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CATCH REPORTS
Deciding to ignore the b u l k o f t h e s h o ws a t t h e m a in e n d,
a nd focus on the bay wh e re t h e f i sh so u n d e d m u c h b ig g e r
i n comparison. It wasn ’t l o n g b e f o r e I h a d m y f i r s t c h a n c e
- A solid flicked to wher e I’d h e a rd t h e m i n t h e d a r k n e s s
was away. An awe so me l i n e a r c a l l e d t h e ‘ S c a t t e r e d Li n ’ a t
4 0lb 2oz. I unhooked it i n t h e n e t a n d q u i c k l y r e - di d t h e
r od, simply looping a p re - t i e d o n e o n , i n j e c t i n g i t w i t h t h e
Hydro before flicking bac k t o t h e a r e a .
I was soon away again, t h i s t i m e o n e k n o w n a s ‘ T h e P a t c h
Fully’ going 38lb 4 oz. Wh i l s t s o r t i n g t h i s f i s h , t he s a m e r o d
was away again, as a ver y u n e v e n tf u l f i g h t e n s u r e d – s o o n ,
a big common was i n th e n e t. On t h e s c a l e s i t r e g i st e r e d
4 7lb 3oz, one that was c o n s i d e r e d ‘ m i ss i n g’ , a r e a l b uz z A sleepless night at wo r k t h e n f o l l o w e d b y t h e s l e epl e s s
night spent ensuring I w a s o n t h e m wa s a l l w o r t h i t’ .
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