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CHRIS CONNAUGHTON
ASH
DAVEGEDEN
HYDE
i n . The carp came in relat ive ly ea s i ly b ut e n j oye d w i p i n g o u t
my other t wo rods. I turned my h ea d to rc h o n to s e e wh a t wa s
w rapped in my rod tips, an d I s aw i t wa s a f i s h k n ow n as t h e
B i g Zip, which had been on my li s t fo r a ro u n d t h re e ye a rs .
Once the light shone dow n o n h i m , he b e c a m e f u l l o f l i fe a n d
m elted off . Now I was into a b a tt l e w i th a f i s h I k n e w I wa s
a f ter, which was nerve wra ck i n g to s ay th e l e a s t . Th e b a t t l e
was insane and lasted arou n d 1 5 mi n u te s, b u t I f i n al ly s l i p p e d
t h e net cord over the beau ty, a n d h e wa s m i n e . I g ot a fe w s e l f t a kes done and got the ri g s b a ck o u t . T h e n i gh t p a ss e d w i t h
n o more action. I was up a t f i r s t l i gh t a n d n o t i c e d a fe w f i s h
d own the other side of the la ke i n a sw i m k n ow n a s t h e L aw n s .
I decided to wait un til bite t i me h a d p a s se d i n L i fe b u oy, a n d
i f nothing happened, I wo u ld be o n th e m ove . T h e m orn i n g
p a ssed with no success, so I wa s o f f i n to t h e L aw n s .
I got the rods out on t h e fa r re ed - li n e d b a n k . T h e n ex t
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