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DEAN MCLOED
B reakfast done and watchi ng th e wa te r, i t wa s l a te r t h at d ay
a t about 11.30 that I saw a g o o d f i s h s h ow j us t p a s t t h e ba i te d
s p ot . I tho ught , anytime n ow a n d th e ro d le f t o u t th ere wo u l d
b e off. Then one showed to my r i gh t i n s h o r t . I wo u n d t h e z i g
ro d in and put it out rough ly wh ere t h e f i s h b o bb e d u p an d go t
re ady for the footie, West Ha m v Sp u r s . I t wa s a goo d f i rs t h a l f ,
a n d at half time, as I waite d fo r th e s ec o n d h al f , I wa tc h e d as
t h e swifts fly around taki n g a h atc h f ro m t h e s u rfa c e , cl o s e r
a n d closer my area of wate r.
Then I saw it … a good f i sh h ea d a n d s h o u l d e r, a ga i n i n l i n e
w i th the baited spot and wh ere t he sw i f ts dove fo r h a tc h. T h e
z i g rod went straight back o u t l o n g , j u st r i gh t o f t h e ba i te d
a rea. I could listen to the fo o t i e an d wa tc h as i t al l u n fo l d e d
r i ght in front of me. The sw i f ts f l ew ro u n d a n d a fe w s e a g u l l s
