RIP 
Paved the way for carp angling as we know it.
Paved the way for carp angling as we know it.
The go to pages of Carpworld 
In reply to Post #1
That's very sad to hear. His Carpworld articles made a huge impact on me and as for the line aligner rig.....an absolute game changer and second only to the hair rig imo in terms of its impact.
That's very sad to hear. His Carpworld articles made a huge impact on me and as for the line aligner rig.....an absolute game changer and second only to the hair rig imo in terms of its impact.
In reply to Post #1
Blimey, another one gone, condolences to the familes, RIP.
Blimey, another one gone, condolences to the familes, RIP.
There's not many anglers I'd put up there as a Legend. But Jim Gibbinson was one of them. Up there with the likes of Walker and Huchinson. One of the first anglers to purposefully set out to catch carp in the Winter going back as far as the late 60's. And who hasn't used his famous line aligner rig in some form or other. Used to love his " let us talk " articles in the earlier addition of Carpworld. The man talked some sense. Rest easy Mr Gibbinson, your legacy will live on..
So sad, an exceptional writer and talked a lot of sense. He wouldn't follow anyone else, took his own path and was a better angler for doing so. My favourite writer by a long way and not just on carp but other species too. RIP
In reply to Post #6
The old school carp angling Facebook page has some lovely photos of him from back in the day with some lovely perch and pike.
Influenced so many of us. Gravel Pit Carp was a bible.
RIP Jim.
The old school carp angling Facebook page has some lovely photos of him from back in the day with some lovely perch and pike.
Influenced so many of us. Gravel Pit Carp was a bible.
RIP Jim.
RIP ....Jim...
In reply to Post #5
That sums it up perfectly for me.
One of the few well known anglers I would have liked to have met and spent some time with.
That sums it up perfectly for me.
One of the few well known anglers I would have liked to have met and spent some time with.
Sad news indeed RIP Jim
Sad news. He was a great writer.
RIP Jim
One of the greats. RIP Jim
To Jim used to have one of his books gravel pit carping
A real Kent legend. A real icon, to real carp anglers. A man who was not afraid to say it how it was.
One of my hero's as a kid. Rest easy now Jim.
One of my hero's as a kid. Rest easy now Jim.
I've missed his writing for some time.
What a legend - someone who knew exactly what carp fishing was all about and was not afraid to say what it wasn't about.
Many years ago, he confirmed something that I had been thinking about myself for a while - that "Merit & Enjoyment can't be measured in Pounds & Ounces ... "
RIP
What a legend - someone who knew exactly what carp fishing was all about and was not afraid to say what it wasn't about.
Many years ago, he confirmed something that I had been thinking about myself for a while - that "Merit & Enjoyment can't be measured in Pounds & Ounces ... "
RIP