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EXCLUSIVE
Flick Tail
h o ok pulled and I reeled i n
o n e of its scales. I was gu t te d
a s I didn’t know what fis h i t
w as. The next year fishin g i n
b i g Al’s swim I manged to g e t
i t feeding again it was e a s y
t o identify as again it fl ic k e d
i t s tail after engulfi ng ev e r y
m i xer, it was a tri cky s p o t
t o fish as there we re a l o a d
o f overhanging will ow tr e e s
t o the left of the swim fu l l o f
s n ags. I managed t o ho o k i t
a n d again it flat ro dded m e
straight into the branches of
the overhanging willows I felt
sure the line would break I felt
it grating as the it thrashed
a b o u t th e su r f a c e, I h e a r d a
large crack and the branch
s n a p p e d a n d i t w a s f r e e. I
managed to get it to swim
away from the willow trees
by changing the angle of the
rod but it eventually wedded
me out 10 yards in front after
giving the rod the butt the
w h o l e we e d b e d s t a r t e d t o
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