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Thursday 10 December 2009
Angling Star Magazine - December 2009 Cover Shot
Guess who's on the cover of this month's "Angling Star"...!
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Archive Profile Pic - My pre-teen Carp PB!
My second-ever carp, this 9lb 2oz fish taken at Tibshelf Ponds on freelined crust (with 10lb line straight through on a MATCH rod!) set me a long-standing PB back in the mid-90s and marked my first step towards becoming a "Specimen Hunter"
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Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI'm Christy from India wanted a few Tips on what baits can i use for catfish ..... normally wee use worms or Chicken gizzard...but fish is not really interested...could you please help me with a few tips on Baits for fishing catfish, Katla,Rohu.