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g o rgeous lookers that trave l
over 40 pounds, with rumo u rs
o f the odd one breaking t he
5 0 barrier.
When on that initial so c i al
s e ssion, I was shown a pic t u re
o f an upper 30 fully sca l ed
c a rp that had been cau gh t
d ays before. What an abso lu te
s t unning carp. My cup o f
te a indeed. With a few c arp
c a ught between the few of u s ,
I l eft J12 with a real urg e to
re turn. A few months late r,
I was presented with t h e
o p portunity to have a dab b l e
t h rough the winter. A nd o f
c o urse, I absolutely jumpe d at
t h e opportunity.
Like allot of winter ven ue s ,
J 1 2 takes in an abundance o f
extra water through the winter.
S i t ting adjacent to the Rive r
Ke nnet , and with the vol um e
o f rain in recent winters. J1 2
r i ses by approximately 2 -3
fe et and most swims are f u l ly
s u bmerged and the tree li n e d
e d ges, move in and bec o me
p a rt of the lake. All p art of th e
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