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EXCLUSIVE
The Almost Leather
o n ce a year.
The ‘Two Tone co mmo n ’ @
4 3 lb 8oz graced my net twi c e.
B o th times it prope rly pu l l e d
b a ck and wouldn’t give in . T h e
t w o tone elements of th is f i sh
m ade it unmistakable w h e n
y o u were hooked i nto th i s
b e ast. This fish had previo u s l y
d o ne captures of over 5 0 l b
w hich believe it or no t c a n
b e a common occurrence f o r
b l uebell’s larger commo ns .
I f you are looking to b r e a k
y o ur duck and catch yo ur f i r s t
40lber on Swan lake it is a
very good chance it might be
‘ 4 S c a l e ’ . I t ’s o n e o f t h e l a k e s
only hardcore feeders and can
o f te n m a k e a n a p p e a r a n c e. I
got to meet this character fish
3 t i m e s a t 4 2l b a n d h a v e o f t e n
t a k e n p h o to s o f i t f o r o t h e r
anglers. But in my opinion
this feeding behavior is rare
f o r s wa n c a r p a s t h e y a r e
normally cagey feeders due to
t h e p r e s s u r e a n d o v e r b a i t i n g.
‘Circle Scale’ @ 42lb fell
to my varying tactics on 4
