I never caught a fish there, once lying to my dad I did catch a fish. He smelled the hook and said yeah sure, good one. My first rod was a bamboo one, so we all went fishing at the Zegerplas to try it out...didn't catch anything and then my mom caught a Brasem on her first try, and we were all in panik. Another guy fishing there netted the fish and took the hook out.
I also remember there where motor cross races on the garbage dump near Zegerplas that was later developed into a park. That good old smell of garbage and 2 takt motorbike engines. And I do remember seeing speedboat races on the Zegerplas in that time.
Alphen aan de Rijn as I remember was a good place to start at in life.
It's a dry ingredients mixer! You get all your flour, salt, and sugar in there, seal it up nice and tight, and let it toss about in the water for a while, and bam! Your drys have been all mixed together in the wet, without actually being wet.
After that, you go get the container, and mix your wets with your drys.
I think it is a buoy, marking the location of certain ereas in the lake. There's a diving location nearby, so i think this helps people with boats staying away from these locations to avoid accidents.
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Lakeside View (Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands) | Spyke
Is this the Zegerplas? Brings back memories. I used to fish there as a young boy in the late 70s.
First years of my life I lived on a 'woonboot' at the Aarkade.
Thank you for posting this wonderful photo!
It is! Hope your memories are good ones!
I feel lucky to live here. And i too enjoy fishing in these parts :)
Thanks for your kindness. Have a good one!
I never caught a fish there, once lying to my dad I did catch a fish. He smelled the hook and said yeah sure, good one. My first rod was a bamboo one, so we all went fishing at the Zegerplas to try it out...didn't catch anything and then my mom caught a Brasem on her first try, and we were all in panik. Another guy fishing there netted the fish and took the hook out.
I also remember there where motor cross races on the garbage dump near Zegerplas that was later developed into a park. That good old smell of garbage and 2 takt motorbike engines. And I do remember seeing speedboat races on the Zegerplas in that time.
Alphen aan de Rijn as I remember was a good place to start at in life.
Ha!
I used to have a bamboo rod as well. Most i catch are perch. Friends have catched big carps over there. Lots of life in those waters.
I think the dump you mentioned is now a golf course. With a small forest around it, it is one of my favorite spots for a good walk!
The tiny splash of yellow works so well here!
I thought so too!
What is it, though?
It's a dry ingredients mixer! You get all your flour, salt, and sugar in there, seal it up nice and tight, and let it toss about in the water for a while, and bam! Your drys have been all mixed together in the wet, without actually being wet.
After that, you go get the container, and mix your wets with your drys.
Interesting ... Thank you very much!
I actually have no idea, I just made up some bullshit based on this:
Ah.
I think it is a buoy, marking the location of certain ereas in the lake. There's a diving location nearby, so i think this helps people with boats staying away from these locations to avoid accidents.