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ASH
JOHNGEDEN
KRIS
TERRY
BINGHAM
THORNLEY
DEMPSEY
to my swim and thought I wo u ld g o an d c h ec k th a t .
Half an hour later, I wa lke d dow n th e re , a n d I s aw a b i g
m i rror sw imming off righ t n e a r f ro m wh ere t h e b o i l ie wa s
c h ucked in. I stood there fo r a b o u t t wo m i n u te s , a n d I s aw a
l i t tle patch of fizz come up ri gh t o n to p o f t h e b a i t , s o I k n e w
t h ey had been in there inve st i ga ti n g . I t ho u gh t t h at ’ s a s p o t
fo r tonight , so that’s what I di d. Ju s t b efo re d a rk , I h a d to wa d e
o u t up to my waist in the l ake to c as t t h i s ro d . N ow b e i n g a
l e ft-hander, it was perfect b e ca u s e I c an f i s h t h e ri gh t c o rn er s
a l ot better than the right- h an d e rs c a n. T h e ri gh t - h a n d e rs c a n
f i s h the left corners bette r t ha n I c a n , b ut i f yo u g et a r i gh t
c o rner, you aren’t getting a nyo n e f i s h i n g i t b e tte r t h a n m e
b e cause I can fish it as a l ef t h an d e r. I d o f i s h w i t h my r i gh t
h a nd as well, so I do cast wi t h my r i gh t ha n d a s we l l , b u t mo s t ly
I ’ m a left-hand caster. I love f i s h i n g t h o s e s p o t s b e c a u s e I ’ m
g e tting where most people c a n’ t g e t , as m o s t p e o p l e a re ri gh t
h a nded. I tucked the rod ri gh t d ow n i n th i s s c u m – p ra c t i ca l ly
t h e perfec t cast . I chucke d a l o ad m o re b ai t i n t h e re , a b o u t
k i lo of chopped boilies, an d fo rg o t a ll a bo ut i t .
The next morning, I was si tt i n g t he re , an d a l l o f a s u d d e n ,
t h e tip just went right ro u n d o n th e c o r n e r ro d , a n d I h a d
a n epic battle and landed t he b i g li n e a r. W h a t a f is h – t h e
m ost amazing lookin g carp – an o t h er f i s h t h a t ’ s 50 ye a rs o l d ,
a proper Leney mirror tha t wa s s to c ke d, an a b s o l u tely m e n ta l
f i s h. Anyway, I was really b u zz i n g … I h ad d o n e t wo n i ght s by
t h en, and because I had a b i t o f t i me o n my h a n d s , I p h o n e d
u p the owner. You’re only a ll owe d to d o o n e we e k a ye a r, a s
i t s three n ights and you have g o t to g e t o f f , a n d my S avay ro t a
s t arted on the following S un d ay. S o t hi s wa s a b o u t Tu e s d ay
o r Wednesday, so I though t I ’ d p ho ne h i m a n d s e e i f I co u l d
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