(0:40) "He is, of course, single.." Ouch. Still, he was a man on a mission.

@CasperWidd

Жыл бұрын

Tiny, dirty van! That one was mean!

A person pursuing his dream. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

What a top bloke i hope he found success he surely deserved too

Quite an inspiring speech towards the end. Well done him for following his heart - I hope he had a happy life.

'Marriage isn't a sound idea for a man with a burning ambition' ...I agree and I respect that he focused on his goal and didn't waiver!!

HE RIGHTLY SAYS…I WANT THE WORLD TO DANCE TO MY TUNE,,,FROM NOW ON,,,,, CLASSIC

As long as he was happy. All good.

He died in 2001 if I remember correctly

@stepheng8779

Жыл бұрын

Yes & fallen out of love with fishing some years earlier I believe.

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

wow that means he was 71 when he died..

@TrueFilter

Жыл бұрын

@@stepheng8779 any reason why?

@stepheng8779

Жыл бұрын

@@TrueFilter Dunno, I read a tribute to him some time ago and whoever wrote it said that they hoped he managed to go fishing again before he died after falling out of love with it. I know no more than that 👍

interesting but I wish bbc would at least a bio of people like this. how long did he do it . when he past away etc.

“The world jumps to my tune now”love it 👍

he must be 93 yrs old this year!

@TAY-570

Жыл бұрын

@@Caesar1968 yeah but hes still 93

@IamBATMAN2024

Жыл бұрын

@@TAY-570 No, he WOULD be 93 if he didn’t die 22 years ago lol.. you don’t grow older once you’re kaput 😂

@kamandi1362

Жыл бұрын

@@TAY-570 Not if he’s dead.

@jasonayres

Жыл бұрын

@@TAY-570 Let's call it "the anniversary" of his birthday. His family mourn their loss. The giant pike, roaming the waterways, take a sigh of relief.

@raypurchase3597

Жыл бұрын

Life expectancy of mid 70s was pretty spot on! Good on him

"He is, of course, single" - key to early retirement.

he could have easily polished the (Commer Imp) van after fishing. no TV to distract him

One that slipped through the net...

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I miss the pools here in Australia!

@thrilhous

Жыл бұрын

I miss the rains down in Africa.

@davemustaki134

Жыл бұрын

@@thrilhous i miss you like the deserts miss the rain!

Is that a Hillman Imp van?

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

not a datsun? i see..

@helenabarnett6441

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Also called a Hilman Husky I believe.

@zebedep

Жыл бұрын

@@helenabarnett6441 Yes, it's a Hillman Husky

@iainmorrison4606

Жыл бұрын

Commer Imp. Got one myself. Previous owners went to Africa in it, so they've always attracted some individually minded people 😂

@as3cs3

2 күн бұрын

@@zebedep the Husky was the factory's attempt to make an estate (cheaply) by putting windows in the van. It wasn't very attractive.

Don’t tell him pike , uuuu mr mannering

Now that’s a nesting dinghy !

41! What is it with people looking far older than their true years back then? Loads of clips like this people look 10-15 years older.

@davk90

Жыл бұрын

Didn't have the health care etc we have today. Smoked etc . Harder work eg coal mining etc . Now we sit in rooms on computers . Put it this way 1965 theage people lived to was around 65 or so . We ve add another 15 to 25 years of living compared people from the 1950-70. You didn't have deal with polio and other stuff that could kill you .

@MrSimonmcc

Жыл бұрын

People worked hard then.

Wow the bbc did him dirty with the first few minutes. I bet this man was free of depression and looked forward to each next day that comes.

@Liofa73

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense, the film was of it's time. The BBC (which you seem to have a hate on for) reporter was fine.

@SandrasSpicySpanishSalami

Жыл бұрын

​​@@Liofa73 _"He is of course, single. For no woman would want to live in this tiny dirty van as he does"_ Yes, the bbc has earned my ire and are responsible for a great many ills of the country today along with spreading constant propaganda.

@IamBATMAN2024

Жыл бұрын

@@Liofa73 the BBC are known for protecting pedo’s so I’d be quiet if I was you 😅

@danyoutube7491

Жыл бұрын

@@Liofa73 I agree, the way they reported back then was just matter of fact, it wasn't about mocking or doing down the subject of the piece when the reporter said no woman would want to live that sort of life in a dirty little van. It's not a life I'd choose as a man, but I have to admire his dedication to his plan and he followed through with it, clearly knew the life he would enjoy most and did what he had to do to live it. It probably wouldn't be so pleasant with the state of English rivers these days. He says he never cared what others thought of him; a good attitude that I think most people benefit from.

Hello mum X

BBC how did this gent end up?

@Shaun.Stephens

Жыл бұрын

How everyone ends up I imagine...

@NoosaHeads

Жыл бұрын

He died in 2001 aged 70.... (He co-wrote a book "Fishing for big pike").

@davidmclachlan6592

6 күн бұрын

Unfortunately he suffered poor mental health towards the end of his life, but he remains a legend in the pike angling world.

What would he think of life these days.

Did Mr Webb get to live to his predicted 73 years old and did he get his big world record Pike?

@davidmclachlan6592

6 күн бұрын

He died in his early 70's, his biggest pike was 29lb so nowhere near the record, he did however hold the Irish tench record for many years.

These days he would need that 10k for one weeks fuel

@nictrax

Жыл бұрын

10k from then is about £197,914 now.

@unnamedchannel1237

Жыл бұрын

@@nictrax that is my exact point

He gave up the avocado toast and lattes and was of course able to save. Imagine ten grand being enough to retire on.

😂😂😂😂

another thirty years of working nowadays:(

Escaping capitalism in the 1970s. Pretty tough.

Fisherthem*

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Just like those going off grid and ditching the rat race in the 2020s.

He looks older than 41yrs. He died in 2001, aged 70. Married men live, on average, 7 years longer than unmarried men. There's a saying:- "If you don't marry for love, marry for survival"... I hope his years were happy and fruitful. He co-wrote a book "Fishing for big pike". It was good when the BBC were a quality broadcasting organisation, rather than the left wing mouthpiece they now are.

@Pvt_Hudson

Жыл бұрын

Rubbish.

@zuldo8577

Жыл бұрын

Meh, quality over quantity. Who wants to sit in a retirement home for 20 years anyway.

@longjohn77

Жыл бұрын

So he lived another 29 years after this. I wonder if his van and money held out for the rest of his life. I hope he spent every last cent.

@NoosaHeads

Жыл бұрын

@zuldo Hmmm. Difficult to say. 1 day of absolute bliss or 50 more years of mediocrity? Tricky decision....

@RuthvenMurgatroyd

5 ай бұрын

Old age doesn't have to mean retirement homes, you know. What, do children have no duty to their parents? Besides, health is what's really key to a long AND happy life.