#017 - Danny Fairbrass talks Gigantica, the lake of monsters

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05/11/20 • 106 min

Gigantica has built a reputation as being one of the world’s premier big carp commercial fisheries. Since being purchased over a decade ago by Danny Fairbrass, the lake has continued to consistently produce some of the biggest carp around. Today, the lake currently holds 3 known fish exceeding 80lbs and numerous others weighing over 70lb’s. On this edition of the podcast, Danny talks everything Gigantica, from how he initially purchased the lake, to explaining how to catch these exclusive carp.

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Nigel Botherway is a Sunday Times sports journalist and host of talkSPORT’s Fisherman’s Blues. Plus, he has also appeared on Sky Sports’ "Tight Lines" on numerous occasions, as a featured angler and as a stand-in presenter. Nigel has also fished some of Europe’s top carp waters including, The Orient, Lake Der-Chantecoq and Lake Raduta in Romania. He also enjoys angling for a variety of different species, including huge record-breaking catfish and monster salmon.

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