TIM PAISLEY REFLECTING ON MADINE ‘‘
(MADINE) STORY
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1998: I’ve cribbed the title from a Rod Hutchinson piece from many years ago, because Rod had a big influence on the acceptance of the first World Carp Classic in 1998 – although I’m not even sure Ross Honey knows that. What excited Rod was the
news that the match would be pegged on areas of the famous big-fish water Lac de
Madine which couldn’t normally be fished. Rod had assembled a Dream Team to represent
his company as consultants, and enrolled them, and himself, in the event, which I think was probably the only carp match in which he took part. Rod’s attitude to the event had a knock-on effect and influenced many other anglers to participate. From left: Rob Hughes, Simon Crow, Rod, Martin Clarke, Mally Roberts and Steve Briggs. Stars? Between them these guys have now had upwards of 15 books published! One of my memories of that occasion still makes
me smile. With Rod being as impractical as I am, he turned to my wife Mary to make the necessary travel arrangements. She explained to me that Rod didn’t want to make the journey in one leg, but wanted to
stay at Coventry overnight before crossing the Channel. That stopped me in my tracks, and I had to think about it. Coventry? Mary wasn’t strong on geography. In the end I figured that Rod had probably said ‘Canterbury’ (he had). I never did ask Mary if she had already made the accommodation bookings in Coventry before I enlightened her! (For our overseas readers, Coventry is about 150 miles further away from Dover than Canterbury.) The fact that Rod gave the thumbs up to that first Classic did a great deal to establish it in England. (Picture 1)
1998: Then and now. The first picture is of the first draw at Madine in 1998. The second and third are from the draw, again at Madine, 10 years or so later. The ‘pomp and circumstance’ attending the event have come a long way in the intervening years. (Pictures 2,3 & 4)
2008: Quite simply one of the greatest trophy shots ever. England internationals Mark Bartlett and Kevin Hewitt with one of the fish which gave them a second- place finish in 2008, and secured the second successive team title for Carpworld (after we had won the team title at the Orient the previous year). Lee Jackson and I had photographed this glorious sunset from our unproductive swim on the old night section, so when I saw this shot of the same sunset with a big fish involved, it bowled me over. (Picture 5)
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