THE ULTIMATE ANGLING BUCKET LIST

Podcast Interview 20: Wayne Comben, Langstone: Recorded in 2010. Greaeme Pullen joins Solent
small boat specialist Wayne Comben for a days mixed fishing and boat talk out from Langstone Harbour
aboard his 17 foot wilson flier.
Podcast Interview 21: Neil French, Littlehampton: Recorded in 2010. Greame Pullen interviews
Littlehampton charter boat skipper Neil French about the prospects for visitors to the Sussex port, and
for information on the techniques he uses to get the best out of what is available.
Podcast Interview 22: Mick Duff, River Mersey: Recorded in 2011. Over recent years, the River
Mersey, both inside during the winter, and outside over the summer, has earned itself a well-deserved
reputation for being one of the most consistent sheltered boat fishing venues in the country. Here Wirrall
small boat club member Mick Duff gives us a guided tour.
Podcast Interview 23: Mick Duff, Peeler Crabs: Recorded in 2011. Arguably, the top bait on the sea
angling scene is peeler crab. Unfortunately, it has something of a mystique surrounding it, particularly
in terms of long term keeping and having it ready to order. Here small boat expert Mick Duff spells out
the whole process of trapping, holding and bringing peeler crabs on.
Podcast Interview 24: John Rawle, Uptide Fishing: Recorded in 2011. As the co-inventor of uptide
fishing along with Bob Cox back in the 1970's in and around the Thames Estuary, Essex charter skipper
John Rawle explains the history of this highly successful shallow water boat fishing technique, and how
to get the best out of it in terms of tackle, terminal rigs, and approach.
Podcast Interview 25: John Rawle, Islamorada: Recorded in 2011. Essex charter boat skipper and
co-inventor of the technique of uptide fishing, John Rawle takes a detailed look at both strands of his
charter fishing life here at Bradwell in the UK, and Florida the USA, comparing and contrasting his US
experiences in terms of fish catching and conservation to our side of the Atlantic.
Podcast Interview 26: Frank Shaw, Newhaven: Recorded in 2010. Graeme Pullen interviews
Newhaven charter skipper Frank Shaw on a range of local topics.
Podcast Interview 27: Mick Riley & Phil Denham: Recorded in 2009. Mick Riley, sole survivor of
a dinghy angling tragedy off Lancashire's Fylde Coast talks about the events leading up that day, the
feeling of isolation and desperation of the situation, and of his ultimate rescue. Given a hard time later
in the press, un-justifiably as it would turn out, here he puts the record straight and tries to persuade
other small boat anglers to be more safety conscious. His RNLI rescuer Phil Denham also tells the story
from his perspective.
Podcast Interview 28: Dick Farrer, Side Winder Trawlers: Recorded in 2011. Veteran Fleetwood
trawler skipper Dick Farrer talks about his days on the old side winder trawlers running up to Iceland,
both before and during the cod Wars.
Podcast Interview 29: Mike Roden, Game Angling Guide: Recorded in 2011. Full time fly fishing
guide and instructor Mike Roden talks about fly fishing and guiding in the north west.
Podcast Interview 30: Chris Roberts, Salcombe: Recorded in 2010. Salcombe charter boat skipper
Chris Roberts talks to Graeme Pullen about the inshore, offshore, and estuary prospects from the port.
Podcast Interview 31: Frank Vinnicombe, The Mako Man: Recorded in 2011. In the 1970's and
early 80's, Frank Vinnicombe reputedly caught more mako sharks for his clients than every other boat
and angler put together, earning himself the nick name 'the mako man'.
Podcast Interview 32: Martin Bray, Looe Blue Sharks: Recorded in 2011. Martin Bray, as did his
father Jack before him, operates the tackle shop and one time boat booking office on the quay at Looe
in Cornwall which was the hub of shark fishing in Britain, adjacent to the headquarters of the the Shark
Angling Club of Great Britain. Then gradually, things slipped into terminal decline.
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