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t h at a fish like this co uld g o
o n the missing list fo r so l o n g
a s kingy was constan tl y un d e r
i m mense pressure. I go t a
c o uple of neighbours to h e l p
m e with the weighing. A f t e r
w eighing it twice we agr e e d
o n a weight of 50lb 2o z. Ki n g y s
f i r st 50lber since the pass i n g
o f Benson. I was overwhelm e d
bank, I managed to get a few
f i s h f e e d i n g o n t h e s u r f a c e. I
m a n g e d 3 f i s h t h a t a f t e rn o o n
L o c k j a w a t 3 6 l b, a s m a l l e r 3 0 l b
common and a lovely 37lb
c o m m o n . W h i l s t I w a s f e ed i n g,
I noticed a big mirror feeding
i n a v e ry d i s t i n c t m a n o r,
every time it took a mixer it
snatched and flicked its tail.
a n d felt honoured to h a v e
c a ught it, the king i s d e a d
l o ng live the king!
Flick tail: Through t h e
s u mmer fishing along the l o c k
I t wa s a r e a l l y r a n d o m f e e d e r,
so difficult to pin down. After
a few hours I did manage to
hook it but it flat rodded me
and after a few minutes the
The 37lb Common
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