Red letter days

[Zerkalo]

What defines a 'red letter day' for you?

When I fish natural waters it's easier for me describe. Now that I have a few months of pleasure fishing commercials ahead of me, I struggle to think of what a 'red letter day' would look like? There was a long thread on here a while back 'Have commercials ruined me?'... I was thinking of posting a comment or thread with the antithesis 'Have natural waters ruined me?' but don't want to drag up any anti-commercial sentiment again. Maybe if I started entering matches as I used to love to do in club matches on commercials I'd be able to better define what a 'red letter day' looks like. In that case it would be winning a match. What defines it for you?

 

[Total]

Not getting red hands when I go fishing...

 

[Zerkalo]

Not getting red hands when I go fishing...

It keeps me off the streets...

 

[Total]

The older I get the less important the actual fishing becomes, in fact it's a bonus....To be in the company of friends and loved ones and enjoying my surroundings makes it that 'Red letter day' for me...

 

[JLK]

Maybe if I started entering matches as I used to love to do in club matches on commercials I'd be able to better define what a 'red letter day' looks like. In that case it would be winning a match. What defines it for you?

I think you should do this sooner rather than later.
I'd be interested to see the pre and post match analysis and questions you'll end up posting.

 

[brian carragher]

Bit of a red letter day yesterday, two of us had 12 pike from our local river, 3 of them doubles, the best going 13lb 13oz, the majority of fish in the 8/10lb range

 

[Northantslad]

I think if you factor in the expectation level prior to the start of a session, then any where you surpass it. 3 for me. 1. First of just a few 100lb match weights to date on a commercial ( i don't buy into the statement these are always easy). 2. 14 proper bream on a river session. 3. 10 decent Barbel on a low clear river.

 

[DFL]

I'll let you know if I ever have one.

 

[Zerkalo]

I think you should do this sooner rather than later.
I'd be interested to see the pre and post match analysis and questions you'll end up posting.

Will probably go like this... Drawn a flier... still beaten both sides by Carl Jones (local expert from what I can tell).

 

[Silverfisher]

To me a red letter day is when you’re there fishing away thinking I cant believe this is happening

 

[squimp]

Read the book of the same name and you will get 50 detailed descriptions.

 

[MunchMyStump]

Not getting beaten by the Mrs.
Read "beaten" as you will

 

[Peter]

Red Letter Day? Can it be defined? Somehow I doubt it as everyone will have their own criteria.............

Sitting beside an old Estate Lake at dawn watching the mist burn off and a first patch of tiny bubbles appear beside a patch of lilies.
Sitting in a punt with 2 good friends and seeing the look in the eyes of one of them as you net a Tench for him that he's been trying to catch for ages.
Promising a friend that he will catch his first ever Golden Tench after a lifetime of trying and making it happen for him.
The first fish you ever caught.
Winning your first ever match.
A Kingfisher perched on your rod.
Sitting around after a days fishing with mates sharing a few beers, laughing and talking ********.
Ending the day with a Golden Nugget.

Just a few of mine but there's so many after over 60 years, the list is endless and that's the beauty of angling.

 

[rudd]

What defines a 'red letter day' for you?

When I fish natural waters it's easier for me describe. Now that I have a few months of pleasure fishing commercials ahead of me, I struggle to think of what a 'red letter day' would look like? There was a long thread on here a while back 'Have commercials ruined me?'... I was thinking of posting a comment or thread with the antithesis 'Have natural waters ruined me?' but don't want to drag up any anti-commercial sentiment again. Maybe if I started entering matches as I used to love to do in club matches on commercials I'd be able to better define what a 'red letter day' looks like. In that case it would be winning a match. What defines it for you?

In my business a demand letter from HMRC

 

[Markywhizz]

For me I could describe most fishing outings as red letter days just because I really love fishing. The only thing which can spoil it is breaking something I can’t easily replace at the time. I don’t even mind blanking, which I rarely do anyway. It’s just nice to get out and sit beside some water.

 

[warrington63]

It keeps me off the streets...

It would have to,
You would be prime suspect in a murder enquiry walking round with hands that colour,

 

[DontKillZander]

Like you said - on natural water it’s easy to define, especially when the stock is wild.

For me on commercials it would be all about hitting the targets, maybe I’ve got information on a particular fish that I set out for and I manage to catch it, or knowing what weights a species goes up to in that particular drink - and I go and target them and catch a net of the biggest ones - whilst managing to avoid getting my mat covered in bream snot.

 

[Zerkalo]

Haha when I fish commercials - if I catch a Bream or two it is a bonus, along with a big Perch or two, that would make my day.

 

[TiggerXFM]

I'll let you know if I ever have one.

Now you have that swanky new red seatbox the writing is on the wall .

 

[Zerkalo]

Mist rising on an estate lake, even though I only caught a Perch that day, I plan to fish there a lot more next summer, hopefully with my dad in tow and catching him a few Tench.