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ADAM SPILLER
SOMETIMES
YOUR LUCK
IS IN
Big pits have always fascinated me. I knew my mate Nick had
acquired the rights to run a syndicate on such a lake., but it
had never clicked that his pit was the same one I used to drive
past regularly along the M4. I’d always catch glimpses of this
monstrous windswept pit through the treeline as I went past .
Theale Lagoon, known as Big Pit Angling on Facebook, is a 35man carp syndicate. The gravel pit spans an estimated 400 acres,
providing a perfect size for the local sailing club. Each bank
is very different: its north bank has the River Kennet running
past it , and to the east the ever constant M4 runs metres from
several of the swims. The south bank is a waste management
centre in constant use throughout the day, and the west bank
backs onto several houses and a well-known pub, giving it the
name the Fox and Hounds bank. This bank also has a section of
no-fishing, which is where the sailing club is.
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