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LEE GRIFFIN
BILL
DICK
DAVID
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
WALLEN
m agazines, different speci es o f f i s h, d i f fe re n t s tyl e s o f f i sh i n g ,
r i gs, tackle, where to find f i s h a n d d i f fe re n t ways o n h ow to
t a rget them. I was buildin g my wa te rc ra f t a n d e n th us i as m a s
I went and catching nume ro u s g o o d f i s h al o n g t h e way : c h u b ,
p e rch, pike and bream aplen t y ! I c an re me mb e r h o l d i n g bre a m
u p for photos and thinkin g I wa s th e ma n . Ha h a ! I no l o n g e r
l i ke bream.
After lots of sessions, lo ts o f b l an ks p le n t y o f l e a rn i n g , o n e
n i ght whilst fishing a new s t re tc h, I g o t lu c ky a n d h a d my f i rs t
ever Thames barbel of 11 lb 6 o z! N ow t h at wa s an ex p eri e n c e
– by far one of the stronge st f i s h I h ad eve r b a t t l e d w i t h a n d
p o und for pound one of the ha rd es t f i gh ti n g f i s h i n t h e U K rive r
systems. This sparked my b a rb e l p h a s e. N o l o n g e r d i d th e c h u b
m atter; I had a new challen g e – t he m i gh ty b a rb u s b a rb u s . By
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