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 New Posts  How many known 50s are there currently in the UK?
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jastheace141
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   Old Thread  #34 27 Jul 2020 at 9.10pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Yeah I suppose the realistic answer is lots. Be interesting to know how many are in Day Tickets rather than super pricey syndicates. 2 50s in a day ticket lake near me with lots of nice back up fish too and another one abit further away with alot of big fish in too. Both lakes pretty much fully booked all year round though
scaley&dark
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   Old Thread  #33 5 Jul 2020 at 1.41pm  0  Login    Register
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Re: The £100 waiting List deposit.
This was done to reduce the numbers from 690 down to a to genuinely serious 100.

dave777
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dave777
   Old Thread  #32 5 Jul 2020 at 11.54am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #31
I understand the thinking behind it but it doesn’t work if you have people being queue jumped.
Ie You could end up giving over £100 and never get offered a ticket!
SteveHarris
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   Old Thread  #31 4 Jul 2020 at 10.13am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #30
The thinking behind that is to keep the list small and people move up quicker on the list. Also helps keep those who add them self to every waiting list going, but have no intention of joining if offered a place. They are out there!
dave777
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dave777
   Old Thread  #30 3 Jul 2020 at 9.06pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #29
Yes, great eh?!
Gashman
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Gashman
   Old Thread  #29 3 Jul 2020 at 6.53pm  0  Login    Register
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That’s a joke, you have waited 8 years but can only stay on the list if you pay £100??
dave777
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dave777
   Old Thread  #28 3 Jul 2020 at 11.49am  0  Login    Register
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I’ve just received a call from them to ask if I want to still be on the list and they would charge me £100 to do so. I’ve been on that list for 8yrs without an offer of a place and I know of a couple of people who got offers quicker than that. I politely declined!
I asked about the fish deaths and was told they had a lost a couple 😂
SPINBOWLER
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SPINBOWLER
   Old Thread  #27 30 Jun 2020 at 10.24pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #26
There are plenty of other waters with equal and better stocks and lovely surroundings, you just know about them because they dont have tackle/bait company knob head's on them trying to push a product or making a ***** video.
midlandman
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midlandman
   Old Thread  #26 30 Jun 2020 at 1.19pm  0  Login    Register
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Yes, I’ve heard the same, that it is a great atmosphere and camaraderie amongst the anglers. I’ve only fished one lake in my whole life that had a fifty in, to still have four fifties in Wellington it is an amazing venue. Judging by Darrell Peck’s recent results at Welly , the back-up fish ain’t too bad!
SteveHarris
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   Old Thread  #25 30 Jun 2020 at 12.09pm  0  Login    Register
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I agree. It was £2100. From £1200 to £1500 is a realistic price to ensure all 50 tickets are sold.
BlankasorusRex
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BlankasorusRex
   Old Thread  #24 30 Jun 2020 at 11.59am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #23
22x50 and 25x40 is an amazing stock and I can see why the ticket price was as high as it is, I’m not convinced on what people are saying is the current stock that it’s worth over £2k a year. There’s plenty of safe, beautiful water that don’t cost anything like that.
SteveHarris
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   Old Thread  #23 30 Jun 2020 at 11.31am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #18
It did have 22 x 50’s and about 25 x 40’s at the same time around 4 years ago. But those fish date from the mid to late 1970’s and unfortunately nothing last for ever and the are slowly fading away each year. And it would as probably had a detrimental effect of those big old fish, if they started added stockies during the peak of the lake..

But your paying for a lot more than just the stock. It’s very safe and secure and the etiquette is generally of the highest order plus it’s a very picturesque mature lake these days.
midlandman
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midlandman
   Old Thread  #22 30 Jun 2020 at 8.55am  0  Login    Register
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Lol, I’ll ask the Missus!
BlankasorusRex
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BlankasorusRex
   Old Thread  #21 30 Jun 2020 at 8.44am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #20
Time to sell up and move south then.
midlandman
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midlandman
   Old Thread  #20 30 Jun 2020 at 8.39am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #18
Wtf. That is still a crazy number of big fish. I bet there aren’t that many 50s in the midlands and north of England, ignoring the multiple wronguns!
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