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ADAM HONEYSETT
co uld see how close it was to m e , so w i th o u t a s e co n d t h ou g ht ,
I s hot down the bank, reel e d my m i d d l e ro d i n a n d re p o s i ti o n e d
i t ver y close to where the fi s h ro l l ed .
I t was now Christma s Eve , a n d I h a d to b e o n t h e m ove by
m i dday to get home to my fa m i l y, s o t h e m i nu tes we re t ic k i n g
by. I was j ust putting the l a st o f my gea r on th e bar row b efo re I
go t the rods in when the m i d d l e ro d s i g n a l l ed a ver y j i tter y b i te .
I p icked the rod up, bent into t h e f i sh , a n d af ter a s h o r t b u t h a rd
b attle I could see I ha d nette d a n o t h er l u m p . C h r i st m a s h ad wel l
a n d truly come early! My mate M a rk ca m e ro un d to h e l p , a s we
were the only ones left both p a c ked u p re a d y to go . W h en I l if te d
t h is one out the water, I kn ew i t wa s a m i d -fo r ty, a n d u p on th e
s cales, it was confirmed at 4 4l b 1 4 oz , a f i s h k n ow n as t h e Po u n d
C o in. I made a ver y qui ck ex i t af ter th e p h o to s to get h o m e to
s p end Christmas with my fa m i l y.
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