Sea Angler

10 minutes with.. BILLY BUCKLEY

ABOUT TO YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS getting back into sea angling, I discovered a local club, The Corinthians SAC, in Glasgow. Billy Buckley and Iain Graham, whose names will be familiar to those who fish matches, were two of its leading lights.

Having found a club for myself and my then pre-teen son Keir, we both learned a lot thanks to their experience and inspirational qualities. Meeting other club members, we enjoyed the banter and good-natured ribbing, which was a highlight of those early years back on the sea angling scene. I met some great people who remain close friends too.

Our experiences were very much driven by the club, which has now closed, and the influence

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