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EXCLUSIVE
c a p t u r e f o r G r e n v i l l e.
Later that afternoon, the
magic continued. At 1pm,
the right-hand rod produced
a s t u n n i n g 3 5 l b l o n g m i r r o r,
and as Paul was about to
p h o t o g r a p h h e r, t h e r o d p u l l e d
again, yielding another 32lb
m i r r o r. I r e c a s t , p e r f e c t d r o p ,
a n d e x a c t l y a n h o u r l a t e r, t h e
r o d b e n t r o u n d o n c e m o r e.
The fish swam straight for
the weed. I set the rod down
and waited — just like I had
with the 42 and 52 earlier
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i n t h e w e e k . Te n m i n u t e s
p a s s e d, t h e n i t s t r i p p e d l i n e
a n d k i t e d i n t o o p e n w a t e r.
Seeing it roll 20 yards out
made my heart sink. This was
enormous.
W h e n I f i n a l l y n e t t e d h e r,
Paul came down. He took
o n e l o o k , s m i r k e d, b e c a u s e
he knew what fish it was. On
t h e R e u b e n ’s , i t s w u n g r o u n d
t o 5 9 l b 4 o z — a n o t h e r P B,
seven pounds heavier than
my previous. This was the
same fish that had come out
