{"id":9862,"date":"2017-04-26T09:52:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2017-04-27T17:35:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T16:35:24","slug":"ben-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dynamitebaits.com\/cz\/rybari\/ben-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first discovered angling when I was 6 years old, ever since then I’ve been hooked, I started out as most of us do with the match fishing then the fish got bigger and bigger and so did my ambitions.<\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Ben cooper<\/p>\n

Also known as:<\/strong> Coops<\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong> Ware<\/p>\n

Occupation:<\/strong> Bricklayer<\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 27<\/p>\n

UK PB mirror:<\/strong> 44lb 4oz<\/p>\n

UK PB common:<\/strong> 42lb 4oz<\/p>\n

Foreign PB carp:<\/strong> 88lb (Eric’s Common)<\/p>\n

Other PB\u2019s:<\/strong> EU mirror 63lb 8oz<\/p>\n

Favourite boilies:<\/strong> The Source & CompleX-T<\/p>\n

Most used rigs:<\/strong> Hinge stiff, Blowback Snowman<\/p>\n

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Venues fished:<\/strong> Lea Valley Waters, Cassien, Rainbow, Orient<\/p>\n

Favourite venue:<\/strong> UK – Abbotts Lake, EU – Rainbow Lake<\/p>\n

Most memorable trip:<\/strong> I can think of a few but there was one at rainbow where I managed 5 60lb+ fish all on the bounce<\/p>\n

Highlight of angling career:<\/strong> Catching Eric’s Common at 88lb just shy of the world record at the time<\/p>\n

Fish you would most like to catch:<\/strong> Chub Common (Abbotts), Bite Mark (Stoneacres), Burghfield Common<\/p>\n

Aim in angling:<\/strong> To keep trying to  catch my target fish keep trying to beat PB’s and keep meeting and making good friends along the way<\/p>\n

Top carp fishing tip:<\/strong> Never give up stay keen and safe, but most importantly watercraft keep them eyes on the water<\/p>\n

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