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LEE GRIFFIN
BILL
DICK
PAUL
PHILLIPS
WILKINSON
GAYNER
a common interest for the love of carp for this article. That
year, I went on to catch the elusive Koi Common at over 12lb
and later on the jewel of the lake, Clare the Common, at 25lb
12oz on a single tiger nut from a swim known as Lee’s Swim.
I wanted to catch Clare s o mu c h , i t wa s u n re a l . I c a n s t i l l
re member the run, the figh t a n d wh at h ap p en ed n ex t – t he ro d
r i pping off, my Abu 15 5, h a nd l e ch u r n i n g , b u zz e r s cre a mi n g
a n d the hard solid fight t h a t fo l lowe d un t i l s h e wa s m i n e i n
t h e net and that first look i n t he n e t , wi th h e a rt p o u n d i n g a n d
p u nching the air with joy. I ’m s ure yo u ’ve al l h a d t h a t m om en t
a n d that feeling.
I ran up to Kev ’s swim, s h o u t i n g, “ Kev, I ’ve go t Cla re ! ” “ Ye a h ,
r i ght … **** off !” was hi s re p ly. S o I ra n u p to Treve r Ch i n n e r y
who was set up in the Conke r Tre e sw i m. “ Trev, I ’ ve g o t Cl a re ! ”
“ Yeah, right … **** off, Pa ul ! ” wa s h i s re p ly to o . “ N o , m a te …
I really have got her; I’m n o t j o k i n g th i s t i m e , m ate ! ” Trev
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