John Wright

IT MUST BE 25 YEARS SINCE I FIRST STARTED FISHING,

I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WENT. I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND HAD JUST GOT MY FIRST FISHING GEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

MY FIRST FISHING TRIP WAS TO A LOCAL POND, WHERE I SAT ALL DAY WITHOUT A BITE WHEN I REELED IN AT THE END OF THE DAY I HAD A TENCH ON IT WIEGHED ABOUT 2 OUNCES I THOUGH AT THE TIME THAT IT WASN’T VERY GOOD HOWEVER IT STILL GAVE ME THE BUG AND I’VE BEEN FISHING EVER SINCE,

I HAVE STARTED BARBEL FISHING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, MY MATE STEVE RALPH INTRODUCED ME TO IT,UP TILL THEN I HAD NEVER EVEN FISHED ON A RIVER, OR CAUGHT A BARBEL.

I HAVE FOUND BARBEL FISHING MORE ENJOYABLE THAN ANY OTHER I’VE DONE SO FAR I’VE HAD QUITE A FEW DOUBLE FIGURE FISH THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND HOPE TO GET A FEW MORE IN THE FUTURE,

I’VE FISHED WITH STEVE SINCE I FIRST TOOK UP THE SPORT.

WE’VE BEEN MATES SINCE WE WERE KIDS, AND MOSTLY FISH THE SAME PEG BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST ABOUT FISHING WE GO FOR A GOOD LAUGH AND A DAY OUT,

HE ALWAYS NEEDS TO BORROW MY SCISSORS, AND PINCH MY RIGS, BUT HE DOESN’T REALLY TRUST MY KNOTS, TO ME IT’S A BONUS IF WE CATCH A FEW FISH ALONG THE WAY.