
(UK Only) Mirror Carp 36.06, Common Carp 28.15
One time editor of Carpworld, Crafty Carper, Carp Fisher. Contributor to Coarse Fisherman, Advanced Carp Fishing, Angling Times, Carp Talk, Big Carp, Big Fish World and numerous overseas publications.
Author of Practical Carp Fishing, Successful Carp Fishing, Carp Waters, Starting Carping. Joint author with Kevin Maddocks of Beekay Guide To Carp Fishing. Sole angler in six carp fishing videos (dvds) and featured in numerous other ones. Speaker at numerous carp shows, slide shows and events.
Twenty Yorkshire Twenty pound carp in one season in 1986. One hundred winter doubles in one year in 1988. Forty three Yorkshire twenty Pounders in 1993 and Forty five twenty pounders in 1994.
To still be doing this in the next ten, twenty or thirty years time. Even now I am still excited by a ten pounder, as I am a carp ANGLER not just a carp CATCHER...
Rods: Infinity 12ft 2.75 lb TC Rods and Infinity Barbel Special Rod (For floater fishing)
Reels: Tournament Basia and Regal XBR
Accessories: Infinity Luggage, Sensor Line and G-Point Hooks...
Don't kick the axxs out of it. You don't have to catch them all today and what you don't catch today you might catch tomorrow. Enjoy being there, rather than just enjoying the catching. Remembering that it is okay to be envious of other people catching carp, but not ever being jealous. Think of the long game so don't burn yourself out.
Overnight fishing after work. Getting to the water at 6 pm, fishing all night and then leaving to go to work at 6 am ... two nights a week each week March to November. Baiting campaigns using the bolt rig and boilie approach .....
Weight training, F1, MotoGP, Rock Music, Concerts, Motorbike Riding (I have a KTM 2007 950 Supermoto Bike).
Julian is a lawyer in the magistrates court and was once accused by the irate girlfriend of a defendant in custody of wearing a wig ....The accusation even made it into print and despite a denial from our man at the time we are not so sure ....
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