BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 211
JOHNASH
KRIS
TERRY
BINGHAM
THORNLEY
DEMPSEY
GEDEN
s t ay down a few extra days ‘c o s i t wo u ld p ro b a b ly be my o n ly
t ri p of the year and I migh t g e t o n e mo re t r i p . H e l et m e , a n d
I e nded up staying anothe r t hre e o r fo u r n i gh t s , b u t t h e f i s h
t h at I caught was the f ish I wa s t al ki ng ab o u t a l l t h ro u gh t h e
s p ring.
There was a fish called th e Wo o d c a rv i ng Co m m o n , wh i c h
g o es low 40s and its 5 0 ye ar s o ld , b u t i t’ s t h e mo s t m i n t c a p
yo u have ever seen; it’s su c h a c ha ra cte r o f a c o m m o n . T h en
t h ere is another big plate d i n th e re wh i c h is c al l ed t h e P i t 4
Fu lly, which does 40 , and i t’ s j u st m a uve a n d p i n k a n d b l a c k
a n d reds. This thing is th e m o s t am a z i ng co l o u rs , an d a ga i n
i t ’ s a fully 50-year-old Leney – su c h a f i s h . T h e way t h e s e s s i o n
went was unbelievable bec a u se to s t ar t w i th , I wa n te d t h e b i g
l i near, that was my target , a n d I c au gh t h i m . T h e n my t a rg e t
was the Woodcarving Com mo n .
FR E ELINE 89
