freeline-107 - Flipbook - Page 148
SCOTT CLARK
b o ttom bait . It was the same s e tu p fo r my mi d d l e ro d , top p e d
w i th a 10mm Mainline pop u p as a s n ow ma n , an d my righ t ro d
was fished with just a botto m b ai t , al l o n 1 8 m m M a i n l i n e l i n k .
A s I was just doing a quic k n i gh t , I de c i d ed to f i s h w i t h s i xb o ilie stringers on all thre e ro d s . I wa s f i s h in g fo r a b i te , an d
w i th it being colder weath er, I t h o ugh t th i s wo u l d b e b es t o n
a short session.
The weather conditions we re p e r fe ct – w i n dy a n d b l ow i n g
a southeasterly, cutting a c ro s s my p e g to t h e i s l a n d . A f te r
watching for any signs o f f i s h i n t h e p eg , t h e l i gh t s t a rte d to
fa de very quickly, and by 6 p m, I s ta r te d g e t ti n g a fe w l i n e rs
a n d considered bringing a ro d i n c l o s er. I de c i d e d a ga i n s t t h i s ,
a s I didn’t want to push a ny c a rp i n my a re a away. I wen t to
s l eep around 9:30pm and wa s wo ke n up by a fe w b l e e p s o n my
m i ddle rod fished as a snow ma n ri g . I we n t o u t to inve s t i ga te ,
a n d I saw I’d had a drop bac k . I t i gh te n ed my l i n e b a c k u p , a n d
FREELINE 30
