Doctor Kibble
Kevin Ellis's 76lb Cassien Carp 1986
Max Cottis landed the same big old lump previously in 1985 at a whopping 68lb 8oz. Max became the first English angler to catch a 60lb carp I believe. Though in 1986 Kevin Ellis caught the same fish weighing 76lb. Both iconic captures for sure. Though Kevin is known by some in deepest Essex as the Wizard. As been milking that capture ever since, and who can blame him though. Which went on to become the centre spread of an SBS bait catalogue. I must admit when I first see a photograph of him holding that giant Cassein carp. It was the first time someone of the same sex had given me a semi stiff rig for three days continious. In 1990 I met a bloke fishing Darenth Tip lake that reckoned he'd caught a 77Lb carp from Cassien on his last day of stay on the large water, but I never saw any photographs. Some may ask why Kevin is known as the Wizard. Well it is believed by some that in his youth he once attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, located in the Scottish Highlands........Only a rumour though.
Kevin Ellis's 76lb Cassien Carp 1986
Max Cottis landed the same big old lump previously in 1985 at a whopping 68lb 8oz. Max became the first English angler to catch a 60lb carp I believe. Though in 1986 Kevin Ellis caught the same fish weighing 76lb. Both iconic captures for sure. Though Kevin is known by some in deepest Essex as the Wizard. As been milking that capture ever since, and who can blame him though. Which went on to become the centre spread of an SBS bait catalogue. I must admit when I first see a photograph of him holding that giant Cassein carp. It was the first time someone of the same sex had given me a semi stiff rig for three days continious. In 1990 I met a bloke fishing Darenth Tip lake that reckoned he'd caught a 77Lb carp from Cassien on his last day of stay on the large water, but I never saw any photographs. Some may ask why Kevin is known as the Wizard. Well it is believed by some that in his youth he once attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, located in the Scottish Highlands........Only a rumour though.