SATURDAY21st October 2000
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Day One Registration was at 10.30 a.m., with the rather long briefing at 11.30. Each team collected a goodie-bag which contained vouchers for special discounts on the Nomad range of clothing and fishing accessories, such as two boxes of Kamasan hooks, two spools of Kamasan double strength line and information on the Peregrine range of…
Specie: Mirror Carp Weight: 7.5lbsThought I’d send you another pic of a not so big fish this time! 7.5lbsfully scaled mirror. Caught on same day at same pond. I caught it on floating bread, with a lead running bomb.
The atmosphere about the place was difficult to describe. The motley bunch of carp anglers who gathered there at weekends all interpreted the strange feel of the lake in a different way. Sometimes it seemed to resent you; at others it was happy to see you, and on some occasions showed its sense of humour…
Sloans of Inverurie Stockists of Nets, Mitchell, Shimano, Abu, Masterline, Daiwa, Fox, Browning, Shakespeare, Suppliers of Accessories, Bait, Bivvies & Tents, Books, Camera Equipment, Clothing, Reels, Rods,
Specie: Common Carp Weight: 22lbs 8oz Location: Sumner ponds, large lake at Barns Green, W. Sx. My friend Mr Terry Dawson and I had been method fishing for about 3hrs, when I decided to put two really black casters on the hook. Bingo! this little beauty, was hauled in.
On with the tale, Redmire pool is not just a couple of words, it is a dream: an experience, a Mecca for anyone who had heard of carp before Kevin Maddocks explained how to catch this uncatchable species. It is a magical place of amazing natural beauty, incredible really as it’s so close to Wales!…
