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NATHAN
MARKASH
DAVE
KERRIDGE
HIGHLEY
GEDEN
HYDE
l u nge, it popped up on the s ur fa ce , a n d I i n s t a n tly re c o g n i s ed
i t as the big’un. Without h e s i ta t i o n , I j um p e d s tra i gh t i n w i t h
t h e net and engulfed i t at t h e f i r s t a t te mp t . T h e emo ti o n a n d
e c stasy ran through my ve i n s, a n d I l e t o u t a m a s s ive s h o u t .
M ates around the lake so o n g o t o n t h e p h o n e a s k i n g wh a t I
h a d, and it was such a joy to te ll t h em i t wa s t h e b i g ’ u n . T h ey
a l l reeled in and came roun d to a dm i re t he p ri ze . On t h e s c a l e s
i t went 42lb cozy and loo ke d p r i me i n t h e m o r n i n g s u n . We
to ok some picks of it in an d o u t o f t he wa te r b efo re l e tt i n g i t
swim away to make someo n e e ls e ’s s e a so n !
The following week I dec i d e d to h ave a ma s s ive s o c i a l w i t h
my mates Ben and Paul, a n d th e P ro s e cc o f lowe d b e t te r th a n
n o rmal celebrating the ca p tu re , a n d we a ls o d i n e d o n s o me
m i ghty fine steaks!
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