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these links might help...... http://www.fishinscotland.net/kingennie.htm http://www.disabilitybenefits.co.uk/hot-ta...ide_region1.htm all the best bubbles....

could not alot of it be due to the fact that they also find carping a little to hard... i mean they see a picture of a specimen carp on the front page of a mag they just picked up ....... in pops the idea (i would love for that to be me behind that fish in the picture instead of him)then they set out getting geared up for carp .... then after a while it hits home and they discover they aint gonna catch the "big one" after 1 session... then they turn to thinking that this is alot harder than banging out a few silver fish and others alike...and revert back to float rod. as far as "too commercialised" goes, yes in some instances the "o.t.t" comes into it alot but having said that it usually comes with a whole heap of passion and love for the fish in question. and as for the man who had the cunning and patience to get two tone to grace the bank in all her glory..i raise my glass to you..well done m8.... carp fishing forever......

heres a site with a little bit of info that might be of interest... http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subje...rsion=1&lang=_e

well on a nice little video set i have called "a passion for angling" chris yates and bob james discuss a stocking record for a estate lake which would suggest the fish were upto 60 years of age.... and also with redmire pool...once again the fish in the lake probably reaching ages of 60 years ... thats not to say that the carp in question is gonna be that old..... different venues = different growth rates..but i also would be interested if anyone has any relevant links on the fish in question.......

well , being as ive never caught a mullet before i could'nt argue that one... what sort of depths are you pulling them up from btw >>>>> and what sort of tackle are you using for them ???

thats bloody awful.. i can assure you that the above mentioned will be receiving my emails......................

i could argue this one... i would have to disagree with you on that one........... obviously tackle has to be taken into account........but lets say for instance you took your float set up..and caught a 5 lb carp and a 5lb tench on it the carp would give just as hard a scrap as the tench would !!

lol ..hi m8.... firstly dave lane is a known angler in carp circles......and yes i come from bluntisham... just down the road from st ives..... sounds like you enjoy your time on the lakes which is nice.... might have a wonder about the place soon as i havent been down there for quiet some time......

ahh i see...no its no secret but alot of mixed stories thats all.... always nice to speak to sum1 thats actually fishing the place !!! thanks for the info :)also do you know of any other fish he has had from the lagoon ??

thanks mark..... are these the lakes to which the grey lady calls home.... if so was it caught from the long reach ???

oh didnt know that ..has been a little while since i fished the lakes tho..... i spoke to trev on saturday too...git never told me that.... polly do you fish the pits for carp at all ??? if so which ones and have you had any results ?? also have you seen dave lane wondering about in recent months ??

well its carp for me..... because most of the time they aint the easiest of quarries...but worth the wait in my humble opinion..and such a glorious looking fish too !!!!

i know the shallow lagoon.. being as i live 4 miles up the road from it fished it a few times .. (with lures only) just a couple of jacks here and there if i remember correctly.... but still some nice fish in there from what i hear!!!

yep ill hold my hand up to that one !!! my game boy comes out with me on most trips!!! fantastic fun... all i need to know now is ....how to work the damn thing lol

steve you have mail.....

yes i did have selling in mind

ok on closer inspection of my creel binder..i have first issue july 1963-december 1963...and then jan..april...june....july...and sept of 64 but im willing to swap for a new ..... jrc sti 2 man bivvy

not quite peter.... but still worth a try

steve.... thats exactly what i have .... a bound volume one....+ a whole host of other old fishing books..... would you mind me doing you a list and passing over to you..just to see what you think ??

yeah that would be great...

omg ...whats gonna turn up in the thames next....................... sharks lol...

im sure you would.... and you would get the same reply as the others........................................ go forth and multiply...lol

MY GOD BUDGIE...HOW BIG IS THAT CAT YOUR HOLDING AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT SITE....

well im not sure if this counts..but i have a whole collection of magazines from the early 60's called "creel" make bloody good reading..... nice to see how it was done in days gone by... bernard venables being in the first issue..plus a nice painting of a carp he did inside the first cover.......

http://www.best-fishing.com/Pike/pike_trace.htm