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November 07
I’ll be honest… we think the last Celebrity Cricket Fishing series was a purler. We fished and pitched our skills against some of the finest anglers in the land – 12 matches totalling 24 fine anglers, and you got to see it all. So when it came to putting together the new series – “The Premiership League” I was worried we scrapped the “hot” angler pot clean, and now we’d be left with… well, you now: the kind you don’t actually ever get to fish against – the real elite.
     How wrong I was. We made a shopping list, did a bit of “haggling” and they all agreed to it: Lockie, Clarke, Penning, Lane, Sharp, Ellyatt, McAllister – the list goes on. The last series was great, but this year we wanted to go even further. We wanted to make it more technical, more big fish, more time – and you can discover the outcome on page 28.
     And good God – there’s more great news, as this month sees Jason Hayward make his debut appearance in CARPology (P53). Jason, the first man to catch the now famous Black Mirror, talks about ‘logic thinking’ – which leads onto next month where he’ll reveal a major, major edge to you all. It’s comparable to the Hair rig or Dynamite Stick…
     As I’ve public announced before, the last time I was troubled by bait was when Hearn was probably in his early twenties. If it smelt good, looked right and caught, that would do. My thoughts have changed somewhat over the last few years to be fair, but with the return of Simon Scott’s Tank Tests (P84) this month and our pie charts and table-of-results, it has just re-illustrated that there is a massive different in bait quality from one company to the next, so cheers, Scotty. Your findings have been most helpful.
     Once again, we’ve packed this issue full of the latest news, tactics, techniques, stories, funnies and of course, our monthly fitty (P127). Enjoy this issue, but don’t forget to sign up to our CARPology Friday Newsletter; it’s a super-useful, mini CARPology that’s send direct to your e-mail account every other Friday. Get it now!
Joe Wright, Editor
Contributors
Words: Kenny Dorsett, Dave Ellyatt, Nigel Sharp, Leon Bartropp, James Turner, Keith Sykes, James Parry, Rob Hughes, Rob Hughes, Simon Scott, Jason Hayward, and Pete Regan. Pictures: Nigel Sharp, James Turner, Leon Bartropp, Dave Ellyatt, Jason Hayward, James Parry, Simon Scott, Kenny Dorset, Rob Hughes, Keith Sykes, Jed Kent, Pete Regan, Hall of Fame entries and various tackle companies. Special thanks this month to: Weybread Angling Club, Dave Ellyatt and Gardner Tackle.
The Social - November 2007
Inside Our Month For This Issue…
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Sharpy proving cameraphones can compete with SLR’s. Mind-blowing. Page 12.
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The most creative mind in carp fishing. Hello Jason Hayward. He’s now writing for us! Page 53.
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We found this in the mailbox one Monday morning. He’s not lost it in his old age.
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Li’l Nige’s new weed rake. One spod. Some bivvy pegs. Weedbeds are now not so invincible.
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Kicked off our new series of Celebrity Cricket Fishing by spending 24hrs with Damian Clarke and a slightly tired (and a tad grumpy) Adam Penning. Still a legend, mind. Page 28.
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Rob met Ash Bradbury of Tails Up. Did the complete opposite to what he did.
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Got an invite to the Aston Martin factory. Had a play in James Bond’s stunt car and then got presented with a model Vantage that was covered in CARPology logos! Cheers, Ady.
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Had a bizarre interview with next month’s “fitty” where she openingly told us she was in love with her boyfriend’s brother. She’s from Sweden – explains a lot. Page 127 (as if you didn’t know!).
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Went to the Shimano trade show and saw their new, cool, £450 reel. Worth every penny, though – it’s as light as a Malteser.
The Cover
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Cover Shot
Name: Adam Penning.
Photographer: Damian Clarke.
Name of Fish: Unknown
Venue: Kingsmead.
Weight of fish: “Around thirty.”
Footwear: ‘Girly flip-flops’.
Fashion Director: Fairbrass!