‘Last July I decided it was time to have another crack at very special 40 acre pit I’d unsuccessfully dabbled on in the past. The pit still has a bit of mystery to it but is thought to hold around 40 fish including one very large mirror.’ I got off to a great start and managed to catch the Adidas fish at 42lb 10oz backed up by couple of nice […]
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Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman – A Cassien hit!
‘After 8 months of planning I finally made the 800 mile drive down to Lac De St Cassien…’ Fish built for a tough environment I was prepared for a long one but after 550 miles I stopped at Lyon for a kip as I was shattered. After a good rest was up early and back on the road, arriving at 10.30 am the next day. After purchasing licenses and pumping […]
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Tinpot bags a ‘zoo creature!’ – Daren Norman
Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman has been on a tough three month campaign, but it finally came good! Tinpot explains… I’ve just finished a 3 month campaign on 40 acre gravel pit known locally as the zoo. I first had a go on there six years ago but left without managing to bank one of the pits elusive residents and vowed to return later. After a great spring elsewhere it felt right […]
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Tinpot bags the Long Leney!
Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman enjoyed another successful trip on his Kent syndicate last week and as it turned out, it would be his last as he plans to move onto a new challenge. I have just got back from a very memorable two-night session on my syndicate. It was to be the last trip of my spring/early summer ticket so I had high hopes that I could finish off a great […]
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