SPRING TIME
Isn’t it funny what you think about when sitting in a bush, waiting for rabbits to emerge? Other than shooting, my passion in life is fishing. Coarse fishing to be precise, for freshwater species on rivers and in lakes. The fishing techniques and skills I learned as a kid, running a stickfloat through a swim or using the lift method to catch tench in a pond, have been replaced by high tech electronic bite alarms.
Even the humble tin of maggots is a rarity nowadays, usurped by high-protein man-made baits.
Don’t worry, you haven’t picked up the wrong magazine by mistake. Let me get this back on track. The fishing parallel reminds me of how the airgun scene has changed. You see, it strikes me that spring-powered air rifles are the equivalent of stickfloats, and are in danger of
