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CATCH REPORTS
WRAYSBURY
RECORD
COMMON
On a pretty hectic sessio n , a c o u p l e o f w e e ks a g o , I a c t u a l l y
l o st this one at the net. Fa s t f o rw a r d 2 w e e k s a n d I w a s
b ackin th e central area, F i s h i n g a t o v e r 1 0 0 y a r d s, I h a d a
m idnight bite. All was we l l u n t i l a r o u n d 3 0 y a r d s o u t , w h e n
i t random ly droppe d o ff! I w a s s u r p r i s e d t h e r e w a s n o m o r e
a ction by morning. As I st o o d w i t h m y f i r s t c u p o f t e a o f t h e
d ay, contemplating wheth e r t o p u t m o r e b a i t o u t , m y o t h e r
r od fishes on the baited s p o t, s p r a n g i n t o l i f e. A f t e r o n e o f
t he most immense, ti ring b a t t l e s o f m y c a r p f i s h i n g l i f e, t h i s
b i g common was so on te a r i n g a b o u t I n t h e m a r g i n s a ga i n !
I prayed that everything w o u l d h o l d f i r m , a n d a f t e r w h a t
s eemed like another ete r n i ty p l a y i n g i t i n t h e m a r gi n s , I
f i nally slipped the net un d e r f i r s t t i m e o f a s k i n g.
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