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BOBBY COOTE
So I started to tread my s o l es o n th e co nc re te b a n ks o f t h e
d o cks very close to my hom e . A f te r ye ars a nd ye a rs o f ro a m i n g
t h ese banks and getting to k now t h e o d d an gl e r h e re a n d t h e re ,
I s tarted putting in hour s a n d h o u r s o f ti m e l o o k i ng fo r c a r p
o r even signs of carp – wh ere th ey wo u ld b e o r g o a t c ert a i n
t i mes of the year, putting b i t s a n d p i ec e s to g e t h e r to t ry a n d
t a rget these docks carp.
Challenge accepted, and t h i s i s wh ere t h e q u e s t fo r o l d
E n glish docks carp began.
I t wasn’t easy at first , an d i t s ti l l i s n’ t ea sy to t h i s d ay, as i t ’ s
re ally two separate docks c o n n e c te d by a s m a l l c h a n n e l t h a t
t h e boats travel through. O n e d o c k i s 2 2 a cre s i n si z e , wh i c h i s
t h e fishing dock, and the o t h e r d o c k i s aro u n d 12 ac re s an d i s
n o fishing… You know the s c o re ; t h e f i s h g e n e ra l ly h a n g a b o u t
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