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a l l three rods onto the sp o t s
I ’d found.Now all I cou ld d o
w as wait.
Meeting One of My Her o e s :
N ot long after getting sett l e d,
s o meone walked over wh o I’d
b e en really hoping to m e e t ,
R ob Burg ess. I’ve watc h e d
l o ads of Rob’s YouTube vi d e o s
o v er the years and learn e d s o
around half an hour chatting
t o m e, a s k i n g a b o u t m y f i s h i n g
a n d s h o wi n g m e e x a c t l y h o w
h e ti e s h i s o w n s o l i d b a gs . H e
never rushed me and answered
e v e r y q u e s ti o n I a sk e d . I t
m e a n t so m u c h t h a t so m e o n e
with so much experience
would take the time to help a
y o u n g a n g l e r. T h e n , r i g h t i n t h e
m anybtips from him ab o u t
s o lid bag fishing. To a ctu a l l y
h a ve him standing in m y sw i m
w as unbelievable.He sp e n t
middle of our conversation...
O n e o f m y r o d s a b s o lu t e l y
m e l t e d o f f. T h e f i g h t f e l t li k e i t
l a s t e d f o r e v e r, b u t e v e n t u a l l y
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