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PAUL
DICK
WILKINSON
GAYNER
t h e fish, it was on the last k n o c ki n g o f l i gh t , s o I ke p t t h e f i s h
i n the net and got the rod a n d b ai te d b ac k up – s o r te d ! N ow i t
was time for the pictures.
At this point , I was still n o t awa re o f wh a t I ’ d c au gh t , a n d
l i f ting the fish out , I though t , ye s – i t ’s a n o t he r b i g o n e . Pee l i n g
b a ck the net , Phil and I i n st a n tly re co gn i s e d t h e cu l p r i t a s
L u mps, and at 33lb-plus, I wa s ove rwh el m ed . T h re e 30 s , a 2 0
a n d Little Woody all on Ju n e 1 6 t h – u n re al a n d u n h e a rd of !
The following day, I man a g ed a sm a ll d o u b l e c o m m o n fo r
my efforts, and I’d manag ed to ge t t h o ugh 1 0 kg o f p el l e t a n d
a l most 10kg of boilie in two d ays . W i t h o n ly 5kg o f p e l l e t a n d
5 kg of boilie left , I though t i f i t k i c ks o f f a ga i n, I ’ l l b e s h o r t o f
b o ilies, so I’d better call St u d to b r i n g ove r s o m e mo re .
On June 18 th I baited he av i ly, p u tt i n g h al f o f eve ry t h i n g I
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