All our yesterdays..........CCLXXIX AC

[TK]

[Mullarkey]

looks like John Carding from the 70`s. He wrote a book called continental match fishing. Not here now took his own life.

[trypewriter]

definitely the late John Carding. Lovely bloke and a top journo. Sadly missed.

[bill yards]

yeah, used to know a few of the 279AC lads from my trips to the Rother yonks ago.

[wagnmag]

I can remember knocking on John's door at 32 Pynham Close ,Abbey Wood and introducing myself as a keen match angler and interested in his writings in the book.
Later I joined the club 279 ac..derived from the London 2-dock,7 dock and 9 dock at Tilbury..as members lke
Paul Wiltshire,Sid Best,John Wiltshire etc did work there.
We lasted many years and fished A.T winter leagues against DELCAC and went on to some 'semi's'

I was at a team meeting one night at the Woolwich Arsenal club when we heard the news that John was no longer with us and did what he did..sad.
Enjoyed some good days with him on the bank.
Attended the service as did David Hall and many other friends.
Sadly missed.
Why...?

[bill yards]

Wiley OC

I think the guys I remember were (hope I have the names right) Joe Payne, Bob Hursey and would it be John Daniel.

Are the still fishing because it was a long time back?

[trypewriter]

All top guys - I'm sure Paul Wiltshire still goes.

[TK]

club 279 ac..derived from the London 2-dock,7 dock and 9 dock at Tilbury

You learn summat everyday...... that would have been a good quiz question WOC 

[NoCarpPlease]

didn't Dave Roberts (recent photo of Banstead team in another thread) start off with 279?

[CuriousNick]

Mullarkey, wagnmag, Hello to you people on this thread. I'm researching some history of my local area of Abbey Wood and trying to find some information about John. Would it be possible to ask you about him at all? Thanks, Nick

[pgardiner]

An interesting thread, I worked with Paul Wiltshire at South London Angling tackle shop in Ladywell.
I was the Wednesday and Saturday gofer! Preparing the bait and helping in the shop.
Fished several times for 279, won all my sections bar one. Was Winter league winers with them still have trophy on my office shelf.
I remember Paul, Sid Best, John Carding, George Melowship, Gerry Casey when he ran the shop, notorious for not turning up to open the shop!.
In later days Worked with Keith Arthur when he took over. Great chap, loved a Chinese take away from next door.
Not sure if 279 are still going, never made the national team but ran the bank in a few for them.