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MATT ATHERTON set new personal bests in a stunning session, with this 53 lb mirror


carp, and a 37 lb 8 oz common (above). The Northampton-based angler added six more 20 lb-plus carp in the same session.


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53 pounder tops haul!


BEN WEIR reports T


HIS 53 lb mirror carp was part of a mega haul for Matthew Atherton.


The 34 year old from Northampton


was targeting an undisclosed southern stillwater when he set new personal bests for both mirror and common carp. Matt, a software sales manager, said:


‘I arrived at the lake on Friday morning and dropped into a rather unfancied swim and suffered a blank for the first 27 hours. ‘I lost one on Saturday morning around


9am, which I was pretty unhappy about, but then it all kicked off! ‘I was fishing to a very small depression in


the lake bed at about 30 yards, and over the course of three nights, seven or eight fish came to the right-hand rod, even though there was probably only 8 ft between all three end-tackles. ‘My first fish banked was a lovely 28 lb


8 oz mirror. ‘This was then followed by a truly


enormous, jaw-dropping 53 lb mirror – needless to say, a new PB. ‘I followed that up within the hour with a mirror of 21 lb 10 oz, and then another


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mirror of 22 lb exactly. ‘I went to bed with


one hell of a smile on my face that night, but I was out of the bag at 1.30am to do battle with another enormous fish – this time a common of 37 lb 8 oz (inset) – my second PB in 12 hours! ‘That following


When is it: this weekend, Saturday and Sunday November 27 and 28.


CARP SOCIETY WINTER SHOW


Where is it? Sandown Park in Esher, Surrey. What is it all about? This is quite simply the biggest


carp show of the year, with all the biggest names and plenty of top tackle firms there, too. Whacker catcher extraordinaire Terry Hearn will be


passing on tips with pal and ace carper Nigel Sharp. And John Wilson, Martin Bowler and Gareth


Fareham will also be there to sign their excellent new books My Way, A Fish For All Seasons and Forgotten Chapters respectively, plus telly stars Hugh Miles and Bernard Cribbins will be there. There are also free presentations from bait giants CC


Moore, plus the extremely knowledgeable Korda Team. Other firms there include Fox, Nash, Gardner, Greys,


ACE, Atomic, Climax, Delkim, Trakker, Carp Company, Rigmarole, Yateley Angling and Kent Particles. Carp Society office manager Miles Carter said:


morning I caught another two carp, at 29 lb 10 oz and 29 lb 6 oz! I was really on cloud nine and utterly gobsmacked. ‘The lake had one last gift


‘Everything is in place now and the tickets are rolling out. You’ve still got time to buy your tickets; information on how is on our website, along with the format of the show. See Shop and Events. ‘There will be plenty of retailers and manufacturers there, along with a host of big- name anglers, so get yourselves down there. ‘You can pay on the day if you don’t manage to get an advance ticket, so don’t miss out. ‘And we have just had it confirmed that Julian Cundiff will be there


for me in the shape of a 28 lb 2 oz common carp on the last morning, which dawned very cold. ‘It was a truly amazing session, and


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Catch Martin Bowler (top) and Terry Hearn (below) at the Carp Society Winter Show, at Sandown Park.


surely the weekend of a lifetime.’ Carp Bait UK The Form boilies on size 10


Gamakatsu hooks to 15 lb ESP Strip Tease hook links did the trick for Matt.


signing copies of his latest book Short Session Success, so if you’re on the lookout for a nice Christmas present for someone, you may need look no further,’ he added. Can you go? Most certainly. Tickets are £10 for non-members; £5 for kids; while members are a fiver; or free for junior members. If you buy tickets online at www.thecarpsociety.com or by calling 01367 253959 you can get in an hour early, or you can pay on the gates. There is free parking.


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