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RYAN McGREGOR
T h ankfully, my friend A shl ey wa s o n h an d to p u t t h e 2 9 b a c k
i n the retainer while I wa s b a tt l i n g w i th t he f i s h i n t h e ke l p .
A f ter many hard and deep lu n g e s a nd s o me h e a rt - i n - mo u t h
m oments when the braid f l i c ke d o f f th e d o r s al f i n , I wa s gl a d
to see it come steadily into th e n e t . W i t h a q u i c k l o o k i n t h e
n e t , to my amazement it wa s cl e ar wh i c h f i s h i t wa s – B l a c k
S p ot .
The adrenaline was pum p i n g ; i t wa s s t ra i gh t o n th e s c a l e s ,
which went into unfamilia r te rr i to ry a n d s to p p e d a t a m as s ive
4 6 lb 10oz and a new PB. T h i s e n d ed u p b e i n g t h e l a s t f i s h
l a nded that session with an o th e r f i s h a ls o lo s t to eve r- t h a n k f u l
ke lp. I would just like to ex te n d my th a n ks to my g o o d f ri e n d
A s hley Shuckford for his h el p a n d a dv i ce a n d o f c o u rs e h i s
b rilliant photographic ski l ls .
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