Comments on: Strange Encounters on the Bank http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Phil Thomas http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Phil Thomas Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:09:06 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=877#comment-941 A few years ago, while fishing paired up on a lake in France. My friend got caught a little short and need an urgent pit stop. He popped into the woodlands behind the bivvy only to appear 10 mins later looking very green. I asked if he was ok? he told me after picking his tree and settling down, he heard a big commotion behind him, turning round he faced 6 wild boar at full tilt towards him! ducking behind the tree again he was ok and they passed. Caught with your trouser down literally! I of course doubled up with LOL. We heard them later that night making a really racket like deliverance A few years ago, while fishing paired up on a lake in France. My friend got caught a little short and need an urgent pit stop. He popped into the woodlands behind the bivvy only to appear 10 mins later looking very green.

I asked if he was ok? he told me after picking his tree and settling down, he heard a big commotion behind him, turning round he faced 6 wild boar at full tilt towards him! ducking behind the tree again he was ok and they passed.

Caught with your trouser down literally! I of course doubled up with LOL. We heard them later that night making a really racket like deliverance

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Jamie Simpson Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:44:26 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=877#comment-915 I heard it too. Sounded a bit like a wild boar but much louder. I thought it was coming from the general area of peg 13. I heard it too. Sounded a bit like a wild boar but much louder.
I thought it was coming from the general area of peg 13.

]]> By: roy van goor http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-913 roy van goor Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:52:13 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=877#comment-913 hahahaha....i have another one..on our trip together i could hear something making a noise like a some big, angry men eating animal..it sounded like something from the far bank still dont know what it was that caused it? and we will meet again..very soon i expect :-) greetz roy hahahaha….i have another one..on our trip together i could hear something making a noise like a some big, angry men eating animal..it sounded like something from the far bank

still dont know what it was that caused it?
and we will meet again..very soon i expect :-)
greetz roy

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Jamie Simpson Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:44:27 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=877#comment-912 Hi Roy I have had a rat try to get in my apothesis bivvy in France where it had climbed right the way up to the zip and was trying to get through the tiny gap. I kicked it off and it ran like hell. Later that week 2 large adult rats were climbing up my 5ft stainless storm stick to get at a bag of air drying rahja boilies (I know the baits good but in the middle of the day in temperatures over 30degrees). Also on the last night of that trip A rat had climbed on top of my bivvy which I shook and you should have heard the thing scream when it hit the deck. They got their revenge on that trip though as that is where I contracted Weils disease. On another trip I was fishing on Horseshoe Lake and was just having a chat with the bailliff when he suddenly disappeared into the bushes and returned moments later with an empty trap. He informed me that he was after a family of Mink that were causing problems, but said they had been seen a few hundred yards away in a swim known as boat point. No sooner had he gone around the corner when the said family appeared from the same bushes and wandered past my rods. I almost fell over laughing and hope no one saw me as they would have thought I was insane. Next time we all get together we will have to swap stories as I have loads. Cheers Jamie Hi Roy

I have had a rat try to get in my apothesis bivvy in France where it had climbed right the way up to the zip and was trying to get through the tiny gap. I kicked it off and it ran like hell. Later that week 2 large adult rats were climbing up my 5ft stainless storm stick to get at a bag of air drying rahja boilies (I know the baits good but in the middle of the day in temperatures over 30degrees). Also on the last night of that trip A rat had climbed on top of my bivvy which I shook and you should have heard the thing scream when it hit the deck. They got their revenge on that trip though as that is where I contracted Weils disease.

On another trip I was fishing on Horseshoe Lake and was just having a chat with the bailliff when he suddenly disappeared into the bushes and returned moments later with an empty trap. He informed me that he was after a family of Mink that were causing problems, but said they had been seen a few hundred yards away in a swim known as boat point. No sooner had he gone around the corner when the said family appeared from the same bushes and wandered past my rods. I almost fell over laughing and hope no one saw me as they would have thought I was insane.

Next time we all get together we will have to swap stories as I have loads.

Cheers

Jamie

]]> By: Elie G http://www.questbaits.com/blog/strange-encounters-on-the-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Elie G Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:08:43 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=877#comment-909 Hi Roy The bird is a bittern. They love hiding deep in reeds and it's very rare you get to see them - you were really lucky! Great photo! As for poor Ron being bitten by that rat, well I've never heard of that happening. I've had them running over my boots when I've been sitting near the water's edge but never climb onto my bedchair. Nasty. This year I had a swan come into my bivvy... Elie Hi Roy

The bird is a bittern. They love hiding deep in reeds and it’s very rare you get to see them – you were really lucky! Great photo!

As for poor Ron being bitten by that rat, well I’ve never heard of that happening. I’ve had them running over my boots when I’ve been sitting near the water’s edge but never climb onto my bedchair. Nasty.

This year I had a swan come into my bivvy…

Elie

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