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f i s h in swan and no t o f t e n
g e tting caught even tho u g h
I ’ ve had it twice. It’s al m o s t
Ko i like and has an awes o m e
o v er slun g mouth… wh i c h
i s probabl y why it evades s o
m any anglers rigs that ar e n ’t
u p to scratch.
‘ Coins’ aptly named beca u s e
o f the two 1 pound coi n lo ok i n g
middle of the night, but this
fish has recently come out
o u n c e s u n d er 4 0 l b a n d in m y
o p i n i o n wi l l b e o n e t h e n e x t
f i s h t o h i t 4 0 l b.
‘ B a t Ta i l / B a t m a n F i s h’ i s a
very unique looking common
with a tail looking like a Bats
head. All I remember about
hooking this fish is the life
s c ales on it flank is prob a b l y
a n other one of the fish lo ok i n g
t o break through the 40 m a r k
t h is year. I had it 36lb 1 0 o z
i n my first year caugh t o n
a single after a move in t h e
s a v i n g r u c k it g a v e a n d on t h e
take it even burst out of the
w a te r a n d s h o t o f f i n t o t h e
o p p o s i t e s w im . I h a d i t a t a n
upper 30 after spawning but by
the Spring this fish normally
Bat Tail /Batman Fish
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