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DANNY
ASH
DAVE
HOLLAND
GEDEN
HYDE
l i ke a light . 5am, and I was wo ke n by th e s o u n d o f a Fox a l a r m
a b solutely roaring. Wow|! I wa s away ! O n p ic k i n g u p t h e ro d ,
I k new I was into somethi n g a bi t sp ec i a l. It s e e me d s o he av y.
A s normal for me, the kn ee s we re k n o ck i n g b ec a u s e th i s i s
T h e Land of The Giants. I c o n t i n u ed to ed g e t h i s f is h i n g e n t ly,
a s like my last fish from th i s sw i m, i t h ad lo d g ed i t s e l f b e h i n d
t h e gravel bar I was fish i n g , a nd g et t i n g i t b a c k wo u l d b e
t ri cky as c ut-offs in thi s sw i m we re c o m mo n. Eve n t u a l ly I s l i d
t h e net under an ab so lute m o n s te r. I k n e w I h a d o n e o f t h e
l a ke’s giants safely in the n et , a n d I h a d c al m e d mys e l f d ow n .
I l ooked at the fish and re co gn i s e d i t as t he i n fa m o u s B o b b l e .
Wow! I was in total shock.
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