Carp Mastermind

[Golden Paws]

Test your Carp fishing knowledge with some of these probing questions.

 

In his book "In pursuit of the Largest", how many times did Terry Hearn admit to abusing the benefits system?

 

Can you name one bait company that hasn't sponsored Jim Shelly?

 

At it's current rate of acquisitions, how long will it take for Angling Direct to have a total monopoly on the UK tackle market? 

 

Can you name one product launched by Nash in the last ten years that isn't driven by pure opportunism and greed?

 

In the "Redmire Legends" chapter on Passion for Angling, who was the most realistic scarecrow, Chris Yates or "Kevin"?

 

If an otter kills a large carp and only eats the throat area and leaves the rest, how many carp would it need to sustain itself for a day?

 

On average, how many times will Danny Fairbrass have a mental breakdown and scream "Get in the net" and "That was wicked, man" after landing a carp in an episode of Thinking Tackle?

 

If you claim to have been intimate with Clarissa, Heather, Mary and Sally, have you been a successful Carp angler over the years or have you pulled again at a grab a granny?

 

In what decade did the use of bait boats, sonar, underwater camera's and drones become essential items to track down carp?

 

Does anyone actually know who Ronnie is?

 

If you breed and feed a carp in a stock pond until it is larger than the current British record weight and then release it into a water you own, why did the British Record Fish Committee reject it?

 

If you are a member of an exclusive syndicate that most anglers will never get to fish with a large carp that is potentially at risk from otters, how much gall does it take ask for a whip round to protect their fishing?