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BOBBY COOTE
b e aten track for old, dark E n gl i sh c a r p i n L o n d o n d o cks wa te rs .
T h e reason for showing my c a p tu re s n ow i s s i m p ly b e c a u s e o f
ye ars of fishing these docks a nd o n ly s e e i n g a s m a l l c o u p l e o f
h a ndfuls of respectful dec e n t an gl er s wh o l e t yo u get o n w i t h
yo ur hard work has chang e d , a n d I ’m n ow l o ck i n g h o rn s w i t h
t h e so-called pop-up carp an gl ers , a s I l i ke to c a ll t h e m , w i t h
n o etiquette, who will jump a l l ove r yo u r h a rd wo rk fo r a q u i c k
t wo minutes of fame. So I a m g o i ng to t a ke yo u b a c k ri gh t to
t h e beginning of when it a ll re al ly s t a rte d fo r me f i s h i n g t h e s e
ro ck hard literally co ncrete d o c ks .
I used to swim in these d o c ks as a te en a g er, m e s s i n g a ro u n d
w i th all my friends and a ls o my o l d es t b ro t h e r. B a c k t h e n I
n ever real ly knew what a ct u a lly swa m i n t h e s e d o cks; I wa s
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