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AIDEN SAVAN
u p per river now looked pr i m e, a n d I h ad b e e n b a i t i ng s eve ra l
a reas to see whether the c a r p c o u l d b e d raw n i n . T he f i r s t f i s h
c a me totally out of the blue. T he ro d h ad b e e n p o s it i o n e d al mo s t
u n derneath our boat , and i t wa s a b i t o f a su r p ri s e, a s n o f i s h
h a d been seen whatsoever. I t ’s a t t he s e t i mes t h a t yo u re a l i s e
yo u have to keep baiting… ke ep b a i t i n g… ke e p b a i t i n g … T h e
f i s h was a stunning, nicely p l a te d m i d -2 0 m i rro r t h a t fo u gh t
i n true Thames style. Thi s f i s h wa s fo l lowe d by a n u m b e r o f
o t hers over the next thre e mo n t h s. It wo u ld s e em a s th o u gh
s mall patterns would emerg e , i . e . , t wo f i s h o n t wo c o n s e cu t ive
n i ghts at approximately t h e s am e t i m e, t h e n n o t h i n g fo r
a number of nights, and t h e n a n o th e r fe ed i n g s p e l l . O n e o f
t h ese feeding spells was m o s t i n te re st i n g , a s fo r f ive n i gh t s
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