BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 176
JOHN THORNLEY
The summer of 2017 wa s g ra n i te o n t he re fo r m e a n d re a l ly
t a ught me a lesson abo ut m ak i n g t h e mo s t o f yo u r ti me o n
t h e bank instead of just fo l low i n g th e crowds , f i l li n g i t i n a n d
c a mping behind the rods wi th lo n g p e ri o d s o f i n a c t iv i t y. I k n ew
t h at I had to do somethin g d i f fe re n t to t he n o rm t hi s s e as o n
to produce the bites from th e bi gg e r f i s h i n t h e l a ke . I s t a rte d
my 2018 campaign in Marc h j u s t a s t he B e a s t f ro m t h e E a s t
d e cided to visit the Nene Va ll ey a re a. I t wa s to b e t h e c o l d e s t
w i nter in the last few deca de s , a n d i t k n o c ke d t h e f i s h i n g b a c k
fo r a fair few weeks.
With this in mind, I deci d e d to s t a r t my sp ri n g c a m p a i g n a t
t h e beginning of April an d ma n ag e d to u se t h i s t i m e o n t h e
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