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ASH
JOHNGEDEN
KRIS
TERRY
BINGHAM
THORNLEY
DEMPSEY
to gain as much height as p o ss i b l e, a n d l i ke t h e f i rs t , I j u s t
fe lt the odd kick as I bough t a h ug e b e d o f we e d towa rd s m e .
I t was soon engulfed in my ne t , t he re su l t be i n g a p re t t y l i tt l e
c o mmon at a little under 2 0 lb s . T he mi rro r we n t 2 6l b s , a n d i t
was a prop er old brute, scra tc he s a n d s ca r s a l l ove r i t s l e a t h e ry
b o dy – it c ertainly was a ch a ra cte r.
The day passed by with n o o t he r a ct i o n b u t t h e re were f i s h
s t i ll around, enjoying the wa r mt h o f t h e s u n a s t h ey n es t l e d
i n to the weed. I was mean t to b e o f f t ha t a f te rn o o n , b u t j u s t
k n ew I had to wangle ano t h er n i gh t , eve n i f i t d i d m ea n a n
evening w ithout food and a n ea rly m o r n i n g p a c k d ow n fo r
work. I made sure all the ro d s we re p e r fe ct fo r b i te t i m e, s o
I spent the late afternoo n e n su r i n g to g e t g o o d d ro p s a n d
p e rfect line lay before set t li n g i n fo r t h e n i gh t . T h i s p rove d a
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