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JAKE LUND
where the carp seemed to start feeding first .
My mate Jon Blackman wa s d u e d ow n t h e fo l l ow i n g d ay an d
m essaged me that evening a sk i n g h ow t h e p o n d wa s l ook i n g .
T h e conversation turned to my t h o ugh t o f a b l a n k h ap p e n i n g
a n d Jon said, “No, you wo n’ t b la n k ; yo u ’l l h ave th e Pe n ny
Co mmon, as she’s due out .” We ll , wo u ld yo u Ad a m a n d Eve i t ?
T h at following morning I h ad t he P E N N Y CO M M O N ! Ta l k a b o u t
b e ing talked on the bank! Sh e we n t 4 2 l b 4 o z an d l o o ke d m i n t !
I was totally blown away, a n d i t wa s l ove ly to h ave th e mi s s u s
t h ere to share the moment a n d t ake a fe w p i c s fo r m e ! Ca tc h i n g
t h e Penny Common was th e i c i n g o n th e c a ke . T h e l a st c o u p l e
o f months have probably b e en th e m o s t e p i c mo n t h s ’ f i s h i n g I
h ave endured in a long tim e.
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