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CHRIS CONNAUGHTON
FURZEBURY
FORTIES
I arrived at Furzebray c arp la ke s a t a ro u n d 5 p m s t ra i gh t
f rom work on Sunday 9 .2 . 1 9 . T hi s wa s my l a s t s e s s i o n o n my
w i nter ticket . Upon arriva l a t th e l a ke , I wa s s u rp r i s e d to s e e
o n ly one other angler prese n t . T he w i n d wa s b l ow i n g a s t ro n g
n o rthwesterly, so I deci de d to s e t u p o n t he b a c k o f t h i s i n a
swim known as Lifeb uoy wi th t h e o p t i o n to move i n t h e m o r n i n g
i f no success, as the wind wa s ch a n g i n g to s o u thwe s te rly.
I got the rigs out on the mo n ey af te r f i gh ti n g w i th t h e we a t h e r
( h ail, rain and gale force w i n d s ), a n d b e fo re yo u k n e w i t , I wa s
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