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The Patch Common
b a ck to reel my rod i n c ur si n g
m y bad lu ck when out of t h e
c o rner of my eye I seen h e r
c o ming out of the snag s I
q u ietly climbed up the t r e e
j u st to see her tip up on t h e
s p ot and start feedi ng s h e
u p ended and I could see h e r
g i lls flaring as she m unc h e d
o n the bait. Suddenl y s h e
f r oze all her fins went r i g i d
a n d she started shak i n g
h e r head. She was nail e d ! I
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quickly jumped down from
the tree and grabbed the rod
the line had become caught
around a little branch, so I
q u i c k l y j u m pe d i n t o f r e e i t .
After a short battle I had her
c o m i n g t o t he n e t I sc o o p e d
her up and dropped the rod
although when I looked into
the net I had somehow missed
her I quickly picked up the rod
with the clutch ticking away
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