FOLLOW ONES CUBS PROGRESS AS HE ATTEMPTS TO GAIN HIS CHIEF SCOUTS SILVER AWARD

HE HAS GAINED ALL HIS CHALLENGE BADGES AND RUN A EVENING OF GAMES FOR THE PACK WHICH HE ENDED WITH A TUG OF WAR CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE SIXES.

HIS PERSONAL CHALLENGE

HAVING GAINED A INTEREST IN FISHING FROM BOTH HIS FRENCH GRANDFATHER AND HIS OWN FATHER  IT SEEMED LIKE A IDEAL PLACE TO START WITH A SPORTING CHALLENGE IT THEN BECAME APPARENT THAT BOTH THE AKELA AND HIS BROTHER WHO RUNS THE LOCAL EXPLORER GROUP WERE KEEN CARP FISHERMEN,  SO A CUNNING PLAN WAS HATCHED, THE CHALLENGE WAS DECIDED UPON AND AGREED, IN ORDER TO GAIN THE CHALLENGE HE WOULD GO FISHING WITH AKELA AND HIS BROTHER TREVOR AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO CATCH A CARP THAT WOULD WEIGH MORE THAN 10LB .

1ST TRIP WAS SATURDAY OCTOBER 7TH,

HARD WORK THIS FISHING LARK.                                                                      WHERE ARE THE FISH THEN ?

TIME TO LOOK FOR THE FISH                                                                  GOT ONE----- BUT ITS A TENCH NOT A CARP

AND IV GOT ANOTHER ONE                                                                 HERE IT COMES

ON THE BANK BUT ITS ONLY 8LB 2OZ  --- BUT WHAT A GREAT START AND A LOVELY MIRROR CARP

2ND TRIP FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER

THE WEATHER LOOKED GOOD, VERY MILD AND SUNNY SO IT LOOKED IDEAL FOR A QUICK AFTER WORK TRIP TO A LOCAL CARP LAKE,

WE FISHED SOFT HALIBUT PELLETS ON HAIR RIGS IN ABOUT 6FT OF WATER AND ABOUT 15FT FROM THE BANK

A SMALL COMMON CARP TO START WITH.                                 FOLLOWED BY A 6LB COMMON CARP

PLAYING ONE                                                                                       TREVOR NETS YET ANOTHER CARP FOR HIM

ON THE BANK                                                                                       AKELA LANDS ANOTHER CARP FOR HIM

HES GOT ANOTHER CARP ON HIS LINE,                                                   A 4LB MIRROR CARP                                                               

AND AGAIN                                                                                                           HES CATCHING BIGGER FISH NOW   8LB 6OZ COMMON

THIS LOOKS LIKE A BIGGER FISH LOOK AT THE BEND

IN THE ROD                                                                                     IT ONLY JUST FITTED IN THE LANDING NET                                               

SUCCESS A 14LB 12OZ COMMON CARP, WELL DONE AND WHAT A FISH TO FINISH HIS PERSONELL CHALLENGE WITH

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