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DANNY HOLLAND
I ’d not even weighed he r, b u t I s afe ly p ut h e r i n a re t a i n e r
a n d was ready to sort her o ut . Ra re ly fo r Ro c k fo rd , a n d to
my surprise, I was the only p e r s o n o n th e l ake s o h a d n o b o dy
to take photographs. With t he wa te r b e i n g s o wa rm , I wa s
c o ncerned about keep ing h e r s a c ke d fo r ve ry l o n g , s o t i m e
was of the utmost import a n ce . A f te r a c o u p l e o f p h on e c a l l s ,
l u ckily my good friend an d p ro p ri e to r o f R i n g wo o d Ta c k l e ,
R i chard Middleton, once aga i n a n swe re d my p raye rs a n d c am e
s t raight down to take my p h o to g ra p h s. A b i g t h a n k- yo u g o e s to
R i chard for rescuing me o n c e a ga i n . W i t h a b i g ’ u n a l l we i gh e d
a n d photographed, she we n t to a n a m az i n g 4 8 l b s exa ct ly.
Wow… Bobble… one I will n eve r fo rg e t .
The Common: Returnin g to t he la ke a f te r B o b b l e, I wa s
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