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GIBBINSON
I wa s s a d t o h e a r t o d ay o f t h e p a s s i n g o f o n e o f c a r p f i s h i n g ’ s
elder statesmen, Jim Gibbinson.
I n l a t e 1 9 6 7 , I b e c a m e a m e m b e r o f T h e S o u t h E a s t E s s ex
S p e c i m e n G ro u p a n d J i m 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
h i m a l i t t l e a n d s h a re d h i s c o m p a ny a t h i s h o m e n e a r Ro c h fo rd
a n d o n a l a ke a t B o re h a m , E s s ex .
I h a d a lways e n j oye d h i s w r i t i n g s , p a r t i c u l a r ly t h e s e
a r t i c l e s h e d i d fo r t h e n o w d e f u n c t m o n t h ly a n g l i n g m a g a z i n e ,
‘A n g l e r ’ s Wo r l d ’.
FREELINE 8
