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SHOCKLEADER
SHOCK
LEADER
Big Carp 4
I wa s s a d t o h e a r t o d a y o f t h e p a s s i n g
of on e o f c a r p f i sh i n g ’s e l d e r s t a t e s m e n ,
Jim G i b b i n s o n .
In l a t e 1 9 6 7 , I b e c a m e a m e m b e r of T h e
So uth E a s t E s s e x S p e c i m e n G r o u p a n d
Jim wa s t h e i r c h a i r m a n . I g o t t o k n o w
him a l i t t l e a n d s h a r e d h i s c o m p a n y a t
his h o m e n e a r R o c h f o r d a n d o n a l a k e a t
Bo reh a m , E s s e x .
I had always enjoyed his writings,
