Last weekend at the Angling Auctions in Chiswick, Jack Opie’s carp and rod went for a considerable sum of over £15,000 on the hammer! While the bids battled back and forth, the tuesdayswim was standing there holding the said rod that captured the leviathan. While packing the rod away after the event I noticed this…
Who was R.Opie?
the tuesday swim... 
Don’t know about anyone else, but where fishing’s concerned I’m quite R.Opey.
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Robert Opie is Jack Opie’s son and my brother.
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Dear Patricia, thanks for letting me know. Jack was as you probably know an important figure in the history of English carp fishing, best regards regards Nick (TTS)
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