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8,000lb of carp in a day? I'd be so bored!

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Steve Partner, 23 July 2010 16:00

Just as I remember in crystal clear detail my first-ever fish, I can recall with equal ease the minutiae  of the  first ‘proper’ one too. June 20, 1987, Frensham Great Pond. Tench, 6lb 8oz. Having spent my formative years on the local canal, that fish was a giant, a beast, a creature of almost unbelievable proportions. To a boy who ...

 

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8,000lb of carp in a day? I'd be so bored!

rating is 4.5

Steve Partner,
23 July 2010 16:00

Just as I remember in crystal clear detail my first-ever fish, I can recall with equal ease the minutiae  of the  first ‘proper’ one too. June 20, 1987, Frensham Great Pond. Tench, 6lb 8oz. Having spent my formative years on the local canal, that fish was a giant, a beast, a creature of almost unbelievable proportions. To a boy who ...

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Fish O Mania final - full match round-up and results

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Angling Times, 20 July 2010 12:28

A rousing last hour in one of the most exciting Fish O’ finals of recent years saw Neil McKinnon snatch the trophy from the grasp of Tommy Pickering and pocket the £25,000 winner takes all prize. Former world champ Tommy had led the 16-peg shootout from around halfway and with just 30 minutes remaining was a convincing 6kg in front ...

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Want to be a rich and famous angler? Well you best forget it!

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Steve Partner, 16 July 2010 16:00

Let me make one thing clear right from the start - I haven’t written this piece to puncture dreams or trash life-long ambitions. I’ve written it because there are a growing number of people who clearly need a reality check - people like Matt Hamilton, a student from Woking in Surrey, who wrote to AT this week asking how he could become ...

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One of the largest hauls of surface-caught carp in history

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Angling Times, 16 July 2010 15:30

A father-and-son duo have shared one of the biggest hauls of surface-caught carp ever recorded after landing over 800lb of fish in just 12 hours. Steve Lee took his 10-year-old son Louis to Drayton Reservoir in Daventry, Northants, to hone his carp fishing skillsŠbut they both got more than they bargained for when they netted 100 carp to 17lb. The ...

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Fishing tackle retailer stocks hit by unrest in China

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Angling Times, 16 July 2010 15:00

Strikes and national unrest in China are having a knock-on effect in Britain’s tackle shops, with many dealers struggling to buy branded gear manufactured in Far East factories. With top-named tackle still on the factory floor, stacked up in ports waiting to be shipped, or on boats making their way to the UK, retailers are battling to deliver customers’ orders. ...

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Too many carp in fisheries could lead to a dark summer

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Steve Partner, 09 July 2010 15:30

Question: How do we categorically, definitely and absolutely know that Britain’s commercials have too many fish in them? Answer: When one of the UK’s first – and biggest – fisheries decides to shut one of its lakes for a couple of months to give the stock a break. Never has the inference been more clear. Never has it, unwittingly or ...

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Forget the World Cup - this was England's finest hour!

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Keith Arthur, 09 July 2010 15:30

Following England’s sad but entirely predictable  departure from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, I was listening to a discussion about the matter on radio. As usual the subject of how much money the players earn was discussed, and one commentator said that, ideally, the World Cup should be like the Olympics used to be…for amateurs only. In that ...

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A great time was had by all at the first Gofishing Forum fish-in at Larford Lakes

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Gofishing.co.uk, 09 July 2010 12:54

Yesterday, 8th July 2010, a group of avid Gofishing Forum members descended upon Larford Lakes commercial carp fishery in Worcestershire to not only put faces to usernames, but also to enjoy the warm British weather, catch as many fish as possible and enjoy a day of good-humoured banter, organised by Jack244 – a long-standing member of the Gofishing Forum. After many handshakes ...

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Ben Hervey-Murray's Canada fishing blog - July 6th

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Ben Hervey-Murray, 06 July 2010 09:30

I'm Ben Hervey-Murray and I reckon I've got the best job in the world for the next month. I'm traveling around Canada, a country blessed with some of the most stunning scenery you could imagine, with the aim of fishing for all sorts of interesting species using coarse and fly tactics and reporting back about my adventures for www.gofishing.co.uk/anglingtimes...   Canada ...

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Bury Hill fisheries have now banned treble hooks

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Angling Times, 02 July 2010 16:00

One of the biggest commercial fisheries in the country has banned treble hooks in order to protect its prized stock of predators. Bury Hill in Dorking, Surrey, arguably the UK’s finest stillwater fishery for pike and specimen zander, will now only permit anglers to use single barbless hooks after the owners claimed that they are not only much safer, but ...

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