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I'm wondering if it's Joe Brennan with the Gladding Master's trophy at Holme Pierrepoint? - That fine exhibition of pike angling where top match stars were scratting around for the silver paper from fag packets and slowly spinning worms in...

Indeed one of WOLVERHAMPTON'S fINEST,
Up The Black Country..............

It certainly was Trypewriter - Joe took the first prize of £750 with a weight of 11 - 8 - 8. He was followed home by Jim Todd (Leicester AS) with 6 - 9 - 0 and Roy Marlow (Leicester) 5 - 1 - 4


The year was 1976 - was it around that time that I dispensed with strapping my keep net to the top of my wicker basket as I invested in a Brennan & Hickman ‘net bag’? It also 'doubled up' as a first  ‘carryall’ as it also took my bait boxes as well.

How did we ever manage without Brennan & Hickman ?? I kitted myself out with the whole shooting match. Box, Holdall and Carryall (Without lid) Bought from Marks & Marlow no less.

I was basic but good stuff.

I think the main problem with their stuff was that it lasted too well! You don't need to buy replacements for stuff that is indestructible.

True Trypewriter - I had that net bag for years

If my memory is right Laurie Hickman used to fish the Swad AA opens, back in the day.

Joe's big mate Jimmy Gear was a bit handy too

Jim gear lives in Stafford now I believe, he still trips out at patshull from time to time.