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Decent bloke and a great video.  (and free to watch)
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In reply to Post #32
You could see how the fatigue was affecting his planning and decision making.
Rods out early but no life jacket on, swapped rods but not butt rests, etc.
Not over edited, so happy to show he's human after all.
Finally "unlocked the code" 
But hes got a whole team to ensure his sesh is successful in the background.
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In reply to Post #32
"I enjoy how muddled he gets, would be so easy to edit all those things that happen to us all and make him look like a perfect angler."
Like having a rod nearly pulled in, & forgetting to turn your alarms up...
As you say, it happens to us all, but we rarely care to admit it in public. 
Or maybe that's just me...? 
Sssssshhh..
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I enjoy how muddled he gets, would be so easy to edit all those things that happen to us all and make him look like a perfect angler.
I think if I had his resources and access to some of these waters I'd tinker more than I do already, nowadays I've kind of got something that works and don't have the time to try out new things just in case it is worse than what I already do.
He and his company have come an incredibly long way from those original underwaters they did and fair play to him too 👌
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In reply to Post #28
My experience with Danny was the same. I met him at a lake when he was visiting a friend of his there. He seemed like really lovely, interesting bloke, and he was great, relaxed company.
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Watched it last night, thoroughly enjoyed it.
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In reply to Post #22
Exactly this (only just spotted this thread)
I have nothing against Danny so feel a bit rotten for saying this, but that really got my goat. All this cracking the code shizzle. Didn't work on that Dutch water where he ended up crying on video and Dove/Spooner just went in and caught on whatever rig they would usually use...
Different fish feed in different ways (or so we are told when certain fish are harder to catch) - so there is no code in my opinion. Most rigs will work if you get the fish competing for the bait and 'troughing it down'...which is what happened when you're piling it in before bedtime and then resting the swim overnight.
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In reply to Post #27
He's a genuinely nice guy. Years ago I randomly met him and Tom D in a pub in Newcastle. Tom was just a whippersnapper and came across as really shy (a far cry from how he comes across nowadays), but Danny was brilliant company.
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In reply to Post #26
"as annoying as lots of the things Danny does, he is still a likeable chap"
He is likeable, I agree.
I think he's mostly successful because of his personality & enthusiasm, rather than his actual angling abilities.
He's just a big nerd, much like the rest of us..
Albeit a wealthy nerd now, but IMO he deserves it.
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In reply to Post #25
I think most of us enjoyed it, it's good entertainment, as annoying as lots of the things Danny does, he is still a likeable chap. But it is not educational, the situation is not equitable to a normal fishing session, which is understandable, he's trying to make a film.
Changing the length of a stiff rig a couple of inches doesnt really change the hooking properties IMO. Thats something you do with soft hooklinks. Far better off playing with the buoyancy/shape of the bait, hook size/pattern, or better yet, the hair/bait to hook seperation.
But first, set up you feckin indicators properly, so you can tell the difference between a liner, a bream, crayfish and a carp.
Tight clutch, tight line, and a super light indicator with no travel, he has mentioned himself before why he does it, because he thinks it looks good when he gets a run. Again proving fishing for the cameras and fishing normally are completely different.
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Against the grain, but I liked it...
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In reply to Post #22
I think if you're still ****ing about with rigs mid session after 40 years of fishing, it's not the rigs that are the problem.
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The music in these vids are a bit dramatic sometimes, I feel.
He's fishing, not wingsuiting down from Mount Everest..
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In reply to Post #18
Cast out rigs he always uses. Tweaks the rigs to try "unlock the code." Change the rigs back to the way they were when he started. Claim to have cracked the code.
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In reply to Post #19
Pah!
A bit chavvy, it should've been a Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, or Vacheron Constantin
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