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DEAN MCLOED
g u ide it back in. It took o n ly o n e g o n et t i n g h e r, an d Ja s o n
f rom over the lake came a lo n g a n d we ha d a p ro p e r l o o k i n to
t h e net . “Definitely 4 0lbs,” I s ai d . J as o n s a i d i t wa s a b i t mo re
t h an that , and as we lif ted i t o ut i n t h e re ta i n e r, we b o t h k n e w
i t was probably close to th e ma g i c al 5 0 lb s .
Scales zeroed and tripo d s o rte d, we li f te d h e r o n – 43 l b s !
“ O h no, it ain’t ,” Jaso n sai d. “ It ’ s s ti l l to u c h i n g t h e ma t ! ” we
a d justed the tripod, weigh ed h e r aga i n , a n d t h e n e ed l e s et t l e d
o n an amazing 47lb 8o z. M y U K P B wa s b ro ke n , n o t by a l o t , b u t
a c ouple of pounds. Wow! W h at an am a zi ng f i s h ! We i d en t i f i e d
h e r as the Peach, a fish that d o e s n’ t s e e th e b a n k a l o t , a n d s h e
was in perfect conditi on. J a so n p ho to e d he r fo r me , an d we
re sted her up before retur n i n g h er to h e r h o m e .
I wound in the rods and we n t to th e s h o p s to b uy a fe w b e ers
to celebrate catching her. S he wa s a n o th e r on e o f Mo n ks P i t ’ s
b e auties ticked off the lis t . I s at t h e re wh i l e my p h o n e we n t
c razy with texts and calls f ro m a n gl i n g f ri e n d s a n d fa m i ly, a n d
t h en I walked the lake and c h at te d w i t h th e m em b e r s . N o th i n g
e l se happened for me for th e re ma i n d er o f t h e s e s s i o n , a n d i t
was time to go home.
The stock in Monks is unbelievable, as are the fish weight gains
t h e past year, averag ing 7l b s s i n ce M i c k th e ow n e r i n t ro d u c e d
t h e dye and his baiting ca m p ai gn . It ’ s c e rt ai n ly d o n e t h e l a ke
s o me good; I believe the p a s t ye ar i t ha s p ro d u c e d a f u rt h e r
1 2 new 40lb fish and a ne w 5 0 i n t h e sh a p e o f B l a c k S p o t , a
f i s h I wouldn’t mind a rep e at c a p t ure o f , s i n c e I h a d i t a t 4 4l b
1 2 oz. It’s put on an amazi n g 1 0 lb now, s t a nd i n g a t 5 4l b 1 4o z .
M y next session is a month away, a n d I ’m al re a dy p la n n i n g a n d
t y i ng rigs.
Until the next time, hap py ha u li n g !
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