This year will be different as I have lost a dear friend who will not be competing this year. Michael Gracie has voluntarily bowed out of the competition citing a desire to work a more administrative function for the Carp Slam. While a noble cause, I’d like to think he is afraid to suffer defeat …
June was a tough month for my fishing ego and I am not alone, I heard similar sentiments echoed across the great expanse of the internet (thank you again Al Gore). I’m not sure what it was but I’m beginning to think it had something to do with the hot dry weather we have had …