‘What I wish I’d known at 20’ - Rob Hughes

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, so for this series, we asked some of angling’s stars what nuggets of wisdom they would share with their 20 year-old selves and why. It makes interesting reading...

Rob Hughes - Carp Team England Manager

“Love every minute and grab every opportunity. If you hear about something, investigate it straight away. The best fishing is always the first fishing, because once you’ve read about it someone else will have already enjoyed the best of it. 

“I was a proper carp tiger when I was 20, fishing the secret waters of Shropshire and Cheshire and not telling anyone anything. 

“I was living in Oswestry training to be a solicitor and it was work, fishing and cars that occupied me. Not a lot’s changed!” 

1989 Carp session in between training

Rob is now manager of England’s Carp Teams