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RYAN McGREGOR
ke lp and weed further out , b u t d u e to th e ke l p , I c o u l d n o t g e t
a l ine near them. The nex t day, I re el e d i n a bo u t 1 2p m a n d
d e cided to rest the swim fo r a fe w h o u r s , a s t h e re wa s a b i t
o f pressure this end o f the la ke , an d I fe lt t h a t t h i s m ay d raw
t h em out of the weed and ke lp . A f te r re el i n g i n , I p u t an o t h e r
t wo Spombs of boilies and p el l et s o ut . J u s t as I d ec i d e d to p u t
t h e rods back out , the pre ss u re d ro p p ed f ro m 3 0- d egre e h e a t ,
a n d it suddenly changed to st ro n g s o u t hwe ste rly w i nd s a n d a
h e avy downpour. With the ro d s a l l ba c k o u t , I fe l t o p t i mi s t i c .
T h e condit ions looked perfe ct , b u t I wa s u n su re h ow t h e s ud d e n
d rop in pressure and co ndi t i o n s wo u ld af fe ct i t . D ark n e s s ca m e
a n d with that the rain an d w i n d s ta rte d to s u b s i d e, a n d h a l f
a n hour later, the spot up to t he we ed a nd ke l p ri p p e d i n to
l i fe. With the lead dropp in g i n s t a nt ly, I co u l d s e e i t s c re ami n g
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