Memorable Captures

[Blue]

Not a monster by any means, but this was my first ever Northwest carp It was from Shackerley Mere last year in late spring. The day after my girlfriend gave birth, close or what!

[Julian Grattidge]

Quality fish mate, and not an easy water by all accounts. Great picture too

[whogotmelighter]

the day after!!!! how did you manage that mate!! nice one

even i wouldnt have risked that !

[whogotmelighter]

and thats saying something if phil wouldn't of tryed it then your a brave man!!!

[Blue]

I put it wrong, 'the next day, my girlfriend gave birth' it should read.

Blimey, my life wouldn't be worth livin' if it had been the day after the birth!!

[garethh]

This is one of my recent memorable captures.

It was the first day in Canada, we'd had 2 or 3 each and as my mate was playing a fish and i was camcordering it one of my rods screamed off and shot into the water ( Which was 30 foot deep over the drop off and seriously fast flowing)

I dropped the camcorder, ran and dived in after it. Problem was i was fully dressed, had jeans and wellies on!!

I was over the drop off and running out of energy.

Eventually i managed to get back and amazingly the fish was still on. I was convinced that it was a monster to have ripped the rod off the rests. It turned out to be 14 lbs!!!! I nearly died for this fish!!!

[garethh]

Also this one.

After 28 days, between january and march last year, on capes this was my first one. Again i had to go swimming for it as it was under the arches. Fully clothed, wellies and all straight it!

16.9 if my memory serves me right

[gaz]

supurb captures great pics gareth!Perhaps you should volunteer for the olympics with all this swimming you doing pmsl

[garethh]

LOL! Everywhere i go i end up in .

Especially when i don't mean to be!!!

[Blue]

Originally Posted by garethh

It turned out to be 14 lbs!!!! I nearly died for this fish!!!

Quality gareth. PMSL