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EXCLUSIVE
MY CARP
OBSESSION
So it started in the mid 8 0 s ,
A f ter years of float fish i n g
a n d ledgering smal l p o n d s
a n d the rivers, I disco ve r e d
t h e carp , I suppose it wa s
i n evitable really, Bu t b a c k
t h en there was a mystery a n d
a sense of excitement th a t
I ’ ve struggled to repeat a n d
f i nd today, Don’t get me wr o n g
I still love it, My heart s t i l l
b e ats when the ala rm bu r s t s
i n to that unforgettable sou n d,
I t was just different then , I t
w as all new, Still ra w, O l d
brolly ribs and 15mm wast
pipe for monkey climbers,
Fo a m p u s h e d i n t o t h e f i r s t e y e
, S o l i d s t i f f t u b i n g, A n d g a r d e n
sun loungers with a bin bag
over your feet, The 45inch
wavelock brolly was just a bit
too small, But it was great,
Exciting
nothing
else
m a t t e r e d, B u t a s w i t h m o s t
things , Like all things they
move forward and progress, I
s t a r te d f i sh i n g a l a k e i n
Hampshire it was called
m e a d o w l a ke , M o s t w o u l d
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