Billed at the time ast he most expensive screen comedy ($4 million) to date, every dollar showed on the screen in this lavish costume production. The Court Jester is perfection in every way. VistaVision.Ĭast: Danny Kaye ( Hubert Hawkins), Glynis Johns ( Maid Jean), Basil Rathbone ( Sir Ravenhurst), Angela Lansbury ( Princess Gwendolyn), Cecil Parker ( King Roderick), Mildred Natwick ( Griselda), Robert Middleton ( Sir Griswold), Michael Pate ( Sir Locksley), Herbert Rudley ( Captain of the Guard), Michael Pate ( Sir Locksley), Herbert Rudley ( Captain of the Guard), Noel Drayton ( Fergus), Edward Ashley ( The Black Fox), John Carradine ( Giacomo), Alan Napier ( Sir Brockhurst), Lewis Martin ( Sir Frisdale), Patrick Aherne ( Sir Pertwee), Richard Kean ( Archbishop), and Hermine’s Midgets. Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson. Producers, Directors, and Screenplay: Norman Panama and Melvin Frank. Production Company: Dena Enterprises, distribute by Paramount. In fact, if you were to ask me what single hookbait I’d put my life on to catch a fish – this would be it.Toronto Film Society presented The Court Jester (1956) on Sunday, Main a double bill with Hills of Home (Master of Lassie) as part of the Season 35 Sunday Afternoon Film Buffs Series “A”, Programme 8. I fish the rig over big beds of hemp, particles and naturals, but it’s worked just as for me on other venues as a single hookbait cast to showing fish.
I used to use a bit of silicone on the shank and still prefer this when the Jester is more of a wafter, but when it’s popped-up I prefer the rig ring, as it moves the foam away from the fish during the fight, for cleaner hook holds. You can experiment with different hooking arrangements, fish it on short bits of braid or long bits of mono – it’s all about the wriggling bit: the hookbait. I used to sharpen my hooks all the time, now I rarely feel the need to bother! Trusted patterns with small tweaks that are mentally sharp. The components I use to make the rig vary, but it’s usually some Avid Captive coated braid, one of the new super-sharp, curved or longshank hooks from Avid and of course the yellow/orange High-Lite. You’ll be hearing more and more about these hooks in the coming months – they are ridiculous. It also helps the carp see that nice visual yellow/orange High-Lite, which is usually one I’ve soaked in Hinder’s Betalin. It seems that it’s more natural somehow when there’s just a few of them. I have experimented using maggot clips aloft the High-Lite and using big bunches of maggots, but it’s not the same. Loads of times I’ve made a re-cast with some freshly dancing maggots and it’s not long before a fish finds it. When a Jester has been out in the lake for a while and the maggots have lost their mojo, it’s not as good. It’s definitely related to the movement factor, too. I was catching within 20 minutes – they were homing in on the Jester like a magnet. I subsequently enjoyed a number of multiple hits at Baden using the rig and I continue to use it and continue to catch on it, whatever the weather. I left the swim to ‘simmer’ for an hour or so and then cast two Jesters out in the pond. The first time I used it on Baden Hall in Staffs, I’d just put 10kg of bait in. I use three because it’s my lucky number, and it also finely balances against the weight of the hook to provide a bait that is neither a pop-up nor a wafter. I don’t go mad with the amount of maggots. Nothing quite performs like the yellow/orange.
Not just any High-Lite either – the yellow/orange one has been by far and away the most prolific for me, despite experimentation with plain yellow, white, black and red. It looks a bit like a Court Jester and it has certainly kept me entertained with dozens of fish over the years. It involves pulling a small match hook inside an Avid Carp High-Lite. It’s because of this that I have so much faith in a set-up I call The Jester. So having a hookbait that is moving – waving enticingly at the carp – well that’s something I want in my armoury. The bait we use does not – not unless there’s a good wind on. Think about it: everything that a carp eats in its own natural environment moves. I just want the odd bit of movement in the swim – and what I especially want is a hookbait that moves. In the winter I might use a gallon through my spod mix – in summer it’s only half a pint. For me, I just rein them back a little for the summer. Quite why this awesome bait has been pigeon-holed by carp anglers for so long I’m not sure, though I am obviously aware that everything else that swims loves the wriggling grubs. Maggots for many anglers are reserved only for winter fishing. It’s biggest fan, Mat Woods, reveals all… Mat Woods Bait 03-02-2015 00:00:00 The Court Jester It’s a rig that will literally bring a smile to your face with loads of captures.
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