Jack Opie's Fully Scaled Mirror.......

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Posted by Chris Ball over on the Redmire forum, it would seem that the great fish is up for sale, I for one never even knew of its existance, an important part of our history!!!!

http://redmirepool.biz/forum/viewtopic. ... 1075#11075

[Snape]

Photo of May Berth-Jones with the fish

[GloucesterOldSpot]

Yes - it died in the sack*, much to Jack's dismay, so he had it set up. Be interesting to see what it goes for.

*My preferred demise too!

[Snape]

*My preferred demise too!

But hopefully not whilst submerged in a lake being tied to an immovable object. Echoes of the Kary twins!

[GloucesterOldSpot]

Not quite what I had in mind I admit - was thinking in vernacular rather than literal terms!

[Gary Bills]

It didn't die in the sack. Clifford states that Opie asked the Richardsons permission to have it set up...a great pity..

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Bob Richards 2nd 31lb fish died in a sack that was too closely woven, are you getting mistaken with that one?

[GloucesterOldSpot]

Bob Richards 2nd 31lb fish died in a sack that was too closely woven, are you getting mistaken with that one?

I know Bob's second thirty died in the sack. Harry Kefford's twenty did too, and I think one or two others did as well around the same time, but obviously not Opie's.

Confoosed of 'Ampshire

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Those inadequate sacks had a lot to answer for thats for sure!!!