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Wigan BT Fishing Team Winners

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Wigan BT Fishing Team.
Wigan BT Fishing Team.
Photo: John Hilton
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Item #: 23507
Team Won 250 Peg Match on Warrington Canal in Lancs & Cumbria BT and Postal Annual Match. About 1986/7

Team L to R

Neil Bromilow, Alan Webber, John Hilton, Derek Fort.

Comment by: john on 31st May 2013 at 18:25

Alan webber ,possibly one of the best wigan anglers ever

Comment by: john hilton on 1st June 2013 at 09:51

I agree Alan was the best Wigan Angler of that era,when bloodworm was king.
He won all Wigan matches in the same year, great guy too and great friend.

Comment by: Kevin Webb on 3rd June 2013 at 08:43

What a cracking photograph John. Some very (young ) familar faces.
I worked with Alan as part of my apprenticeship in Summer 1975. Talk about Billy Whizz .He did everything at 100 mph.
Every morning he`d spend 15 minutes in a pond scraping the bottom for bloodworm before work and every dinner hour he`d find a stretch of canal or river to fish.
I`m not an angler myself but he was fascinating to watch.
Happy days indeed.

Comment by: Neil Bromilow on 3rd July 2013 at 22:22

I am the one on the left ! Great to see this old photo ! My mates and wife are stunned this made it onto Wigan World ! It probably came from the Wigan Post who had John Weedon as their angling journalist. He did a great job with his weekly reports.Thank you ! Keep up the good work!

Comment by: john hilton on 14th July 2013 at 11:27

Neil, Good to hear from you, hows it going ? The picture was taken by Don Bridgewood who took all our pics when we were fishing the Warrington Canal matches. Take Care ..John

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