Wingham Fish-In

[Guest Steve Burke]

Originally posted by ALAN FAWCETT:

Hi Steve

       I know this is a bit off thread but i've gotta post it:

 

I've just reread some of my book The Concise Encyclopedia Of Fishing & it took me a few seconds to realise but on Pg72 "The Perch" its got a blurred photo of some ugly looking geezer with glasses & a beard holding a beaut of a Perch & i was just wondering if you know who it is??  

 

It lists the record as 5lb 9oz & it was caught at a private lake in kent, any idea where that is??  

 

 

Can't be me 'coz I'm good looking! At least that's what Peggy thinks - or was it used to think? I can't remember, it was too long ago.

 

The record came from Furnace Pond near Horsmonden, which is a syndicate water. I was invited to join many years ago but as it's a bag up carp water I turned it down. In fact it's so easy that Peggy and I have had carp taking crisps out of our fingers! Once news got out about the big perch there was no chance of a ticket!

 

Every now and then I hear rumours of "The Den" throwing up another big perch but sadly none has no far proved genuine. Many of the perch seem to have died either/both through disease or treble hooks.

 

 

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