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PAUL
BILL
DICK
LEE
WILKINSON
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
GRIFFIN
5 kg of boilie and the same i n p el le t ove r t h e t h re e are a s . T h e
n i ght passed with no bi tes u n ti l 5 . 3 0 am wh e n t h e r igh t h a n d
ro d melted off, with the p o o r Ca rd i n al 5 5 ’ s c l u tc h s c re a mi n g .
I h it into t he fish, the wate r e r up te d, a n d t he f i sh m a n a g e d to
g e t into the pads. After a b i t o f a t ug - o f - wa r, th e f i s h wa s f re e
a n d out into open water. I kn e w i t wa s a g o o d ’ u n , as i t fe l t
h e avy and was plodding ab o u t u nt i l s h e g o t i n to t h e m arg i n s ,
a n d there she was, the qu e e n o f t he l ake , Cl a re t h e Co m m o n ,
a n d she looked big. I had h er t h e p rev i o us ye a r at j u s t ove r
3 2 lbs, and she looked bigg er. P h i l wa s a lre ady wa l ki n g ro u n d ,
a n d once in the swim, we li f te d h e r o u t o nto th e m at . A f te r
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