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I sent the pics to my m a t e
a n d joked, “I’m due on e of t h e
b i g ‘uns now!”He agreed a n d
s a id he’d join me fo r a n i g h t
s e ssion on Saturday. I p re b a ited my spots and thou g h t ,
w hy not give my first nigh t o n
t h e lake a go?
That Saturday, my par t n e r
c a me dow n with tea, and we
s a t by the lake watching t h e
s u n dip behind the trees, f i s h
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s h o wi n g o v e r o u r s p o t s . I t
w a s q u i e t o n m y s i d e, t h o u g h .
My mate had dropped into the
peg next to me and as soon
a s h e wa s s e t u p — b o o m , h i s
r o d w a s a wa y. H e h a d t h r e e
t h a t e v e n i n g, a n d I s t a r t e d
thinking maybe I should stick
t o d a y se s s i o n s , h a h a .
B u t l a t e r t ha t n i g h t , m y r o d
a b s o l u t e l y t o r e o f f. T h e t a k e
was savage—it felt like a
