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Age
34
Hometown Walsall
Occupation
Director of a Design Agency
PB List
Barbel 17lb 10oz (former River Dove Record), Bream 10lb 8oz,
Carp (Common) 29lb 8oz, Carp (Mirror) 27lb 7oz, Catfish (Wels)
100lb+, Chub 6lb 8oz, Grayling 2lb 7oz, Perch 3lb 4oz, Pike
26lb 8oz.
Favourite species
Barbel, although I do enjoy fishing for all species.
Favourite bait
Lamprey Red Hook Pellets, Ultimate Feeder Mix
Favourite method
Roving small rivers
Favourite venue
River Teme
Profile I
started fishing at a very young age under the guidance of
my Dad, serving my angling apprenticeship barbel and chub
fishing on the middle Severn and carp and tench fishing on
local lakes.
Always had a fascination with larger fish so was destined
to head down the specimen path and after finishing University
in 1997 really got into my fishing and not looked back since.
One of the pivotal moments was a chance meeting with Steve
Hitch at a Midlands Barbel Society regional meeting in 2001
where Steve invited me down for a look on the Society's Lower
Severn fishery Beauchamp Court. This proved the start of a
healthy friendship and subsequent good working relationship
with Steve and I spent many a happy day down at Beauchamp
Court catching lots of fish including my first double figure
barbel of 12lb 9oz.
I have served on the Barbel Society committee since January
2002 and continue to support its aims and objectives.
I love the challenge of trying different rivers and lakes
and although I spend the majority of my time fishing for barbel
I do enjoy and fish for other species. Outside of fishing
I love travel, all sport and am a keen online and tournament
poker player.
Angling highlights
I have been fortunate enough to have some great catches over
the years I have been fishing… a 37 fish (barbel) catch
in the day from the middle Severn, a 13lb 8oz barbel from
the middle reaches of the Hampshire Avon on only my third
visit.
The highlight so far came in November 2010 when I was lucky
enough to land a 17lb 10oz barbel from the River Dove (at
the time) a new river record and the reward for 3 years hard
work.
What's the future
for your fishing I
am hoping to find the time to put more articles and features
together… and who knows maybe join some of the others
on the talk and slideshow circuit!
Whatever happens I will continue to try new venues; I have
a few in line with the aim to improve my PB's but most of
all to continue enjoy my fishing, as that is what it is all
about.
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