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BOBBY
STEVE
LEE
BILL
DICK
CRAIG
GRIFFIN
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
BRIGGS
McEVOY
COOTE
p e llet completely and sw i tc h to my c ho s e n b o i l i e o nly. M y
c h osen bait is Squid and Ta n ge r i n e f ro m t h e To r B a i t s s t a b l e .
I t is a potent , highly nutri t i o u s , f i s h me a l t y p e b a i t t h a t h a s
c a ught me fish from all ove r t h e U K , Fra n ce a n d S p a i n ! T h e
p roblem with canals is that t hey c a n b e f u l l o f h u ng ry b re a m
a n d tench, and the particle / p el l et a p p ro a c h w i l l a tt ra c t t h e m
l i ke wildfire… not what yo u wa n t wh en yo u ’ re f i s h i n g fo r b i g
n o madic carp. I will again b a i t tw i c e wi th j u s t h a l f a k i l o o f
b o ilies on each spot .
The day that I decide to f i sh I w i l l have p u t i n s ome b a i t t h e
n i ght before, but hardly any o n t h e day I am f i s h i ng . I w i l l o n ly
t a ke a kilo of bait with m e to l a st a wh o le 24 - h o u r s e s s i o n .
I will then spend five hou rs i n e ac h s p o t , a n d i f I ’ ve h a d n o
a c tion within this time fra me , I wi l l m ove o n to my n ex t s p o t .
O bviously travelling light i s t he n a me o f t h e ga m e, s o l e ave
yo ur two-man hotels at ho m e! ! ! A fox Su p a B ro l ly w il l s u f f i c e ,
a n d two rods is more than a mp l e fo r t h e c a n a l .
I am often asked if the ef fo r t i s re al ly wo rt h i t? I a m o n
sy ndicates that hold fish i n exc es s o f 5 0 l b s, b u t sti l l n o th i n g
b e ats the allure for me of a b i g , w i ld urb a n m o n s te r. L e t me
re count a tale that proves my p o i n t …
Monster Of The “Cut ”: I t wa s a fe w ye ar s a g o n ow wh e n a
d r unken conversation in th e l o c a l p u b b ro u gh t to my a tte n t i o n
a t ale of monster carp in th e ca n a l. Ta le s o f 3 0 s a n d eve n a 4 0
were spoken about in hush ed to n e s . T he sto r y to l d o f mo n s te r
c a rp that lived in a M idla n d m ar i n a th a t c o u l d n’ t b e f i s h ed ,
b u t on the odd occasio n they wo u ld ve n tu re o u t i n to t h e ma i n
c a nal and make a mistake…
I t was a few days later tha t I de c i d ed to t a ke a wa l k al o n g t h i s
a forementioned canal and ma ke my way to t h e m a ri n a . I k n ow
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