Patience pays for Ken on Blackwater

Ken Tucker, 80 years young, last week landed a fine 17.2lb salmon on Kents, at the Blackwater Lodge Fishery.

Patience pays for Ken on Blackwater
Wed, 12 Sep, 2012 - 01:00

Carlow man Ken took up angling when his very promising rugby career — he achieved a junior international cap with Leinster — came to an abrupt end with a severe leg break.

Ken owns Douglas Jewellers Shop in Carlow Town, where he now takes a back seat to his son Ivan.

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