Gutted, one of the nicest blokes you could ever meet. RIP Jeff.

Sad news indeed. RIP Jeff.

a very sad day indeed a true gentleman and top class angler and everyones friend
top bloke and will be missed by all

i met jeff just after he was taken ill,, a very nice bloke and im sure a friend to all!!!!
rip jeff
condolences to andy and family!
and to all who knew him well!!!
a sad day for angling!

Very sad news Jeff was one of the best RIP

Very sad news. I have known Jeff for many years and he was a true gent who passed on his vast angling knowledge to many up and coming local young match anglers. My sincere condolences to Andy and all of Jeff’s family and friends. RIP Jeff.

Never met the man unfortunately but his reputation as an awesome angler and thoroughly pleasant bloke was massive.

Thoughts go out to his family.

RIP.

Oh no. So sorry to hear that John. Spoke to Andy on Sunday when he was bank running for Neil. Truly awful news.

If you speak to anyone please pass on my sincere condolences.

What a shame. I last saw in Boldings fisho, and was only asking how he was last Wednesday.

We all loved Jeff, great guy, great friend, will be sadly missed.

Rest in Peace mate.

Very sad news and as already said he was a great bloke sincere condolences to Andy and family. I knew him reasonably well and met him a few times recently, bought a great rod off him and he gave me some tips for Cudmore.

Sad sad news, Jeff was a true gentleman. RIP mate. Condolences to Andy and all his family. A great loss to our sport.

Such sad news. There are so few true nature’s gentlemen. We have lost a good un today.

i only met him once, i was pleasure fishing lake 2 at makins, it was a week before the fisho qualifier there, he set up two pegs away from me, i didnt know who he was, he introduced himself by asking if i had any snap swivels for the method, that was it, we chatted all day long, told him i thought lake 2 side a would win it, as it was fishing its socks off then, i turned up on fisho day, wished him all the best, he drew lake 1, i said you have no chance, roly mac won it on lake 1, peg 5, we had a laugh after as i said shows what i know, just shows what a fella he was, met him that day and ive never forgot it, R.I.P jeff.

RIP Jeff
A top bloke who will be missed on the bank and off it too.
Condolences to Andy and his family ….

Met Jeff in the late 90’s when i was working at Crewe…..always fished the opens and mid-weekers at the Border fishery and he was always a great help to me , what a bloke , what a really nice bloke !….anyone develop a fund for him then i will give gladly to help his memory for his family.

RIP Jeff

My thoughts are with Andy and the rest of the family

top bloke
rip

Very sad news a true gentleman always willing to talk and give information RIP condolencies to jeffs family

FISHERMANS PRAYER

I pray that I may live to fish
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord’s great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
Big enough to keep.

Met Jeff at Cudmore and he was great giving my cousin advice for the Browning Youth Masters match that was happening that day.

He will be sorely missed.

Sad news indeed.

A top angler and top bloke aswell.

RIP Jeff.

Thoughts are with Andy and Family.

very sad news

had the pleasure of speaking to him at the woodlands view fisho qualifier in april.a lovely bloke.
condolences to his family and friends

Sad News , RIP Jeff!!

Very sad news indeed,i met Jeff on numerous occassions many years ago when we fished on the same venues,a true gent who always found time to help others,my deepest condolences to the family,RIP Jeff.

My sincere condolences to his family.
Jeff was a lovely man and a true gent of the sport.

Very sad news indeed. First spoke to jeff on here, then met him at heronbrook were he sorted me out with what to do, he even ended up sitting behind me a few times which made a change. Always had time to speak to you.An absolute gentleman. Deepest Condolences to andy and his family. RIP mate.

A very sad day for angling. I,ve know Jeff for many years and he was always a massive help to me in my match angling. Jeff was probably the biggest single reason for some of the best match anglers in the country. He will really be missed by many. RIP mate! Condolences to Andy and the rest of his family.

These threads are becoming more frequent as we all get older, I do not believe I ever met Jeff, but his reputation was known to me, and countless others,

RIP Jeff.

What a sad day.

Jeff was such a great man. Phoned him a few times and had a beer with him, Andy and Neil one time and they were all great guy’s but Jeff was the ‘Daddy’ and all his knowledge and experiance had been passed on to Neil and Andy.

I am so pleased I got to spend a little time with Jeff. My thoughts go to Andy and family and to Neil.

Andy Pell

I first met Jeff back in the early days of the border fishery opens the on Meridian canal,he always used to tell me if i had drawn well and put me right on the form of the peg.

A top bloke and a legend,condolences to all his family and close friends(there`s a lot of them)

R.I.P. mate.

Pete Richmond

My sincere condolences to Andy and family.

R.I.P.Jeff

What everyone has said says it all about Jeff.
R.I.P

Condolences to his family.
RIP JEFF

Didn’t know Jeff very long, about 3 & 1/2 yrs but in that time I found him such a nice guy who would tell you anything you asked him or wanted to know about fishing (and drinking LOL)
Just wished I’d known him about 30 odd years ago, what a nice guy to talk to and I remember him saying to me about 2 yrs ago ‘you will have to sit with me one day and I will learn and show you’ as I’d only been fishing about 18mths then.
Sadly that day never came but maybe we will meet in heaven and talk fishing
Sorry to hear the bad news but we can’t suffer forever, you will be sadly missed, take care family, our thoughts are with you all
R.I.P Jeff x
Mick

ditto above R.I.P mate.

a sad day fantastic angler/man a true gent was only inqiring about him friday at desis funeral what a bad month where having
RIP mate
mick

Sad to hear about Jeff, condolences to Andy and family.RIP.

Another of anglings great characters gone, their numbers are dwindling fast.
RIP Jeff.

Very sad news, RIP Jeff.
Rememeber him well from the early days at Border.
Allways had the time of day for anyone and was
almost unbeatable on those wednesday evening matches on the meridian canal..

Sad news, Condolences to Andy and family.

RIP Jeff

I am very sad to hear Jeff has passed away. I got to know Jeff at Border where he helped us out on many occasion and won me the odd match too with his advice.
I remember one match in particular in December where I was emptying peg 1 on meridian and ended up with 51lb, the next weight was 12lb. When Jeff came to weigh us in he asked for my autograph – always the joker and a true gentleman.

My sincere condolences go out to Vanda, Andy and family.

Goodbye for now my friend.

Sorry pal was a top man will be missed…

RIP Moorzy, true gent and a big loss to angling.

Very sad news. I have known Jeff for many years now and the advice he has given me over that time has been fantastic. There is so many stories that could be told from his days at Border Fisheries. Nothing was ever to much trouble and he looked after all of us that used to fish there. You will be sadly missed mate but never forgotten. RIP Jeff.

Sincere condolences to Andy, Vanda and the rest of the family.

Totally gutted,

Drew next to Jeff in the UK Champs at Heronbrook, he came in late with a 16lb ghostie! Total hero!

All my thoughts are with Andy and family.

Jeff’s funeral will take place on Wed 28th July – 12.00 noon @ St Josephs Church Burslem (ST6 4BB) followed by cremation at Carmountside Crem, and a wake at the Gardeners Public house Birches Head.

Jeffs family would ask that you pass this information on to all his friends and look forward to seeing all at the service.

We will all miss Jeff, as throughout his life he faced his illness with Courage, Pride and finally Dignity.

I will miss our time together.
RIP mate

a true angling ambassadeur always had time for everyone never to much trouble for him to explain new methods always told you exactly how to do it never any hidden secrets a great angler and a true friend you will be sadly missed and always thought of R.i.p jeff