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ROBIN MONDAY
f r i end that Paul and Dick ha d g o n e to s e e. He c o n g ra t ul a te d
m e on my first catch, and he h o p e d th a t I ca u gh t l o ts m o re
c a rp. Little did I know wh at wa s ro u n d t he c o rn er.
I went on to catch two mo re c a rp th a t w i n te r, a n o t h e r t h i rte e n p o under and a single of ei gh t p o un d s , al l f ro m t h e s a m e l a ke .
A friendship had been stru ck w i th Fre d W i l to n , a n d i t wa s n o t
l o ng before he invited me to f i s h w i t h h i m a n d B o b M o r ri s t h e
fo llowing season. I had thre e m o n t hs to g e t s o m e k i t o f my ow n
to gether – no easy task in t he ea rly s eve n ti e s . T h ere we re n o
t a ckle shops locally that s to c ke d c a rp f i s hi ng t a ck l e ; l o ts h a d
to be made by ourselves o r a d ap te d by o th e rs . M y f i r s t ro d s
c a me after a visit to Oliver ’s o f K ne bwo r t h wo rks h o p . T h ey h a d
to be custom made and the n c o l le c te d s i x we e ks l a te r. T h re e
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