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WAYNE IZZATT
a handful of overnighters o n th e p i t d e s p i te i t b e in g a l ove ly
l a ke, a slice of paradi se re al ly c o m p are d to t h e o th e r, bi g g e r
a n d savage pit on the same ti cke t t h at ha d m e l o c ke d w i t h i n
i t s unforgiving jaws for th e p a s t fo u r ye ars , ke e p in g m e f ro m
s t raying anywhere for lon g .
That other pit had felt ve ry c r u el fo r to o l o n g towa rd s t h e en d
o f this spring. I had endure d a ca t al o g u e o f h ars h l u c k i n c i d en t s ,
a ridiculous run of events th a t s e em ed to b e h o l d i ng m e f ro m
s u ccess despite me puttin g i n mo re ef fo r t a n d e n e rgy i n to my
a n gling than I ever have an d b a i t i n g up ha rd t h a t s h o u l d h ave
c reated multiple chances. I j u s t c o u ld n eve r s e e m to g e t o n
t h e spots when fish were t he re , o r t he ti m e s t h a t I d i d , s o me
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