#060 - Martin Clarke, Heads Down Tails Up
Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast
Korda Developments Ltd
4.8 • 565 Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2021
⏱️ 169 minutes
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Summary
In 2000, Martin Clarke famously caught the second biggest brace in UK carp fishing in history. The fish weighed 45.08 and 46.02 respectively and were captured from Summerleaze in Berkshire. During this podcast, Martin shared his extensive carp fishing knowledge and his meticulous approach towards his angling. We also go in-depth about rigs, where he explained the concept behind some of his most successful ideas. He also tells the story of two potentially record-breaking carp that avoided capture!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Thinking Tackle podcast. |
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| 0:15.8 | And please leave a review too, as we'd love to hear from you. |
| 0:19.6 | Joining me today in the studio is Martin Clark. |
| 0:22.7 | Now Martin's been cart fishing for over 40 years, and during this period, he's caught some |
| 0:27.8 | amazing fish. |
| 0:29.4 | He really hit the headlines over 20 years ago now, when he caught two mid-40-pound fish |
| 0:34.9 | from Somerlees Lake. |
| 0:36.3 | Now, at the time, this was the second biggest brace in |
| 0:39.7 | carp fishing history. Along with writing various articles he's also had two books published |
| 0:45.2 | strictly carp and heads down tails up. His ideas and tips on everything from bake to rig |
| 0:51.8 | development really set the boundaries in modern car fishing. |
| 0:56.3 | And as you can imagine, he's got some great stories to share with us as well. |
| 1:00.6 | So sit back and enjoy the show. The Thinking Tackle Podcast |
| 1:15.7 | Okay Martin Clark |
| 1:18.5 | We're live, welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:20.6 | Thanks for asking me to come along. |
| 1:22.5 | It's really, it's really great for you to come on the show. |
| 1:24.8 | I was, |
| 1:25.9 | your book, Strictly Carp was one of my favourite ever |
| 1:28.2 | cart books. |
| 1:29.2 | I really, |
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