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BILL PHILLIPS
T h at recce turned out to b e a b i g m i st a ke ; I wa s s e e n a n d
re ported to the local work i n gm a n’ s c lu b t h a t h a d t h e f i s h i n g
r i ghts to the pond. I ap p l i ed an d wa s p ro m p t ly re j e cte d .
A f ter an interview with t he s e cre ta r y, h e m a d e i t cl e a r t h ey
d i sapproved of my illegal e n t r y, wh i c h I o f c o u rs e f l a t ly d e n i e d .
At the time I was leading a c am p a i g n i n an o t h e r l o c a l c l u b
fo r the use of three rods o n t he ca n a l, an d u n fo r tu n a te ly, h e
k n ew about this too. With t h e wo rk i n gm e n’ s c l u b b e in g ve ry
m atch fishing orientated, th ey to t a lly d i sa p p rove d . I a m s u re
my involvement in the thre e- ro d ru le c am p a i g n o n the c an a l
( i ncidentally to be approve d s o o n a f te r ) wa s t h e mai n re a s o n
fo r my con tinued rejection ove r t he n ex t c o u p l e o f ye a rs . A f te r
m uch creeping, crawling, b e g g i n g an d p le ad i n g , I eve n t u a l ly
g o t a ticket in late July 19 7 5 . I ro n i c a lly, I we n t o n to b e c o me
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