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DAVID
DICK GAYNER
WALLEN
a n d asked if he had caugh t a ny t h i n g , h i s ro d t i p p u l l e d ro u n d
a n d he was in. After a shor t b a t tl e, a s tu n n i n g 3 -4 l b c h u b wa s
i n the bottom of his landin g n et … I wa s b l ow n away by th e s i z e
o f it , considering I hadn’t h ad mu c h ove r a p o u n d s i n c e f i s h i n g
t h ere. I noticed he was usin g a q uive r t i p ro d , b i g re e l s , t hi cke r
l i ne and weighting his bait o n t he b o t to m u si n g l u n c h eo n m e at
a s bait . After picking his b ra i n fo r a wh i le a n d gai n i n g s o m e
va luable knowledge, I was ove r wh el m ed by h ow m u c h I d i d n’ t
k n ow. I figured I’d take h i s g u i d an c e o n b o a rd an d try t h i s
a p proach on my next trip d ow n !
After school the next day, I we n t s tra i gh t d ow n to t h e t a ck l e
s h op. I brought some bi g s i ze 8 h o o ks a n d s o m e l u n c h e o n
m eat , buzzing with excite me n t a s I h e ad e d b a ck d ow n to th e
b a ckwater, optimistic and a l i t tl e ove rc o n fi d e n t t ha t I wa s
g o ing to easily catch one o f t he s e g i an t s , b u t n o t re a l i s i n g
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