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IANASH
DAVE
BURKHILL
GEDEN
HYDE
m orning coffee, pondering how I wa s eve r go i n g to b e a t t h i s ,
my right hand rod went o f f wi u t h a s c re am i n g ru n . W h e n I
p i cked the rod up, it kept t ak i n g li n e . I t i gh te n e d t h e c lu tc h ,
b u t it still managed to get a ro u n d th e p o i n t o f t h e i s l a n d . I p u t
a l ot of side strain on it , a n d I c o u ld fe el t h e l in e o n t h e re e d s ,
g rating, as it does, then pi ng ! I t h o u gh t i t ha d c o m e o f f , b u t i t
was the line coming off th e l as t o f t h e re ed s , a n d I wa s b a c k
i n touch with the fish. It fe lt s o s tro n g , m ak i n g l o n g, d riv i n g
r u ns. After a good ten mi nu te s’ b a t tl i n g , i t wa s f i n a l ly i n th e
n e t , a lovely looking 22 lb l i n ea r, wh i c h fe ll fo r a p i n k Tre n t
B a its Freshwater Shrimp wa f te r o n a n I b ho o ks W i d e Ga p e 4 .
That was the last of the ac t i o n – a ve r y e n j oya b l e 48 h o u r s
a t Birch Lake. I can’t wait to go b a ck a ga i n a n d g et s o m e m o re
o f these stunning fish.
FR E ELINE 33
