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BILL PHILLIPS
SOLITUDE,
INTIMACY AND
CLUB POND
CLOOPERS
To say carp angling has ch a n ge d ove r my p as t f i f t y o d d ye a rs ’
p a rticipation would be a ma s s ive u n d e r st a te m en t . I ’ m n o t
a b out to preach the pros a n d c o n s o f o ld a ga i n s t n ew, as I
b e lieve that both have th e i r m er i t s i n ve r y d i f fe re n t ways .
However, there are a few wo n d e r f ul th i n g s I l ove d ba c k t h en
t h at have become rare to f i n d i n t he he a dy d ays o f t we n t yf i rst century carp fishing.
A s a truly habitual carp fis h er, I love d an e le m e n t o f s o l i t u d e i n
my fishing, something that wa s m u ch mo re ava i l a b l e f i f t y ye a rs
a g o in the form of affordab l e l o c al cl u b wa te rs . T he s e t y p e s
o f waters were often matc h a n d p l ea s ure f i s h i n g o ri e n t a te d
s o rarely night fished. An o t h er at t ra ct i o n fo r m e wa s s m a l l
i n timate places where ne r ve t i n gl i n g c lo s e c o mb a t t a ct i c s
were possible. The adrenal i n r u s h f ro m b e i ng s o c l o s e to yo u r
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