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GARY SATT
BUZZING
AT BLUEBELL
I n spring 2018, I decid e d to g o an d d o s o m e s e s s i o n s o n
B l uebell Lakes. The first s e s s i o n , I ha d o n e b i te , b u t th e n t h e
s e cond session I had six b i te s b u t o n ly l an d e d t h ree w i t h t wo
b e ing PBs, a brace with a 3 2 l b 4 o z m i r ro r a nd a 4 0l b c o m m o n . I
j u st had to get back, knowi n g wh at ’ s i n th e re ! T h e n ex t s e s s i o n ,
I s et myself a target of five f i s h. I g o t b a c k d ow n, g o t o n t h e
f i s h, but I couldn’t get a b i te eve n t h o u gh f i s h we re s h ow i n g
o n me and fizzing. The nex t a f te rn o o n , I h a d a b i te o n a z i g , a
2 3 lb mirror, and that nigh t , I h ad a fe w f i s h , m o s t ly 2 0s u p to
2 8 lb. Then next morning, I ha d f ive s li n g s i n t h e wa te r w i t h
t h ree containing 30lb-plu s f i s h : a 3 0 lb m i r ro r, a 36 l b s c a ly a s
yo u like mirror and a long , le a n 3 3 l b co mm on , wh i c h top p e d
t h e session off. I landed 14 f i s h , a n d I wa s ab s o l u te ly b u z z i n g .
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