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TERRY DEMPSEY
OLD SCHOOL
CARP BAITS
Rob Maylin – I will pass yo u ove r to Te rr y. He ’ s g oi n g to t al k
a b out where carp baits starte d w i th hi m way b a c k i n t h e g o o d
o l d days and where he go t a l o t o f h i s b ai t re c i p e s t h at h e u s e s
to day.
Terry Dempsey – Hi, Rob. A s yo u kn ow, l i ke yo u r s e l f , I g o b a ck
a l ong way in carp fishing , a nd yo u k n ow t h e f i rs t c a rp b a i ts
I ever made in those days we re c al le d s p e c i a l s . P re t t y m u c h
everyone had their own sec re t fo rm ul a s. O ri g i n a l ly, my f r i e n d s
a n d I, especially Tony, who I f i s he d w i t h fo r m any ye a rs , go t a
l o t of our ingredients from s u p e r ma rke ts . It wo u l d h ave b e e n
g round rice or semolina, yo u kn ow, s up e r m a rke t fo o d. Eve n
t h e flavourings we origin a lly u se d wo u ld have be e n a l m o n d
f l avourings that would have b e en s o l d i n t he s u p e rma rke t s i n
t h ose days. So I’d say my f i r s t i n tro d u c ti o n i n to b a i t s wo u l d
h ave been about 1981 .
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