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DAVID
DICK GAYNER
WALLEN
re els, fishing alarms and le a rn i n g h ow to ti e c a r p ri g s . I t wa s a
m assive learning curve, bu t I have to s ay, I e m b ra c e d i t . I l ove
t h e fact that there is so muc h mo re to c a rp f i s h i n g t h a n I f i rs t
t h ought . There is so much th a t yo u h ave to g et ri gh t i n o rd e r to
c a tch, from finding spots to l ea d i n g t h em o u t , fe a t u re f i n d i n g ,
b a iting up , and then there ’s yo u r b a i t ch o i c e , r i g c h o i c e a n d
weather factors! Whether yo u ’re f i s hi n g l ake s , p i t s , re s e rvo i r s ,
c a nals or rivers, it’s endle ss !
Over the last 10-11 years , I s p en t T h e f i r s t 5 - 6 s e a s o n s b a n k
f i s hing all over the place i n c l ud i n g g e tt i n g to g ri p s w i t h t h e
m ain flow of the river and u nd e r s ta n d i n g th e s e a s o n s a n d f l ows ,
u n fortunately for very littl e re wa rd . I t r i e d to u nd e rs ta n d wh a t
t h e fish were doing but s t r ug gl ed a lo t o f t h e t i m e . I t h i n k I
c o mpletely blanked for a c o u p l e o f s ea s o n s a n d o n ly h a d t wo
o r three fish per season th e o th e r ye ars , b ut to b e fa i r, I d i d n’ t
p u t in anywhere near as m u ch e f fo r t a s I d o n owa d ays , n o r d i d
I know what I know now.
After spending many year s s t r u ggl i n g, I f i n a l ly s t arte d m a k i n g
s o me prog ress, learning a s I we n t a n d p i c k in g u p k nowl e d ge
f rom people who were will i n g to s h a re . I re a l i s e d t h a t m ov i n g
a round so much like I wou ld i f I we re c h ub o r b a rb el f i s h i n g
wouldn’t always help me on th e s tre tc h I wa s f i s h i n g . W i th t h a t
i n mind, I started b aiting a n a re a he av i er t h a n u s u a l . I t wa s
a n area that I really liked th e l o o k o f , away f ro m t h e m a s s es , a
re ally quiet stretch, and a f te r a fe w s es s i o n s , I f i n a l ly s t a rte d
c a tching – a great perso n a l m o m en t i n my a n gl i n g ! I t a l l
s t arted to come together a n d m ake s e n se th a t l i t tl e b i t m o re ,
a n d doing the best part of i t by mys el f fe lt gre a t to o .
After my first proper ru n o f f i s h a n d a n e w p e rs o n al b e s t
t wo-tone mirror of 29 lb 12 o z a t t he t i me , my p a s s i on a n d d r ive
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