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RYAN McGREGOR
i t s spot and the sun just st a r t i ng to r i s e , t h e l e ft h a n d ro d wa s
b a ck in action, and after a go o d f i gh t i n an d o u t of t h e we e d , I
was glad to see the fish ro l l ove r t he c o rd .
With it clear that the fis h we re s ta r t i n g to fe e d hard , I p u t
t h e fish straight into the re ta i n e r an d t he ro d b a ck o n i t s s p o t
a l ong with two Spombs of Pa ci f i c Tu n a b o i l i e s a n d m a tc h i n g
p e llets. This fish felt big g er, a nd t he s c al e s we n t ( to my
s u rprise) 29lb 6oz. The co m mo n wa s n i c e a n d s t i l l h a d s o me
m arks from spawnin g.
I was setting the camera u p , an d j us t as I k n e l t d ow n re a dy
to pick it up and take som e s h o t s, I h e ard t h e b o b bi n s m a s h
i n to the rod, and then the al a r m wa s s c re a mi n g a s t h e l e f t
h a nd rod was away again. I n st a n tly, i t fe lt a d e c e nt s i z e d f i s h .
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