Returning Cluster
It all started back in 2014 when I purchased my Reading club ticket after hearing of the huge, beautiful carp their waters held. The lakes were set in the Kennet Valley and had completely different feels and challenges, which was just what I was after. The pit that took my fancy first was Pingewood Lagoon. It contained a very large, grey and crusty, deep-bodied carp known as the Brute, a fish I dearly wanted to have my time with. It also held a variety of cool characters as back-up.
THE LAKE ITSELF is around 15-acres, has average depths of 7 to 8ft, and features humps, bays and snags. At the time, however, I knew nothing about the topography or layout of the water, and so couldn’t wait to get started. I couldn’t make the starting week of the ticket, so my first trip was planned for the one after. I remember pulling up at those green gates for the first time, nervous and full of anticipation, but ready to put my skills to the test. It was the first time I’d ventured from Kent and London.