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t h is time, but certai n a r e a s
a r e off limits. A wei ghed u p
t h e situation that not all t h e
c a rp were spawning yet a n d
s o there would be bi tes t o b e
h a d. Avoiding the spawn i n g
a r eas was fine. Then there wa s
t h e choice of an 80 mile ro u n d
t r i p home after work each d a y
o r a 10 minute trip to the l a k e.
T he overnighters wo n an d I
w as back on the bank 4 nig h ts
a week.
As
expected
the
fis h i n g
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w a s m o re t r i c k y t h a n p r e s p a w n i n g, b u t I s e e m e d t o b e
a b l e t o wi n kl e a f i s h o r 2 o u t
each night with the odd blank
thrown in to keep the ego in
check. I do find at this time
you tend to lose quite a few
fish. The spunky males are so
energetic and probably grab at
t h e b a i t r a th e r t h a n p r op e r l y
f e e d i n g, re s u l t i n g i n p o o r
hook holds. Coupled with the
n o w e x t e n si v e w e e d a n d y o u
w e re o f t e n o n l y i n c o n t a c t f o r
