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AIDEN SAVAN
c a rp were spotted up to th e b e gi n n i n g o f t he s ea s o n, a n d o n e
l a rge, and I mean large, pl ate d m i r ro r wa s s e e n s eve ra l t i m e s .
I n addition to these sighti n g s , t h e up p er r ive r l o o ke d re a l ly
g o od for a bite, as the few f i s h h ad b e en s e e n fe e d i n g o n t h e
s p ots
At this stage at least te n d i f fe re n t sw im s we re g et t i n g
a regular helping of bait , wh i c h ma i n ly c o n s i s te d o f h e m p ,
re d maize, tigers and fish m ea l b a rre ls . H ow I env i ed t h o s e
fo rtunate sponsored angler s , a s my b a n k b al a n c e wa s t ak i n g a
re al dent in order to feed t h e f i s h . O p e ni ng n i gh t we n t to p l a n
w i th a 22l b 5oz mirror tha t fo u gh t h a rd b u t d i d n’ t c a u s e to o
m any concerns.
The early mornings were s p en t o b s e r v i n g t h e b a i te d s p o t s
i n the channel. Just when yo u t hi n k yo u a re b e g i n n in g to g e t
i n tune with the river, yo u q ui c k ly l ea r n t h a t i t is fa r m o re
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