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e n counter with the fish wa s a 3 lb Cr u c i an , b u t s ad ly, I d o u b t
t h ere are any more in the re t he s e d ays . M y t a c k l e t h en wa s
ve ry poor – from memory, a n 1 1 f t b a mb o o ro d w i t h s o l i d gl a s s
t i p section and Intrepid re el o f s o m e s o r t . T h e c a pt u re o f my
f i rst proper carp from ano th e r l ake a t a wh a c k i n g 4l b s re a l ly
f u elled the flames.
Of course catching a f i sh al m o s t 1 0 % i n we i gh t o f th e
ex isting record demanded a n up gra di ng o f t a ck l e ASA P. T h e
o n ly information available t he n wa s f ro m th e t ac k l e s h o p o r
t h e weekly comics, Anglin g T i m es a n d A n gl ers M a i l . We ca l l e d
t h em comics mainly becau se o f t h e exa g ge ra te d a c c o u n t s a n d
p h otos of apparently huge f i sh o f va r i o u s sp e c i e s be i n g h e l d
u p close to the camera len s s o a s to m a ke a 1 l b ro a c h l o o k l i ke
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