Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 190
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
BRIGGS
re ally been producing num b er s o f b i g f i s h . I t h a s pro d u c e d a
whole new group of urban c a r p e r s wh o are p re p a re d to p u t u p
w i th the hustle and bustle o f c i ty l i fe i n o rd e r to g e t t h e i r b i g
c a rp fix. For many the big p r i z e i s to g e t a t ro p hy s h o t w i t h
t h e Eiffel Tower in the bac kg ro u n d ! F i s h i n g ca n b e d i f f i c u l t
a n d night fishing may be re st r i c te d b u t s o me p e o p l e h ave g o t
a round that by renting hou s e b o a t s a n d f i s hi n g f ro m t h em . M y
g o od friend Xavier Paolo zz i h as c a u gh t so me g o o d S e i n e ca rp
f i s hing that way right in th e c e nt re o f Pa r i s .
River Lot
I t was one of the first Fre n ch rive r s to c o me to o u r a t te n t i o n
when fished by well-known na m es s u ch a s Ro d Hu tc h i ns o n a n d
G e off Shaw. Cabanac and S t . G e n i e z D ’ O lt h ave b e e n a fa m o u s
n a mes ever since those days , i t wa s n eve r kn ow fo r b i g c a rp i n
b a ck then but it did provi de p le n t y o f ac t i o n f ro m ma i n ly l o n g ,
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