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ROBIN MONDAY
stretch of the river Darent , owned by one of his suppliers. Little
did I know at this time that I was only a few yards downstream
from a venue that would change my fut u re a n gl in g ca reer.
Many years later, I was re un i te d w i t h my o l d s c h o o l f ri e n d
Pa ul, who invited me to g o wi t h h i m c a rp f i s h i n g a t S u t to n a t -Hone small lake early o n e mo rn i n g . We s a t b e h i n d h i s t wo
motionless rods for many hours while he told me of his obsession
fo r catching these carp, a s p e ci es o f f i s h t ha t a p pa re n t ly c o u l d
o n ly be caught by design an d o n ly by a h a n d f u l o f de d i c a te d
a n glers. Special baits made o f p a ste w i th s e c re t i ng re d i e n ts
were needed to catch thes e f i sh . E l eve n -fo o t ro d s w i t h p o u n d p l us test curves were also n e e d ed to t a me t h e s e b ea s ts , s h o u l d
o n e be hooked. None of th es e we re i n my ar mo u ry, s o I c o u l d
o n ly sit and watch in the h o p e t h at Pa ul wo u l d c atch o n e . He
u s ed yellow washing up bo t t le to p s fo r b i te i n d i c a t i o n , wh i c h
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