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tip, I could clearly see it was
a good common as it twisted
and turned no more than a rod
length out , I thought maybe
a 40lber , it then proceeded to
chug up and down the margin
staying really deep, all I could
was keep constant pressure
and not pull to hard, there was
no way i wanted to lose this,
I’m all alone knee deep in the
water, the margins are really
stoney there and I couldn’t get
the net handle in to prop the
net up, I had to quickly drop
the net run to the Bivvy and
grab my phone , I jumped back
in and lifted the net , she just
sat there luckily and didn’t
move. I must have sounded off
it beat me up for 20mins but
never really went more than
25 yards out , the longer i
had it on the more anxious i
became and all i could think
was if I lose it nobody would
believe it, if it comes off I’m
going home ! It eventually
tired and I managed to net it
first time; I peered into the net
and let out a massive shout
BIG COMMON ! I thought dan
had seen me playing a fish
and that he’d be straight over
, I shouted again, LEON, DAN,
BIG COMMON. I stood there for
maybe 5 mins shaking waiting
for them to arrive , nothing ,
shit , I’ve got a sixty plus in
the net , my heads gone and
my head when I made the call
, Leon you gotta get up here
, I’ve got the biggun I kept
saying. First people I messaged
were my family especially so
my son Brodie who’s a keen
young angler and Andy who
only 20mins rather been asking
why I was blanking! This is
what they saw (see monster in
the net picture).
Leon came jogging up and
looked in the net, you fucking
got it mate ! Dan came over
and we just stood in ore at
the size of this fish , it was
massive unlike anything any
of us had seen before, so
wide it’s ridiculous, just an
absolute beast of fish ! The
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