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DANNY
ASH
DAVE
HOLLAND
GEDEN
HYDE
t h e net under one of the la ke ’s mo s t p o p u la r re s i d e n t s , a f i s h
c a lled Roach Head at 42 lb s . I wa s a ma z ed a 40 o n a z i g . O n ly
T J had achieved this on th i s wa te r, a n d t h a t wa s i n t h e b ay,
s o to get one out of peg 5 ma d e i t ex t ra s p ec i a l . Th at n i gh t
o n both the other rods, I h o o ke d a n d l o s t o n e a n d co mp l e te ly
m i ssed one. What an amaz i n g ei gh t ho u rs ’ f i s h i n g ! If o n ly I ’ d
h a d the zigs on in the two p rev i o us we eks wh e n s o me o f t h e
l a ke’s biggest residents we re i n a tte n da n c e, b u t I d i d n’ t c a re .
I t was only the second eve r f i sh f ro m p eg 5 a n d a 40 o n a z i g !
Ec static was an understate me n t .
Bobble: A couple of weeks h a d p a s s ed , a n d I wa s b a c k on t h e
N o rth Bank. I remember ar r iv i ng i n t he m o s t aw f u l co n d i t i o n s
– wet and windy was an u n d ers ta te me n t . I s t ri p p e d to my
s h orts and T-shirt because I kn e w I wa s i n fo r a s o a k i n g, s o
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