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DEAN MCLOED
h a d joined in on the action , a n d t he n i t h a p p e n e d … I h a d t u rn e d
my alarms down and my re ce ive r wa s o n q u i e t , a n d i t l i t u p
o n ce. I looked to see which ro d i t wa s, a n d t h e b o bb i n d ro p p e d
a n d then slammed up to th e ro d a n d st a rte d c h u rn i n g l i n e o f f
t h e spool.
As I picked the rod up a n d l en t i n to t h e fi s h , I fe l t i t k i c k ,
a n d from that moment , it fe lt h eav y, j us t t y p i c al of a b i g f i s h
p l odding around letting yo u kn ow i t’ s st i l l o n by a fe w n o d s .
P robably ten minutes i nto t h e f i gh t a n d i t wa s c l o s e . T h e o t h e r
ro ds were back-leaded, so th e l i n e wa s o u t o f t h e way, a n d I l e t
i t plod aro und till it got un d e r t h e ro d t i p . T h e n th e f i s h ma d e
a huge surge back to open wa te r, b u t I ma n a g e d to tu r n i t an d
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