#098 - Richard Skidmore
Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast
Korda Developments Ltd
4.8 • 565 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2024
⏱️ 150 minutes
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Summary
On the latest episode of the Korda podcast, we have Richard Skidmore.
Richard has been carp fishing at a high level, over numerous decades across some of the countries most recognisable venues. He even caught his first carp in 1968!
On this episode of the podcast, we looked back at some of Richard's most notable captures, and how he has managed to maintain such a prominent level of angling across many years.
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| 0:00.0 | The Thinking Tackle Podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | Welcome to Thinking Tackle Podcast. |
| 0:07.2 | Now, if you haven't already, please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. |
| 0:11.4 | Today, it's our very great pleasure to be joined by a man who caught his first carp in 1968 |
| 0:16.7 | and has fished hard ever since then his career taking in some of the very, very most prestigious lakes |
| 0:23.6 | the UK has ever produced. |
| 0:25.2 | And he's still out there doing it today. |
| 0:26.7 | Richard Skidmore, welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:28.7 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:29.4 | Now, I did want to start at the end, if you like, |
| 0:32.9 | because you are someone who is, despite having fish for such a long time, |
| 0:36.2 | you're still very much out there |
| 0:37.6 | and doing it to this day, aren't you? That's right, yeah. At the fearsome park or dark park or |
| 0:43.6 | whatever you want to call it, you caught an incredible cart. It would have caught a few people's |
| 0:46.5 | eyes this year. I certainly saw it on social media, but in terms of your fishing, mate, |
| 0:53.1 | is it weekly at the minute? |
| 0:54.4 | More than that? |
| 0:55.2 | How does it work? |
| 0:55.8 | A little bit more. |
| 0:58.6 | Because of the distance around the park, four and a half miles, my old legs, a little bit. |
| 1:06.0 | But I try and get out there three days a week because it is only days only. |
| 1:12.0 | You can't bivy up there, so it's like every day is a new day. |
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