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Ronan's report

It's becoming quite predictable: another year, another birthday, 43 again. This year I've been undertaking some heavy-duty preparations, turning the Marc Machine from the SL Ironman bike into a long-distance touring bike - at this rate I'll be knackered before I start, that is if the dodgy Indian take-aways don't kill me first... FFS, all I wanted was an aubergine masala, not 24 hrs in bed.

We've had some fresh snow here too. I did a daring three-car over-taking manoeuvre, at 15mph, which made Trev's hair stand on end. Trevor came over for a weekend of casting and a curry. He finally made it home safely yesterday - a trip which should have taken 2 hrs, but instead 17. (We have two and a half inches of snow here - I mention this purely for Rich, because I know he's interested - shutting all major airports, railways, roads and creating mass hysteria amongst old women stocking up on stale bread. In Hungary - by contrast - they have several feet of snow, but no-one has noticed yet.)

Apparently Arctic conditions are due to continue for at least another hour. I think the main problem is that there is only one snow plough in the whole of England, and no one knows where it is.

So let's imagine that you've decided to undertake a exciting trip around Australia, on the Marc Machine, what fishing gear would you take? This is my current problem. I'm thinking two rods, a 5 and an 8 weight. Two reels, one spooled with 5 cold-water floater and the other with 8 warm-water floater. Some floatant, fullers earth (for sailfish presentations), forceps, several miles of tippet and of course flies.

I'm not taking a flytying kit, it's just completely impossible, and while it may have given me something to do on those long, straight, desert stretches, I would just be mad to contemplate trying to pack a kit with me. Instead I'll resort to bumming flies off the locals.

I reckon one trout box - nymphs and dries - and one salty/big shit box. Oh wouldn't that be good? Only two fly boxes! HA! Like that's ever going to happen.

I know one thing. I'm not taking any clothes. Or at least not many. And while it's been a while since my last waterproof phase, I suspect that by the time I've encircled Australia I'll be more waterproof than a duck's arse.

Won't be needing the raincoat then.

Cheers,
Paul

Please note: this page was late today due to the severe weather conditions making it difficult for Paul to wake up this morning.

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