John Jones
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Staring out at me from the front cover of a famous angling publication was a picture of a grinning chap proudly holding a 40lb plus carp.
In truth the fish looked hideous, its swollen belly hanging like a sack of spuds beneath the anglers hands.
The head and tail indicated that as a wild fish it would probably have weighed around 25lbs.
Gorging on a constant bombardment of boilies and other freebies had bloated this fish to the point where it had become grossly obese.
Had it been a dog the owners would have risked prosecution for cruelty.
No doubt its captor knew its name, having met it several times before. The fish probably recognised him too. My sympathies lay with the fish.
Just what do they see in catching these 'unnatural' and artificially inflated fish? I can only imagine its the kudos gained in fellow travellers' bivvies.
I dont want to deny these blokes their pleasure but maybe there should be two seperate record lists, one for 'true' carp and the other for 'boilie' carp. Ok I know its not possible, but I'm just trying to emphasise my point.
No doubt the wrath of the carp fraternity will descend on me from a great height, but I'd sooner blank on a river than catch any of these 'fat frauds'.
Yes, I know I'm an old fart stuck in a time warp, but so be it. **** Walker caught his 'proper' record carp from Redmire on a split cane rod, a float and two maggots. He was an old fart too!
In truth the fish looked hideous, its swollen belly hanging like a sack of spuds beneath the anglers hands.
The head and tail indicated that as a wild fish it would probably have weighed around 25lbs.
Gorging on a constant bombardment of boilies and other freebies had bloated this fish to the point where it had become grossly obese.
Had it been a dog the owners would have risked prosecution for cruelty.
No doubt its captor knew its name, having met it several times before. The fish probably recognised him too. My sympathies lay with the fish.
Just what do they see in catching these 'unnatural' and artificially inflated fish? I can only imagine its the kudos gained in fellow travellers' bivvies.
I dont want to deny these blokes their pleasure but maybe there should be two seperate record lists, one for 'true' carp and the other for 'boilie' carp. Ok I know its not possible, but I'm just trying to emphasise my point.
No doubt the wrath of the carp fraternity will descend on me from a great height, but I'd sooner blank on a river than catch any of these 'fat frauds'.
Yes, I know I'm an old fart stuck in a time warp, but so be it. **** Walker caught his 'proper' record carp from Redmire on a split cane rod, a float and two maggots. He was an old fart too!