So the scene is set for a Carp bash next year on Gotland . Looking through past pictures of festivals and opens i fished in the UK and also taking over Freddan and Johan.
SPAIN has its Meridian Masters and Iberian Masters. HUNGARY + POLAND + FRANCE + IRELAND/S and more countries have their festivals for European recognition. SWEDEN now has its own festival of recognition and we will make it better each year with already the SNOGLE festival in south Sweden and plans to have Karlstad festival - watch this space .
BOLINGEY - Steve Ringer - done me again next peg , thats three on the trot but i was close with a second to him this and only 4 kilos behind.
Top angler i first met when fishing against him at Makins WL.
Mawgan Porth with a 2nd place
Richie Hull - great competitive angler
Always nice to have
Freddan with hard battling carp at Bolingey
Freddan on Whiteacres Match lake
3rd place on Mawgan Porth Fisheries
Last day fish on Makins Lake 1 before me and Fred fly back Sweden
The mighty Gwinear
The Mecca for Big match carp - BOLINGEY !
Gwinear so iconic with its huge Mirror carp
Peatling Pools
Won the pool against Raison , Albut, Pickering/s
Whiteacres Match lake - residents match
Gwinear evening match and started with free Cornish Pastys
Harry Billing - top angler for many years
Concentration
Evening league match - Gwinear - 4th place
Alex Clements with win on method feeder
Harry Billing in the money again
Clint - the boss man and former owner of 'MATCHBOX'
Rules
The lakes and a few more now since this picture
Johan picking up repairs from Scott at Esselle pole repairs
Johan meets Leicester Likely hero Brian Envis at Holly Farm
Too many skimmer and few carp on very hot day
Johan and i at Newquay Cornwall
Johan on same day meets another Leicester Likely Lad in Dave Rossi ( sadly passed away recently)
Johan picking up two tray of meat for our trip to Whiteacres from Joff Woodgett
Johan meets Mr.Cresta - Stewart Lister (Lives across the road to Bolingey pool )
On the plane to UK - Floats of choice
Johans first fish is local to me at Holly Farm
Had a great record at MPF - hardly ever out from a money envelope
Tunnel Barn 2nd on pool
Johan with a humungous fish from peg 3
Ahpole spinney , Tench and Chub
Holly Farm
Rob Wootton killed us all
2003 ? - Freddan an i at Whiteacres on the prep .
Holly Farm 3rd place
MPF - recognised with some to[ weights
