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MARK KERRIDGE
o n e of the Shallow pit A-Te am ha n g i n g f ro m my t a n gle d l i n e a t
s t alemate! I wished I hadn’ t re al i s ed wh at I wa s a t t a ch e d to ,
a s the thought of losing on e o f th e 4 0 s wa sn’ t s i tti n g ve ry we l l
i n my head. With no real c ho i c e o t h er t ha n t ry a n d p u l l th a t
l i t tle bit harder, I compress e d my ro d eve n f u r th e r, fe e l i ng t h e
g rating of lines as the f ish i n c he d towa rd s m e j u s t e n o u gh to
g e t the net around it . I have n eve r b e e n s o re l i eve d i n a l l my
l i fe! I grab bed hold of the t an gl ed me s s o f b ra i d a n d d ra g g e d i t
towards me enough so tha t I co ul d u n h o o k t h e f i s h i n t he n et
a n d get it back to the ban k to s u l k wh i le I s o rte d o u t t an gl e d
l i nes.
With rods all sorted out and the fish slid into the retaining
sling, it was time to truly admire my capture. Up onto the scales,
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