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ADAM
CHARLIE
HONEYSETT
CUNNINGHAM
S mudge Common – what a j oy ! A f te r th a t i t wa s t h e d e p re s s i n g
p a ck-up. No one likes it , bu t i t h as to be d o n e . M i dway t h ro u gh
p a cking up, I had a scream i n g ru n o n t he ri gh t h a n d ro d . I
s t ruck into it , and it was s t ri p p i n g l i n e o f t h e ree l f ro m t h e
o f f at 150 yards. We though t t hi s a i n’ t n o sm a l l f r y… T h e f i s h
was pulling to the right o f t h e l ake re al ly h a rd , an d a f te r 1 5
m i nutes or so, it was get t i n g a l o t c lo se r. I t a ct u a l ly w i p e d
t wo of my friend’s rods o u t – h e d i d n’ t mi n d , h o n e st … I n to
t h e net it went , giving me t he b i g g e st b a t tl e o u t o f th e l o t . I t
t u rned out it was only 1 8l b b u t w i t h a h u g e ru d d e r a n d f i n s to
b o ot – crazy! I said to my m a te th a t i f I ’d l o s t i t , I wo u l d h ave
sworn it was one of the A- te am ! A l l t he f i s h we re c a u gh t u s i n g
s i mple but effective bottom b a i t r i gs a nd D y n a mi te Co m p l ex-T
b o ilies, pellets and my sp ec i a l ho me ma d e p a rt i c l e s .
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