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s p o t p r o d u c e d a n o t h e r b i t e.
This fish headed straight
for the weed. Again, I set
the rod down on a slack line
and waited — trusting the
process, just as I had with
t h e 5 2 l b. M i n u t e s l a t e r, t h e
rod ripped round and after a
hard fight I was blessed with
a 4 2 l b m i r r o r.
By 1:30pm, the right-hand
r o d,
perfectly
positioned
after four casts, lit up again,
producing a fully scaled 31lb
9 o z m i r r o r. T h a t w a s t h e l a s t
b i t e o f t h e d a y, a n d I h a d
something to look forward
to — Charlie arriving with
fillet steaks and a bottle of
w i n e. I t w a s a p r o p e r l i t t l e
date night, the perfect way
to end the first five days of
what had already been the
b e s t f i s h i n g o f m y l i f e.
Saturday morning brought
a l i t t l e s t o r m . M y Tr a k k e r
RS100 bivvy stood firm, and
though sharing a Solar SP
b e d c h a i r w a s s n u g, i t ’s t h e
most comfortable bedchair
I’ve ever slept in — I’ll be
upgrading to the Wide Boy
for future visits. After the
storm, a rainbow stretched
across the lake in a full circle
— j u s t s t u n n i n g.
Fishing was quiet until 1pm,
when I noticed the seagulls
slicking up the spots. The
house boilie contained seeds,
and it was clear the fish
w e r e f e e d i n g o n t h e s u r f a c e.
Within 15 minutes, the righth a n d r o d b e e p e d, p r o d u c i n g
a d a r k , o l d m i d - 3 0 l b m i r r o r.
The rest of the day was spent
preparing rigs and sorting kit
f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g.
Then came an unexpected
surprise: Paul rang me on
S u n d a y m o r n i n g, o f f e r i n g e a r l y
bait drops and suggesting I
stay another night. I jumped
a t t h e c h a n c e. B y 1 : 3 0 p m ,
the only rod that had seen
action
since
Thursday
morning made a single beep,
tip bending over to the right.
A monumental fight ended
with a 37lb common, a rare
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