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EXCLUSIVE
I decided to start m y
c a mpaign on Father’s D a y,
S u nday the 15th, and to ok m y
y o ungest daughter with m e.
M y sights weren’t set o n t h e
b i g comm on just yet—I h a d
m y heart set on the h al f - l i n
h e ’d caught the week b efo r e. I
e v en set up in the same swi m .
That first afternoo n, we
m anaged three carp. It wa s a
b r illiant start, especial ly w i t h
m y daughter enjoying t h e
s u nshine and getting in vol v e d
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on the rods. Over the next
three weeks, I fished four day
s e s si o n s , a v e r a g i n g 3 -4 c a r p
per session. It became a lovely
l i t tl e r o u ti n e — m y d a u g h t e r
joining me after school, us
sharing the moments, laughing,
l e a r n i n g, a n d c a t c h i n g so m e
p r o p e r st u n n e r s .
T h e re a re n ’t m a n y m i r r o r s
i n t h i s l a k e, b u t w e m a n a g e d
f i v e, i n c l u d i n g t h e b a b y f u l l y,
t h e b i g f u l l y, t h e b a b y h a l f - l i n ,
a n d a c ra c k i n g 2 0 l b m i r r o r.
