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t h e baits. I had my lap top w i t h
m e, and I was due on a tea m ’s
m eeting at 11:00 which I k n o w
s o unds like plenty of time b u t
I wanted to get everyth i n g
p e rfect so I knew I wo u l d
b e fishing to the best of m y
a b ility.
After 3 maybe 4 cast s , I
f o und a lovely spot ten wr a p s
o u t plum in the centre of t h e
t w o islands. This was pe rf e c t
f o r the plan I had previo u sl y
w orked out for the l eft-h a n d
r o d. Next, I found a lo v e l y
l i t tle spot for the rig ht-h a n d
r o d, this was 8 wraps and q u i t e
s h allow with a little weed j u st
t o the left of the spo t. Perf e c t !
I unzipped my rod b ag a n d
l o aded each rig wit h a m a t c h
t h e hatch wafter, al tho u g h
o n the left-hand rod wa s a
N a trafish and the rig ht-h a n d
w as a SSK, I want ed to se e
i f they ha d a preference b u t
s a ying that my confiden ce wa s
h i gh regarding either flav o u r.
The rods went out lo v e l y
a l ong with a scatteri ng o f
15mm and 12mm boilies over
both rods, again as previously
mentioned I was not baiting
t i g h t, j u s t o n e h e r e a n d o n e
there over the size of half a
tennis court. I did however
b a i t t h e ri g h t - h a n d r o d a l i t t l e
t i g h te r b u t b a i t e d a l o n g t h e
w h o l e o f t h e i sl a n d ( H a n s e l l
a n d G r e t a l st y l e ) .
Ti m e wa s n o w t i g h t f o r m y
11:00 meeting so I quickly
p u t u p m y b i v v y, s l i d m y
b e d c h a i r u n d e r a n d p r e s se d
t h e o n b u t to n t o t h e l a p t o p .
I made a quick cuppa before
a colleague appeared on my
screen. Ahmad asked where I
w a s? I s m i l e d a n d s a i d I a m a t
t h e o f f i c e i n w h i c h h e l a ug h e d
and asked if I had caught. I
r e p l i e d th a t I h a d o n l y b e e n
t h e r e f o r tw o h o u r s , s o I h a d n o t
y e t s t a r t e d f is h i n g. A f t e r t h a t ,
the topic shifted from fishing
to a discussion about work.
We w e r e 3 0 m i n u t e s i n t o t h e
m e e t i n g w he n u n e x p e c t e d l y
m y r e c e i v e r b u r s t i n t o s o n g,
a n d I wa s a w a y o n t h e l e f t BigCarp 103
