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JAKE LUND
m i rror aro und 20lb. The re st o f t h e d ay wa s q u i e t . T h e b u z z wa s
re al, and waiting for the fo l low i n g m o rn i n g wa s s l ow g o i n g . I
g o t my head down early, eve n th o u gh I c o u l d n’ t s l e e p d u e to
t h e excitement . It was 3 :3 0 am , an d my a l arm s o o n wo ke m e.
W ith the kettle on and th e s u n s l owly r i s i n g , t h e p o n d c a m e
a l ive. Carp fed heavily i n n u m b ers i n th e mi d d l e z on e b e t we e n
o t her swims water, the sa fe zo n e a s s u ch . I wa tc h e d t h e m fo r
fo ur hours out there; it re al ly fe lt l i ke t he m o rn i n g wa s g o i n g
to pass without a bite.
My mate Tom popped dow n a ro u n d 8 a m a n d j o k i n gly s a id ,
“ R ight , I’m here now, and I wa n t to s e e t h re e c ar p t h i s mo r n i n g
p l ease!” A tall order, and I wo u ld have l ove d to t h i n k i t c o u l d
h a ppen but highly doubte d i t . T h e s u n g o t u p , a n d to my
a mazement the fish didn’ t s to p fe ed i n g i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e
p o nd; they just moved ove r my ba i te d sp o t . To m l o o ke d a t
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