BIG CARP APRIL 2026 RICHARD - Flipbook - Page 190
ASH
JOHNGEDEN
KRIS
BINGHAM
THORNLEY
m uch less movement than w i th t he s ca t te re d b o i l i e a p p ro a c h
fo r example. This co up led wi t h a sh o r t E S P t u n g s te n l o a d e d
h o oklink would give insta n t i n d i c a ti o n o f a p i c ku p . T h e l i gh t
fa ded quickly, and with mo s t o f th e s n a cks a l re a dy d e m o l i s h e d ,
t h e excitement and fresh a i r h i t u s an d t h e b iv vy fe l l s i l e n t .
At 12.30pm, approximate ly t h re e h o u r s af te r t h e l as t ri g h a d
s e ttled on to the lakebed, th e RX + re ce ive r b u rs t i nto l i fe . I
r i pped open the zips and m a de my way h a s t i ly to th e ro d s ,
f u lly expectant of little fe et cl o s e b e h i n d m e , b u t w i t h ro d
b e nt over, I glanced back towa rd s t h e b iv v y a n d c h u c k l ed to
myself – not a peep. With th e f i s h s a fe ly n et te d , we i gh e d a n d
s e ttled in the recovery sli n g , I p e e re d t h ro u gh t h e o p e n d o o r
to see two blissfully unawa re b oys s ti l l fa st as l e ep . I t s f u n ny
h ow you tune in to the sou n d o f yo u r a l arm a n d wa ke i n s t a n t ly,
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