Derek Gibson
Well-known member
Almost every species has exceeded weights we couldn't have dreamed of sixty years ago. Tench, Barbel, Bream, Carp, Perch, Pike etc. But it seems to me that there is one constant, the ''Roach''. All other species have come forward in leaps and bounds, surpassing anything we could have thought possible back in the late fifties early sixties. But the humble Roach weighing ''two pounds'' is still the target for the majority, as it was when I was a mere nipper. A magic fish indeed.
Of course there were exceptions, anglers whose Roach catches left the majority of anglers in disbelief. The likes of Owen Wentworth, Bill Penny, Wilf Cutting and JHR Bazley. And yet still a two pound Roach is the ultimate ambition of thousands of anglers. Confirming my belief that A Two Pound Roach is indeed the pinnacle of success to the vast majority.
Of course there were exceptions, anglers whose Roach catches left the majority of anglers in disbelief. The likes of Owen Wentworth, Bill Penny, Wilf Cutting and JHR Bazley. And yet still a two pound Roach is the ultimate ambition of thousands of anglers. Confirming my belief that A Two Pound Roach is indeed the pinnacle of success to the vast majority.