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CATCH REPORTS
WATCH OUT
SCOTT’S
ABOUT
Just after first light, I kn e w I g o t i t w r o n g a n d m o v e d t o t h e
s wim next door, allowi ng m e t o c o v e r m o r e s h a l l o w wa t e r a n d
w ith warm weather fo reca st , I a n t i c i p a t e d t h e c a r p w o u l d b e
i n this zone. I chose to fis h c h o d s o v e r t h e w e e d, w i t h wh o l e
a nd broken 12mm b oil ie o v e r t h e t o p . N o t l o n g i n t o d a r k , I
h ad a big liner, which sh o rt l y f o l l o w e d b y a s a v a g e t a ke - I
p layed in what felt l ike a h e a v y c a r p u n d er t h e b i g m o o n ,
e ventually netting what I i n s t a n t l y r e c o g n i s e d a s a m i r r o r
c alled “Beadle”, a fish we h a d a l l b e e n t a l k i n g a b ou t , w h i c h
h asn’t be en caught sinc e t h e p r e v i o u s sp r i n g. T h e sc a l e s
w ent around to 40lb 10oz , c a p p i n g o f f a n a m a z i n g s p r i n g ’
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