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DICK
AIDENGAYNER
SAVAN
c o nnected again to a rive r f i s h t h at wa s p u l l i n g h ard . I d i d
m anage to get this one i n to t he ne t , a n d a l t h o u gh s h e wa s
u n doubtedly a lesser relat i o n o f t h e b e a st h o o ke d earl i e r, s h e
s t i ll spun the needle roun d to 2 3 l b 5 o z . I fe l t s o s a ti s f i e d to
h ave put the net under my f i rs t r ive r c arp i n a d eca d e.
The next month saw a ro u t i n e evo lve – b a s i c a l ly b a it th e
m arginal areas as frequent ly a s p o s s i b l e u s i n g a l i gh t s c a t te ri n g
o f bait . It soon became obv i o us t ha t t h es e sp ot s wou l d p ro d u c e
f i s h, but only if they were ro t a te d. I n t he e n d , I p ro b a b ly h ad
a round ten differen t areas p ri m ed . T h i s d i d n’ t m e a n h o o f i n g
to nnes of bait in; it was m o re a c as e o f a h a n d f u l o f ti ge r s a
h a ndful of boilies and a fe w c ho p s a t ve ry re g u l a r i n te rva l s .
By keeping the bait regul arly g o i n g i n , i t wa s s ti ll p o s s i b l e
to nick a fish every few days . It wo u ld a l mo s t be a g u ara n te e
t h at if you fished a spot t h at h ad p ro d u c ed th e p rev i o u s d ay,
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