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NATHAN HIGHLEY
I started off on Colney, wh i c h i n my o p i n i on h e l d th e n i c e s t
f i s h on the complex, most o f wh i c h we re re a l ly s c a ly o n es . I t
a l so holds some stunning c o m mo ns . It wa sn’ t u n t i l M ay t h a t I
h a d my first bite, and what a f i s h i t t urn e d o u t to b e , a s tu n n i n g
2 5 lb mirror with an unusu a l s c al e p at te r n . M ay t u rn e d o u t to
b e very kind to me in the e n d w i th s i x f i s h g ra c i n g my n e t
i n cluding a brace of 30 s, o n e b ei n g a c o m m o n a n d t he o th e r
a mirror, which can only b e d es c r i b e d a s m i n t . T h e m i rro r
was one called Drop Scale L i n e a r. It wa s o n e o f my t a rg e t s ,
a n d with it being 32lb 14o z, I wa s m o re th a n h ap py. R i g - w i s e,
I went straight in with Ro n n i e r i gs w i th s m a l l 1 2 m m S ti c k y
B a its pineapple pop-ups a n d s p re ad a g o o d h e l p i n g o f 16 m m
K r ill over the top.
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