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ADRIAN
BOBBY COOTE
WINTLE
hinge rigs and Specialized Hookbaits’ S2 crushed cork popups.
T h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g , I w a s w a t c h i n g t h e w a t e r, a n d a f i s h
crashed in the channel, so I put the stove on for a cuppa
and the middle bobbin suddenly slammed up. I was on it in
a f l a s h , h e a r t r a c i n g , h a v i n g t o g iv e i t s o m e p r e s s u r e d u e
t o t h e n a t u r e o f t h e s w i m’ s s n a g s . A f t e r a s p i r i t e d f i g h t , a
common was sulking in the net . It was 21Ibs, and I was off
the mark.
M y n e x t t r i p t h e f o l l o w i n g w e e k w a s a t h r e e - n i g h t e r, a n d
I a r r iv e d , d i d a l a p , a n d B u s S t o p w a s f r e e , s o I b u c k e t e d
t h e s w i m a n d m a d e m y w a y r o u n d t o l o a d u p t h e b a r r o w.
The rods went out on the same spots as before with a few
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