were no leader knots or rigs shown, no piles of fish, just a good discriptive
account of a past trip, that made you want to get your gear out and go. This to my mind is what I would like to see - in both mags. TSF has the edge currently, mainly because of the Steve Almark articles, where the planning and thinking is revealed. The Daz challenge I thought was also good - he didn't win much, but thoughts on tactics and an idea on homework, were showed to good effect also
Most of the top anglers, pleasure and Matchmen, spend a huge amount of time and effort in planning, bait collection and trace making, before a trip is made, with the results on the beach being the pay off for preparation that average Anglers never see. A very small minority catch the majority of the fish for this reason, and things like tackle reviews, knots and traces, as well as casting hints could be thrown in whilst reporting on the trip in question. All of the contributors to both mags are VERY good anglers, and should all be capable of recounting red letter days in the mould of PK 's article, which I believe would be well received.
Guys like John Holden and Alan Yates are top top anglers - I would just like to see well written and flowing articles, much like John Darling used to write, rather than do it by numbers type of thing. I even believe that poor sessions would also make readable material, if the content was right.
Hopefully a thought provoking topic ?
Mart.
I am an unhappy reader of both these mags, but nothing else out there guys. However, been reading numerous threads bemoaning the big two, and lets face it, they both have their good and bad points. What I would like to see is the much bigger picture with the articles.
Somebody posted a while back on the quality of the Paul Kerry composition, and I wholehartedly agree. But looking at it more closely - what did it tell us. There were no leader knots or rigs shown, no piles of fish, just a good discriptive
account of a past trip, that made you want to get your gear out and go. This to my mind is what I would like to see - in both mags. TSF has the edge currently, mainly because of the Steve Almark articles, where the planning and thinking is revealed. The Daz challenge I thought was also good - he didn't win much, but thoughts on tactics and an idea on homework, were showed to good effect also
Most of the top anglers, pleasure and Matchmen, spend a huge amount of time and effort in planning, bait collection and trace making, before a trip is made, with the results on the beach being the pay off for preparation that average Anglers never see. A very small minority catch the majority of the fish for this reason, and things like tackle reviews, knots and traces, as well as casting hints could be thrown in whilst reporting on the trip in question. All of the contributors to both mags are VERY good anglers, and should all be capable of recounting red letter days in the mould of PK 's article, which I believe would be well received.
Guys like John Holden and Alan Yates are top top anglers - I would just like to see well written and flowing articles, much like John Darling used to write, rather than do it by numbers type of thing. I even believe that poor sessions would also make readable material, if the content was right.
Hopefully a thought provoking topic ?
Mart.