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MARTIN COLUMBO
L i ke I said, the sport is getti n g b i g ge r i n th e U S , b u t t h e n u mb e r
o f carp anglers is still extre me ly s m a ll wh en c o m p a re d to o t h e r
c o untries. As carp fishing g rows e ac h ye ar, m o re a nd m o re f i s h
a re being caught , sheddi ng l i gh t o n wh at ’ s sw i m m i n g i n th e s e
waters. Through the help o f s o c i al me d i a, we a re a bl e to s e e
what’s being captured. Just l as t ye ar, a n e w U S Re c o rd fo r c a rp
was broken. A massive 62 lb 4 o z c o mm o n wa s c ap tu re d f ro m a
p u blic water by my friend L u i s M o n te s o f Ca l i fo r n i a . T h ere i s
n o doubt in my mind that t he re are bi gg e r f i s h h e re t h a t h ave
ye t to be discovered. Only ti me w i ll te ll wh a t ’ s l urk i n g i n al l
o f these unexplored, unfis h e d wa te r s !
W hen planning a carp fishi n g t r i p a b ro a d , mayb e yo u w i l l n ow
c o nsider North America? I t hi n k s o ! I am ve ry p riv il e g e d to
l ive here and look forward to wh at t he f u tu re o f c a rp f i s h i n g
i n America has in store. To m e , th i s i s a c ar p f i s hi n g p a ra d i s e
w i th loads of potential and e n d le s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s .
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