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Age
50's
Hometown Kingswinford
Occupation
Director of Teme Severn
PB List
Barbel 12+, Chub 7+, Grayling 3+, Roach 2+, Bream 10+, Carp
30+, Lemon Shark 250+, Tarpon 80+, Tench 6+
Favourite species
Anything where it’s warm & sunny
Favourite bait
Depends what I’m doing, but I have a few to choose from
Favourite method
Can’t beat float fishing
Favourite venue
See favourite species. Dreaming of catching barbel where palm
trees line the river bank.
Profile Started when I
was 12 at the local canal after gudgeon and roach, then moved
onto Himley Great Pool where Perch, Tench and the odd roach
became the targets. Then I discovered
rivers at the age of 16, and used to ride to Arley with a
creel on my back and a 12’ fiberglass rod (the sort that
could be used for anything from gudgeon to barbel) strapped
to the cross bar. Those were fun days. Learnt
to drive and the Severn became a major target from Bridgenorth
to Stourport.
Got the big fish bug in the late 90’s
& that lasted until 2000, when everything changed. Now
I just enjoy getting on the riverbank, preferably far away
from crowds. Seeing me on the riverbank
in December would mean I’m not in the UK…
Angling highlights
Just being there, relaxing and enjoying myself. My first double
figure barbel will live in my memory forever.
What's the future
for your fishing Some time
ago I learn’t that actually being there was just as important
to me as catching ‘big’ fish. If friends are present
then so much the better. I’ll not turn down the chance
to put a big one on the bank, but it’s no longer the
most important part of going.
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