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Stewart Bloor
Guest
A couple of items in this weeks AT caught my eye. Firstly, Dave Mallin, who drove 10,000 mles over 35 weekends, putting in 180 kilos of bait to catch a targeted carp. Secondly, Martin Whitmore who has caught what will be the new bream record. He's been fishing the same water for 12 years and actually gone whole seasons without a fish.
There are two points I want to make a)I really admire these guys for their commitment b) As well as the 'glamour' side of actually catching the fish, the articles point out the time (not to forget effort and money) spent in the process of catching those fish. That's an encouragement to all of us. I spent 20 odd sessions early this year trying to catch a double figure carp from my local canal. It's not a 'specimen' water, so when I did achieve, I felt really chuffed. I'm also 'chasing' a double figure barbel at the moment, which is one of my targets this season. I've come really close but not quite there yet, but the point is I've already put in over 30 sessions this season.
Articles like these in this weeks AT only serve as an encouragement. I think we need to think 'long term', I know I do. Succesful fishing is not a short-term thing. We need stamina !!!
There will always be the guy who takes up fishing and on his first trip and cast lands a monster. But they are few and far between. Most of us need to put a lot of time and effort (and money - don't tell Mrs Sedge !!) into producing specimens.
Sedge
There are two points I want to make a)I really admire these guys for their commitment b) As well as the 'glamour' side of actually catching the fish, the articles point out the time (not to forget effort and money) spent in the process of catching those fish. That's an encouragement to all of us. I spent 20 odd sessions early this year trying to catch a double figure carp from my local canal. It's not a 'specimen' water, so when I did achieve, I felt really chuffed. I'm also 'chasing' a double figure barbel at the moment, which is one of my targets this season. I've come really close but not quite there yet, but the point is I've already put in over 30 sessions this season.
Articles like these in this weeks AT only serve as an encouragement. I think we need to think 'long term', I know I do. Succesful fishing is not a short-term thing. We need stamina !!!
There will always be the guy who takes up fishing and on his first trip and cast lands a monster. But they are few and far between. Most of us need to put a lot of time and effort (and money - don't tell Mrs Sedge !!) into producing specimens.
Sedge