BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 228
ASH
JOHNGEDEN
KRIS
TERRY
THOMAS
BINGHAM
THORNLEY
DEMPSEY
ROSSITER
s c reamer on my right hand ro d . I wa s s t ra i gh t o n i t a s th e f i s h
s u rfaced at range before su rg i n g i n to a n ea rby we e d b e d . I
a gain, walked onto the hi gh es t g ro u n d p o s s i b l e wh e re I ke p t
s teady pressure on and d re w t he f i s h t h e e igh t y o r s o ya rd s
towards me. Thankf ully, Ha rr y wa s a ga i n a t h a n d w i th t h e
n e t , and before long, the mo s t p er fe ct f ul ly wa s i n my n e t , a
t a rget fish that I had seen s o me p h o to s o f a fe w ye a rs a g o . We
weighed and photographed th e f i s h a s t h e s u n ro s e fo l l owe d
by one last brew before I p ac ke d d ow n fo r wo rk . F ive c arp i n
a weekend from the Big P i t wa s m o re t h an I c o u l d eve r h ave
d reamed… I can’t wait to g et b ac k dow n t h ere i n t h e we e k a n d
h o pefully land one of the re al ly b i g g i rl s.
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