In the early days I started out life as a general coarse angler then, from about the age of nine, I started to take part in matches competing at different venues across the country. Over time, I became more and more interested in the larger species such as Carp and Barbel, fast forward 20 years and the big carp bug is now stronger than ever. Being a Northerner, most of the time you’ll find me making the 200 mile drive south to my syndicate lakes pursuing the big old special Carp.