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MICHAEL
ROB
MAYLIN
BONDand FRIENDS
t h en later got to know him b et te r i n t h e e a rly 8 0 s i n t h e Co l n e
Va lley. Later I became hi s ro d b ui l d er a n d ma d e we ll ove r
1 5 ,000 rods for his comp any. I us e d to c ha t to Ro d a l m o s t d a i ly
fo r ten years while I was ro d - bu i l d i n g, s i tt i n g i n h i s o f f ic e o r
h o me just chatting about b u si ne s s , c ar p i n g a n d l i fe , o r sa t o n
t h e bank fishing...
He was a more complex man th a n mo s t wi l l re a l i s e – in f u ri a t i n g
o n e moment and the mos t g e n e ro u s t h e n ex t – b u t i n a l l a
g reat man who made my h ea d s p i n wh en we t a l ke d a b o u t
b a it theory. He had a dee p u n d e r st a n d i n g t h a t I c o u l d o n ly
g rasp at ... All the things yo u c o u l d m en t i o n … th e b o o ks , h i s
p i oneering theories and ta c ti c s , th e o ut ra g e o u s t i mes h ad o n
t h e bank, pub and curry ho u s e , b u t i n a l l t h a t , h e wa s j u s t a
b l oke that liked to go fishi n g w i th hi s ma te s, d ri n k a fe w p i n t s
a n d talk football, music an d an gl i n g… Re st i n p ea c e , b i g m a n . .
D ave Kingsman
I t was sad hearing the ne ws to d ay ab o u t t h e p a s s i n g away
o f Rod Hutchinson, for me o n e o f c a r p f i s hi n g ’ s m o s t i c o n i c
a n glers. I guess Rod would h ave m ea n t a lo t to a gre a t m a ny
a n glers… I expect lots of p eo p le wi l l b e l e av i n g a tri b u te , s o
h e re is mine.
W hen I started out carping , Ro d ’ s n a me wa s s p o ke n i n awe . He
was the man.
Re dmire Pool, particles a n d t he i r a p p l i c at io n , L a ke Ca s s i e n
a n d the Carp Strikes Back b o o ks – he c er ta i n ly m a d e h i s m a rk .
M y love affair with Hutchy p ro d u c ts s ta rte d i n t h e l a te 8 0s . L e e
J a ckson whispered a secre t ‘u n d er t h e co un te r’ s p e ci a l to m e
a n d my mate Gary one day i n t he Ta ck l e B ox – R H1 E s s e n t i a l
O i l plus Leaf Spice EA. We g o t i t , m ad e i t u p a n d st a rte d u s i n g
R H1. 20 years later, we bo t h s t i l l l ove i t . A l u c k y s p e l l a t t h e
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