BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 185
KRIS BINGHAM
MORE TACKLE BOX,
LESS XBOX
Fishing and family life ca n b e ha rd to b a la n c e , an d t h i s h a s
b e en true for me in recen t ye ars . M y s o n s h ave a lways b e e n
m ore into games consoles a n d fo o tb a ll , an d I b el i eve i n n o t
p u shing them into things, l e tt i n g t h e m c ho o s e t h ei r ow n p a th ,
b u t always being there to s up p o rt t h e p a s t i m e o r s p o rt t h ey
t a ke to. With a few days o f f wo rk an d t i m e to s p en d w i t h
my boys, I proposed a fis hi n g tri p , an d to my s u rp ri s e a n d
excitement , the response wa s p o s i t ive an d p l a n s we re p u t i n to
m otion.
This was a trip that ne e de d a li tt le exc i te m en t , n o t j u s t
b e ing there, but also a few f i s h to re al ly s h ow t h e m wh a t t h e
b u zz is all about . With th i s i n m i n d , an d a f te r c o n te m p l a t i n g
a few local venues, I decid ed o n B ra se n o s e O n e o n t h e L i n e a r
F i sheries complex, knowin g t ha t t he dro p i n te m p e ra t u re s a n d
f resh winds of late this lake h a d b e e n t h row in g u p h i t s o f f i s h
over the past week or so .
With the venue checked o f f t h e li s t , n ex t wa s t h e b a it . B 1
i s known as a water with a b i g h e ad o f f i s h t h a t g e t c a u gh t
over large beds of bait , so th e re wa s o n ly o n e c h o ic e . I g o t o n
t h e phone to QC Baits ow n er P h i l Ja c ks o n to o rd e r th e l a te s t
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