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c r acking Carp on the b a n k ,
w eighing 24lb 8o z cau g h t
o n ce again on the Pi neap H e l l
R ound Wafter. I was absolu t e l y
o v er the moon, as thi s sp o t ,
a l t hough the bites had d r i e d
u p . I genuinely believed t h a t
t h ere was still fish in the a r e a ,
a n d that it should have b e e n
p r oducing the odd bite or tw o .
S o sometimes a simpl e ch a n g e,
l i k e I did to the B aitwo r k s
P i neapHell, can make all t h e
d i f ference, bringing m e th e
3 extra fish. Win, win . I wo u l d
l i k e to say that that was t h e
l a st twist of the trip, b ut m y
b a rrow wheel had othe r i d e a s .
I t decided, on my wal k bac k t o
t h e Van that it was hav in g a
d a y off and the tyre decid e d t o
b l ow out. So my planne d e a rl y
r e turn home didn’t quite w o r k
o u t, with everything h av i n g
t o be carried back by han d i n
t h e 30 plus heat. So meth i n g
I ’ m definit ely not buil t fo r, l o l .
Anyway to sum up…..
I t just shows that wit h a
l i t tle effor t and patien ce, t h e
fish are certainly there to be
caught, even in extreme heat.
Even though I’ll be glad when
Au t u m n /Wi n t e r i s h e r e, 8 f i s h ,
6 being over the 20lb plus
mark, I’ll take that anytime of
t h e y e a r.
“Enjoy fishing your way
a n d d o n ’t l e t a n y o n e t e l l y o u
o t h e rw i s e ” . A s w e s a y h e r e
a t O b s e s s i o n C a r p “ B e l i ev e i n
y o u r Dr e a m s ” .
U n t i l n e x t t i m e,
M a r k Ro s e
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