freeline-98 - Flipbook - Page 176
LEE GRIFFIN
BILL
DICK
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
was about right . After disc ove r i n g th a t c as t i n g w i t h s o f t gl a s s
ro ds is a technique that I ha d al l b u t lo st , I eve n t u a l ly h a d
b a its in the right area, and t h i r ty m i n ute s la te r, I wa s a t t a c h e d
to an extremely ang ry carp th a t t a xe d t h e o l d ro d a n d re e l to
t h e maximum. They were no t fo u n d wa n ti n g . M y p ri z e wa s
a handsome male fish, fu ll w i t h s p aw n i n g a d re n a l i n e, a t a d
u n der 27lbs and a battle t h at w i ll c e rt ai n ly l ive l o n g i n t h e
m emory. My only sadness wa s th a t o t he r s wh o k n e w Vi c we re
n o t there to witness the eve n t . I t d i d c ro s s my m i n d , h oweve r,
t h at three departed anglers mi gh t b e h av i n g a w r y s m i l e a t
my expense as that fish p ro c e ed e d to d ra g m e ro u n d t h e p o n d
i n the most determined fa sh i o n ! N ow th ey a re b a c k to g e t h e r,
t h ese rods will certainly b e o ut a ga i n i n t he f u t u re .
FREELINE 54
