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MICHAEL
ROB
MAYLIN
BONDand FRIENDS
t i me produced some nice Ke n t f i s h fo r b o t h o f u s i n cl u d i n g h i s
B r itish record grass carp, t h e la rg e st f i s h o u t o f a fe w l ake s
a n d good hits from Darenth a n d Ho n eyc ro f t .
O ne day, out of the blue, we re ce ive d a b row n p a c kag e t h ro u gh
t h e post with a message fro m Ro d . I n s i d e we re o u r bo t t l e s o f
f l avour with a message to g ive th e m a t ry a n d l e t h i m k n ow
h ow we got on. I rememb e r t h ey we re N o uve l l e F i z z , R H2 ,
S e cret Agent and Mulberr y F l o re n ti n e . I wa s a l s o d oi n g a b i t
o f casting at the time and re ce ive d a fe w p ro to t y p e ‘ B i g P i t
S p ecial’ rods to put throu gh t h ei r p a c es . It wa s a g o o d ti m e
a n d speaking to Rod and A n n i e wa s a lways f u n . T h e S p i d e rh a l l
Co mmon below (then Reed s L ake ) wa s my f i r s t R H1 b i gg y t
2 6 lb 10oz. I will never forg e t t ha t o n e . It fe e l s l i ke a b i g p a rt
o f carp fishing history lef t u s to d ay, a n d I d o u b t we w i l l s e e
a nyone like him again. RIP.
Ro d Hutchinson Products
I t is with great sadn ess tha t we a n n o un c e t h e p a s s in g o f o u r
fo under and namesake Rod Hu tc hi ns o n . Ro d wa s a t ru e p i o n e e r
o f the carp fishing scene, l ove d by ma ny an d th e re i s m a ny a
t a le of his early adventure s f ly i ng aro u n d . O u r t h ou gh ts a re
w i th his family and friends a t th i s sa d ti m e . Yo u wi l l b e g re a t ly
m i ssed, Rod, and we thank yo u fo r a l l t h e i n n ova t ive i d e a s an d
b a its you gave us. We will s t rive to do yo u r n am e p ro u d a n d
ke ep the morals and resp ec t t ha t yo u gave to o t h e rs .
L e on Bartropp
T h e word “legend” is ban di ed a ro u n d , b ut Ro d Hu tc h i n s o n
t ruly was one and was on e o f th e p i o n ee rs o f t h e c a rp s c en e .
I t ’ s a very sad day as o ne o f my c a r p f i s hi n g h e ro es t h a t gave
m e the buzz for carp fishi n g 3 5 ye ar s a g o s a d ly p ass e d away.
Re st in peace, carping lege n d .
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