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13 year old banks monster French carp and catfish. To many 13 year olds, the idea of spending a week sat at the side of a lake would seem very unappealing- but not to Brigg teenager Ben Hunt. While many lads of his age are dragged along fishing with there parents, with Ben it is the other way round- he has to talk his dad, who isn’t an angler into taking him fishing!On a recent trip to France, Bens commitment and obvious talent paid off in grand style, after he banked several fish that even a seasoned specimen hunter would be proud of. The Brigg based teenager takes up the story: “ When we got to Etang Tissier (the fishery) I had a good talk to the owner, who told me that it hadn’t been fished for two weeks, which I felt could be a very good sign! The first day passed and I was beginning to doubt it though, as I had no fish! My first run came at 6am on the Sunday morning, but unfortunately I lost it when it went round a clump of rushes.

Britain’s biggest homegrown carp banked twice in three weeks. Chelthenham rod Brian Humphries has made carp fishing history- by banking the biggest homegrown carp in the country twice in a three week spell. He first caught the 59-14-0 beast –nicknamed The Parrot because of an unusual beaked nose- from a private Berkshire syndicate water three weeks ago, but then landed it again from an adjacent peg last week. He told us: “I am obviously overjoyed to have banked what is a very special fish- and I was as shocked as everybody else when I landed it for a second time! Nobody expects that.

Nash Sign Two New Anglers. Nash Tackle this week confirmed that they had secured two new additions to their already impressive list of consultants, in the shape of top carpers Steve Briggs and Simon Crow. In a deal that will see the lads contracted to Nash with bait and tackle for the next three years Kevin Nash revealed: “To say that I am delighted would be an understatement! I have known Simon since he was a young man. In fact, his first mainstream consultancy was with Nash almost twenty years ago, and he and Rob Hughes won the first World Carp Cup whilst fishing with Nashbait""I will say what I said a year ago to someone watching Simon fish, he is without doubt one of the top three most focused and driven anglers I have ever seen.

Dutch angler nets 63-8-0 carp! Big carp guru Ed Skillz has relived the moment when he banked the 63-8-0 French carp known as Humpy, from the famous Abbey Lakes complex. He is currently working on a new series of videos, that showcase his approach to specimen carp fishing, as part of his www. carpcrossing. com website.