As I dash about the country (as well as Germany, Ireland and now USA coming up) Meeting all these great guys and catching various fish,(as well as blanking and breaking things lol) the topic often gets round to the proliferation of carp these days!
Well I have caught a few since I returned to fishing in October, but the biggest was only 8 1/2 lbs from Press Manor, so I havent produced any Pictures.
However, Way ,Way back (and from the back of the photo it was June 24th, the day before my birthday, (but don't remember the year exactly) It had to be 1979 to 1982.
Then , using 4 lb line on a feeder rod, with a 10 hook and free running legered luncheon meat, with a fairy liquid bottle top bite indicator LOL (State of the Art in those days) I caught the then Record Carp to be taken from Nanpantan Reservoir, Nr Loughborough , Leics.
I didn't know it was, and the only reason I found out was that the Bailiff was there that day,was so delighted that a 20 had come out of his water (It weighed on his Scales 20 and 1/2 lbs.) that he sent the details in to the Nottingham Evening Post, who phoned me and asked for this Photo!)
It is such a bad photo! (taken by the ex-wife!,lol) that it never was published, but the story was , so I found fame! for all of 5 seconds!
So, I thought you might like to see a young,virile and handsome!!!! Zippy (So unlike you know now LOL)with THE carp.
Have any of you other Golden Oldies an archive photo, or memory to share?
Pretty, a'int he even after 20 odd years and the record now is over 40lbs from here. I like to think it's the same fish.
Cheers
Trev
Ziptrev
I do NOT BELIEVE it
Well I have caught a few since I returned to fishing in October, but the biggest was only 8 1/2 lbs from Press Manor, so I havent produced any Pictures.
However, Way ,Way back (and from the back of the photo it was June 24th, the day before my birthday, (but don't remember the year exactly) It had to be 1979 to 1982.
Then , using 4 lb line on a feeder rod, with a 10 hook and free running legered luncheon meat, with a fairy liquid bottle top bite indicator LOL (State of the Art in those days) I caught the then Record Carp to be taken from Nanpantan Reservoir, Nr Loughborough , Leics.
I didn't know it was, and the only reason I found out was that the Bailiff was there that day,was so delighted that a 20 had come out of his water (It weighed on his Scales 20 and 1/2 lbs.) that he sent the details in to the Nottingham Evening Post, who phoned me and asked for this Photo!)
It is such a bad photo! (taken by the ex-wife!,lol) that it never was published, but the story was , so I found fame! for all of 5 seconds!
So, I thought you might like to see a young,virile and handsome!!!! Zippy (So unlike you know now LOL)with THE carp.
Have any of you other Golden Oldies an archive photo, or memory to share?
Pretty, a'int he even after 20 odd years and the record now is over 40lbs from here. I like to think it's the same fish.
Cheers
Trev
Ziptrev
I do NOT BELIEVE it
