British Summer 2010 PB’s
Yet more self indulgence I know, but its not everyday you get to fish with your brother, when we live on opposite sides of the globe. What was even more remarkable was that we both upped our UK PB’s for a common and a mirror on a water that neither of us had fished before. So we were understandably pretty chuffed about it. I really don’t know when I’ll make it back to the UK, so its nice to reflect on what happened when were last... [Read More...]
Back From Madine Pt 5 ~ The End Bit
This Is The final Piece Covering Our 2010 World Carp Classic Entry …And, could possibly be one of my last blogs, like, for good!!! The jury is out on the decision… I’m still pondering it? WTF I hear you say, all you legions of Niblet followers/watchers or whoever you are, wherever your live, or whatever your motive was for bookmarking this page in the first place was? I won’t go into it right now in what could be my penultimate... [Read More...]
Back from Madine Pt 4 ~ Blanking
…By All Accounts There Was A Lot Of It? The time I spent on Ile du Bois Ge’rard in the middle of Lac de Madine, with my brother and fishing partner Ben, will be something I’ll always remember… but not for fish though! As I’ve explained in my previous blog about the logistics of getting our kit to the island, it goes with out saying the whole process was pretty stressful indeed. Not being able to parlez Francais with our... [Read More...]
Back From Madine Part 3 ~ The Island
… And How To Get A Ton Of Kit To It? From lack to abundance, that’s how things transpired for us in terms of equipment at least. At the start of it all our shortage of suitable gear to take on something like the WCC was a big worry. But very quickly this shortfall was filled, and even before we set sail to France we had to upgrade the van size to a Mercedes Sprinter, to accommodate the growing mountain of tackle, bait and other supplies... [Read More...]
Back From Madine Part 2 ~ The Peg Draw
… One Of The Most Stressful Moments Of My Life! The anticipation of this moment, whether you pick a good peg, or a bad, is unparalleled in my angling career. The word stress doesn’t cut it; the atmosphere in the hall was electric, as it all came down to this. A number; just a number, to decide for you whether or not all your months of planning will pay off with the final luck of the draw? Or, your chances of catching be doomed before you’ve... [Read More...]
Back From Madine
…What’s Next In The Wake Of The World Carp Classic? As I commented yesterday on Facebook: “Yes, I’m still here, though I’m sure a lot of FB friends and carpfishingblog readers have been wondering where I am, and more importantly, how we went in the World Carp Classic? And, why I didn’t post anything much on here or on my blog during the competition? The simplest answer to that is no we didn’t catch unfortunately,... [Read More...]
JRC Support Aussie Team
… With All Our Tackle Requirements For The World Carp Classic! With just a few days to go before the starting rocket launches into the Madine sky, our final preparations for this years World Carp Classic are being wrapped up by penning the last few ticks on our epic check list. The journey our little Aussie team has travelled in the months preceding this point has been nothing short of meteoric… or should I say ‘manic’? In truth I... [Read More...]
The Pointy End…
~ We’re At It Now!!! ~ Following on from my last blog, Ben, Roland and I are most certainly at the ‘pointy end’. With only a few days to go, it’s full steam ahead in the build up to our channel crossing this coming Friday. I had thought I’d be a lot more organised than I am. When in fact forgetting hooks and tying rigs is only the half of it, as there are quiet a few other things I’m going to be hard pressed... [Read More...]
Countdown!
~ How Many Days? ~ OMG! It’s 7 isn’t it? Not 9!!! Don’t panic, don’t panic… er… sorry… I am! I’ve just got back from Heathrow Airport, having dropped off some of our team support crew, ie: the wife and grommet, who are winging their way back to the land of Oz as I type this. I’m running through my check list in my head on the drive back, of all the things I’ve got to still do before... [Read More...]
YouTube ~ World Carp Classic 2010
~ Two Weeks To Go Until WCC 2010 Begins ~ Eight months ago I compiled an exhaustive list of kit I thought we’d require for our Aussie assault on Madine. There were also a few additional ‘luxury’ items that came to mind that didn’t dare put on paper, thinking that I may be pushing the envelope a little too hard in doing so. Yesterday Ben and I went through this collaborative Google Document together, to tick off our latest acquisitions from... [Read More...]
