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Post by **Mark** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:07 pm

Both very nice pictures Snape (the before and after). :thumb:

Tony1964 · Post by **Tony1964** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:12 pm

Snape wrote:Summer 1982 :hide: . One of my first carp. Inn by the Sea, Lee on Solent, Hants.

I remember 1982 well, I was 18 and had just discovered Carp myself. I was amazed at how hard they fought when compared to the Gudgeon and Ruffe that normally graced my landing net. It wasn't until 2001 that I caught my first double figure carp though.

The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:18 pm

In 1982 I was 9 and hadn't yet thought about angling.

J.T · Post by **J.T** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:55 pm

Snape wrote:
The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:That I've got to see, Prof!!! :thumb:
Summer 1982 :hide: .
One of my first carp.
Inn by the Sea, Lee on Solent, Hants.

Related Snape?

Post by **Mark** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:04 pm

Post by **Snape** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:10 pm

The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:In 1982 I was 9 and hadn't yet thought about angling.

You were late starter then?

Somewhere else I have a photo of me aged 3 3/4 in 1967 with my first fishing rod (red, hollow glass 6ft) with basic pin reeling a very small dace or roach at Thames Ditton on the Thames. :D

Post by **Snape** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:17 pm

J.T wrote:
Snape wrote:
The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:That I've got to see, Prof!!! :thumb:
Summer 1982 :hide: .
One of my first carp.
Inn by the Sea, Lee on Solent, Hants.
Related Snape?

No, but people used say I had a passing resemblance to Oscar Wilde!

The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:44 pm

Brilliant!!! :hahaha:

Yes, quite a late started I was 12 when I saw a friend fishing for crabs in the creek. I asked what he was doing and the rest is history.

GloucesterOldSpot · Post by **GloucesterOldSpot** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:46 pm

I wouldn't worry about it SK - I didn't start fishing with rod and line until I was eleven, though I had spent some time previously mucking about with dipping nets in the local brooks and ponds. Judging by your catch reports, you've got the hang of it quicker than me.

Post by **Snape** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:53 pm

gloucesteroldspot wrote:Judging by your catch reports, you've got the hang of it quicker than me.

And me! (I'm still 'mucking about'!) :lol:

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