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STEVE FISHER
which made it a good ho l d i n g s p o t a s t hey m ove d t h ro u gh
f rom one lake to another. I t ha s n ow b ee n b l o c ke d o f f u n d e r
t h e bridge. When I fished B a ldw y n s , i t wa s ve ry s n a g g y a n d
yo u lost a lot of leads. In t he e n d , I us e d n u ts a nd b o l t s o r o l d
s p ark plugs instead of lea d s . D ur i n g Wo rl d Wa r I I , t h ey p u t
c a mouflage netting across t he l a ke s s o t he G erm a n s co u l d n’ t
u s e it as a landmark. T hat ’ s o n e o f t h e re a s o n s why i t ’ s s o
s n aggy, because after the wa r a p p a re n tly t h e n e t s we re j u s t
d ropped into the lake.
The Point on the island wa s a n o t h er sw i m eve ryo n e t r i e d
to get on, as there was a t re e g row i n g o ut i n th e m i d d l e o f
t h e lake, and this always h el d f i s h. I f th a t fa i l e d, yo u wo u l d
p u t a bait over on the An s o n , un d e r n ea t h t h e b u s h e s by t h e
s e a cadets’ huts. Early m o r n i n g wa s a g o o d b e t fo r th e Ca r
Pa rk Swim, fishing close to th e j e tt y. T hi s wa s L e e (Ro b i n s o n
Cr usoe) M orris’s favourite b eg i n n i n g o f th e s e a s o n sw i m ; h e
a lways lived in there for t he f i rs t we ek . T h e ba i l i f fs a t t h e
t i me were Ray “Little Leg s”, t he h e ad b a i li f f a n d ve ry ke e n
o rnithologist , and the pers o n wh o ke p t u s a l l i n o rd e r wa s
B a rry Simones.
The invention of the hai r ri g a r r ive d at a t i m e wh en n e w
c a rp products were being p ro d u c ed s u ch a s R i c hwo rt h B oi l i e s .
Tu tti Frutti was one of th e i r f i r st f lavo u r s , a n d it wo rks as
well today as it did 4 0 ye ars a g o . T h es e n e w p ro d u c t s we re
available in tackle shops aro u n d t h e co un t ry. I t was n o t l o n g
a f ter this that the massive h o l e i n t h e c a rp p ro d u c t s m a rke t
was starting to be filled. M o re a n d m o re b a i t c o m p an i e s we re
s t arting up, and off-the-s h el f c a r p f i s h i n g wa s b o r n . T h i s i s
n o t a criticism, as I use it n ow a s m uc h a s t he n ex t a n gl e r, b u t
i t was good to be part of t h e D I Y ye ar s i n th e 1 97 0 s .
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