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waco

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having just been given a load of the fisherman's handbook i have come a cross couple of interest bits 1st pic i am sure i have fished close this place before can any one tell me where it is

second pic shows a pic of a guy called roy cook csting with a contraption which an cast 140 yds and a cast a 11oz lead and 3 big cod baits a 120 yds. it does not bive a date when it was done , but i think it was before leslie moncreif,s fibre tube come on the sceme, wonder if anyone has seen this type of casting in action
 

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having just been given a load of the fisherman's handbook i have come a cross couple of interest bits 1st pic i am sure i have fished close this place before can any one tell me where it is

second pic shows a pic of a guy called roy cook csting with a contraption which an cast 140 yds and a cast a 11oz lead and 3 big cod baits a 120 yds. it does not bive a date when it was done , but i think it was before leslie moncreif,s fibre tube come on the sceme, wonder if anyone has seen this type of casting in action

I had this handbook when I was a kid. I recognised the pictures straight away. I'm fairly sure the pic is up the west coast of Scotland but not 100%.
 
ive got the same book mate!!
got it off my dad for chrimbo after he won it in a raffle!!
my book was printed in 1986 but has some great infomation on all aspects and types of fishing if some of the fashions are abit funny now!!!
 
hunterston jetty - can't help with the other

Definitely right there,looks like the 1960,s when you could dig a bucket of blacks in 20 mins and wonder how many cod you were going to catch,never a blank in those days.Note all the lads in oilskins:) no warm floatys in them days (if only there were any cod left now on the Clyde):(:(
 
definitely right there,looks like the 1960,s when you could dig a bucket of blacks in 20 mins and wonder how many cod you were going to catch,never a blank in those days.note all the lads in oilskins:) no warm floatys in them days (if only there were any cod left now on the clyde):(:(
so it is on the clyde, would i be right in saying its just about next to weymms bay not far off the red rocksj
 
Waco
That is the Red Rocks south of Weyms Bay, I am sure there was a oil terminal there.
cheers mate memory a bit hazy a cousin took me there it was a long time ago ,all i can remember is parking on a private road climbing over a wall, placing a scaffolding plank across some smooth red rocks and fished off a little jetty where the water was crystal clear and a canny memorable day it was with a fair few fish up to 3lb in middle of summer on vatious baits
 
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