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ROBIN DIX
T he line came off them eas i ly en o ugh , b u t th e f i s h wa s s t i l l f u l l
o f fight . What surprised me n ex t wa s t ha t t h e f i s h p o p p e d u p
o n ly feet away from me a nd l i ke a p u p py o n a l e a d , fo l l owe d
m e back to the bank and th e wa i ti ng n e t .
As I parted the mesh, I s aw t ha t I ha d d o n e wh a t I s e t o u t to
d o , and one of the original L e n eys sa t i n my n e t . I wa s ove r t h e
m oon to say the least , and t hi s f i s h wa s a s o l d a s t h e h i l l s ye t
l o oked brand spanking new. It wa s f ro m t h e o ri g i n a l s to c k i n g
a n d survived the fish kill. T h i s f i s h a c t ua l ly o n ly p a s s e d away
a b out 18 months ago due to o l d a g e. Wh a t I h a d ye t to f i n d o u t
was that this was to be pa r t o f a b ra ce … To b e c o n ti n u e d …
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