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What a shame, I once spent an hour or so sat with him on a chalk pit in North Kent talking all things fishing, he had two whilst I was there, came across as a lovely man.
Like others I'm also a fan of his Big Water Carp book, that day he was fishing exactly as he mentions in the book, stop knot marker float set up to fish precise depths etc.
Rest in peace Jim.
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In reply to Post #34
He used to hang it in his garage for 6 months before using it.
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In reply to Post #33
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In reply to Post #33
What was his thing with ESPs tungsten tubbing? Didn't he think the smell of tubing was of putting to the carp or something.. 
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One of my favourite memories from years and years ago was at the society conference (Wembley? Dunstable?) where he rendered the CV safety rig completely useless by using a small bit of cotton wool to show how it jammed if there was any weed or debris. He also almost single-handedly ruined tungsten tubing when ESP launched it (but did backpedal a bit)
Out of all the writers Jim was very rarely subjective and it was near impossible to disagree with the stuff he wrote. Another gem I loved was his - I use a lead weight that gets me to where I want to fish, so always know I’m pretty much back in the area (before spool clips).
There will never be another Jim because of the huge range of opinions and the platforms they have . Carp Fishing has a lot to thank Jim for and whilst sitting next to a couple of young ons on a club water a few weeks ago I thought Jim would actually wrap those mallets round their heads.
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In reply to Post #31
Jim was a keen cyclist and was always out riding Through Cuxton Village and Luddesdown Kent right into his latter days. God Bless. An inspiration.
Rest in Peace Sir.
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I am deeply saddened to learn this. I crossed paths with Jim Gibbinson in the 60s at Brooklands and at Horton Kirby, and in the 80s at Sutton. He was a gentleman, a great angler and my favourite author. His main books were:
Carp 1968
Carp 1974
Big Water Carp 1989
Carp Sense 1992
Gravel Pit Carp 1999
A Glorious Waste of Time 2006
RIP Jim
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In reply to Post #28
Didn't bother him and Mayhem. Do a range of rods through Leslie's of Luton? Not sure who's came first? 
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Jim’s book is still the only carp fishing book that I have read. Learned loads from it.
RIP.
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In reply to Post #27
Imagine back in the day being a budding young carp angler, going to school on your first day, and then finding out Jim Gibbinson was your teacher 
He was also the first person to use less rings on carp rods in the early 80's, when lined rings came on the scene, to aid distance casting, which he wrote about in Modern Specimen Hunting. Rob Maylin later tried to claim credit for it with his Leslies rods, and Jim put him right in his usual acerbic way!
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In reply to Post #26
Yes, seen this early on one of the Faceache groups. For some reason I didn't expect him to be so well spoken. Dont no why after all he was an English teacher...
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Sad news, he was a huge influence for me in the 80's/90's, as I'm sure he was to many others too. Great angler & writer. RIP.
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One of my early angling heroes an exceptional writer the rods he designed were very very good and an absolute gent . R .I.P Jim
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