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CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM
HAULING
IN A
STORM
I recently had a three-n i gh t s e s s i o n o n a l ow s to c k l a g o o n ,
h aving seven bites and land i n g s eve n f i s h: th re e d ou b l e s , two
l ow 20s and two mid 20 s. Co n d i t i o n s lo o ke d pri m e w it h 5 0 m p h
w i nds and heavy rain for th re e d ays a n d ve r y l ow a i r p re ss u re .
T hose conditions can’t be i g n o re d, s o a t h re e -n i gh te r wa s o n
t h e cards to try and sneak o n e o u t , a s t he l a s t f i s h I ’ d c au gh t
f rom here was back in Dec e mb e r.
The water is very deep, g o i n g d ow n to 2 4 f t i n s o m e p l ac e s ,
s o it switc hes off later in t he ye ar, b ut yo u h ave to re m em b e r
t h e following year it’s go i n g to ta ke l o n g er fo r t h a t d ee p e r
water to warm up. Three f i s h ha d b e e n c au gh t f ro m De ce m b e r
FR E ELINE 73
