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ADAM SPILLER
d i f ferent swim on each nigh t . I f i sh th e sw i m s i n ea c h a re a o f
t h e lake to give me an idea a b o u t are as I’ d mo s t ly l i ke ly t a rg e t
when I did get time to fish i t p ro p e rly. Au g u s t ro l l ed aro u n d ,
a n d I had four weeks booke d o f f , s o I k n ew I wo u l d b e a b l e to
g e t some longer ses sio ns p la n n ed .
On my first week off , I us ed t h e ti m e s I c o u l d to g e t d ow n to
t h e lake and recce likely are as t h a t I co u l d t a rg e t . O n s es s i o n s
when I have at least three n i gh ts , I te n d to favo u r a b ai t- a n d wait tactic. With this in m i n d , I d e ci de d to b a i t a fe w a re a s
t h at I guessed would be like ly p at ro l ro u te s fo r th e ca rp in t h e
p i t . A change in weather q u i c kly s aw m e b r i n g fo r ward my t ri p
to the second Saturday of t h e m o n th , an d I wa s i n p o s i t i o n o n
o n e of these spots. After t h e f i r st n i gh t , I q u i c k ly l ea r n t t h a t
t h e birds had the spot fig u re d o u t . O n t he s e co n d eve n i n g , I
a s sessed my options and de c i d ed to t a rg e t a n a re a to my l e f t
i n front of another swim. T h i s s p o t wa s b e t we e n 1 an d 2 f t
d e eper than where I was f i s h i n g . I t wa s t h e d ro p - o f f f ro m a
p l ateau that ran off an isl an d . I i ma g i n e d th a t c a r p wo ul d b e
fo llowing this plateau alon g t he e d g e ra th e r th a n c o m i n g o n to
t h e shallower water of the p l ate au . I p i c t ure d t h e n a t u ra l fo o d s
to be deposited from any wa te r c ur re n ts b e t we e n t h e s l o p e
a n d the weedbeds in the d e ep er wa te r. T h i s to m e was mo re
l i kely to be a patrol route . W i t h a l i t tl e b i t o f h a rd wo rk , th e
s p ot was ready, and I put dow n b e t we en 1 5 a n d 20 kg o f b a i t
to really try to stop anyth i n g i n i t s t ra cks . W i t h my n e w s p o t
p r imed, and still in the sa m e p e g , I wa s a l so a b l e to ke e p t wo
ro ds on the same spot I ha d b e e n b a i t i n g t h a t we e k . Howeve r,
a f ter the second night , I kn e w I wo u ld g e t a b e t te r l i n e l ay a n d
b e able to place all three ro d s o n t h e s p o t f ro m t he sw i m n ex t
d o or, but this meant I wou ld n’ t b e a b le to s a fe ly f i s h t h e s p o t
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