greatest angler of our time ??
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alreeeet lads, heres a name for you "Ron Barrawiska from tynemouth taught me a hell of a lot, back in the late 70s early 80s, he was a very good knowledgeable angler on the local scene, never disclosing his successes who sadly passed away a few year ago, im sure mr charlton, and hayley will remember this true gent.
beachbuddy
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Eddie is also a top FARTER blackrat
I knew him mate not in fishin terms although he was known throughout the plant as a top local angler, he worked the big vertical borer at George Angus, great bloke I thought with a different personality than most
. Knew him since I started serving my time as a sparky in 76 until he left, must have been around 95 or so, can't remember exactly like. Happy days
d-a
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Ron Barrawiska
Ron Barrawiska
i remember fishing oxfold and meeting Barrawiska he was using a carpet cane and a squider reel this would have been the 60s he caught a 7lb cid and throw it behind him he as if he got them every day iknew he had a son who fished is that the one you are on about
Ron Barrawiska
i remember fishing oxfold and meeting Barrawiska he was using a carpet cane and a squider reel this would have been the 60s he caught a 7lb cid and throw it behind him he as if he got them every day iknew he had a son who fished is that the one you are on about
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blackrat
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Eddie is also a top FARTER blackrat
Aye. Especially after a trip over the road to Angus the butcher for his penaculdy
davidhayley1945
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ron was a great angler used to go up to dunbar on the train or bus to fish for cod by himself,was also a champion caster,spent his last few years in tynemouth r/m teaching some of the new guys his skills, his son kindley donated some beachcasters to the r/m,ron was a legend. davy.
certainly do
john/r
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what about the late dick shenton his son ritchie who dos,nt fish now was also exceptional.
eddie used to fish with dick as you will prob know.
Stores
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Hope my memory doesn't let me down - I remember Barrawiska when I was in Tynemouth club in the 70's but I never knew his first name - he was just Barrawiska. He had an evil stare, for someone like me as a teenager, daring to stand so close to him in the Slatey or Harbour. Mind you that's how I remember most of the old guys. Bob Spellar (hope that's right) used to look at you as though you'd just unzipped his trousers and fondled his bits with your pilchard oil stained hands, if you dared to join him up the skeers. Never got to know any of the old brigade as equals as I moved away so early but I'm sure the comments accurately refect the true man.
Yer Barrawiska had that look but he used to like us in the maintenance department at work though as when his vertical borer konked out it always used to take us ages to get the thing going again, gave him plenty time reading the mirror like Rumour has it he was a wizard at doing rebores on car cylinder blocks, that's just a rumour mind When I get to work tomorrow I'm ganna check to see when he actually left George Angus & Co. Ltd. out of curiosity.
Rumour has it he was a wizard at doing rebores on car cylinder blocks, that's just a rumour mind When I get to work tomorrow I'm ganna check to see when he actually left George Angus & Co. Ltd. out of curiosity.
g-force
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A few people have asked me if I knew him, fishing with Whitley as a junior in the late 70's and the seniors from '80 til '83 (before moving away) but I have to say I just can't place him - if anyone's got a photo they could put up I'd appreciate it as I'm sure I'd recognise him.
I must give a mention to the late Malcolm "Little Mac" MacDonald - I fished most of the Whitley club matches with him as a youngster; an absolute hoot and a mine of information & help. I think he still holds the Whitley Club heaviest shore caught fish (in club boundaries) with one of about 25lb from the Warriors a few years back, caught in an Open (Tynemouth I think).
Gary
