WHAT TYPE AM I?

ADAM CHUMBLEY, VIA EMAIL

I read IYCF every month and it always makes me question what type of fisherman I am. Most of my fishing, and therefore my kit, is for pike, although I still have a pole, a keepnet and two Abu 1044 reels. I have storm wraps and pegs for my 50in brolly but I do not think they have ever been wet. The bottom of my box, which remains in my seatbox, is full of starlights that have passed their use-by dates. My bite alarm takes an AA battery and would be better placed at the front of my house to let me know when someone is at the door. I have never fished a match, but will say "first to catch gets the beers in." The number of packets of hooks I own resembles that of a tackle shop. I have never dropped a lead on purpose and always take my litter home. My knots are always planned but then end up leaving my head in a spin, but my rigs are perfect for me. I love to plan my trip to the n'th degree, but no-one ever tells the fish that! I have a whole box of stick floats but have never seen them bury as the Lady of the Stream devours the maggots below. I am a member of two clubs, but will also collect day tickets like stamps. I have dipped a boilie once and flung it with a 3oz lead 50 yards towards an island, where a coot promptly ate it. I have sat in a boat on a reservoir in 40ft of choppy water, and sat by a pond chopping luncheon meat for trout, to be fished for in the closed season! My pb is a 15lb pike, but my scrapbook is full of pics. My biggest bream and tench combined would barely scrape a pound. I am the best type of fisherman because I love my fishing!