freeline-98 - Flipbook - Page 215
RICHARD
BILL
LEE
SKIDMORE
PHILLIPS
GRIFFIN
After that flurry of exci te me n t , t hi n g s we n t q u i e t a ga i n . I
ke pt going across to the Hi l to n S n ag s fo r a l o o k , an d towa rd s
t h e end of our trip, Egget t ’s gave u s a gl i mp s e o f a fe w o f i t s
i n habitant s. There, only a fe w fe et f ro m th e b a n k , i n t h e t h i c ke s t
j u ngle of b ranches, was the E l ep ha n t , dwa r f i n g t h e o t h e r t h re e
f i s h that were with it , and t hey m us t h ave b e e n l ow 2 0 p o u n d s .
I t was the biggest carp I h a d eve r se e n . J a c k h a d s a i d i t wa s
3 0 lbs, so it must have bee n a s fa r as I wa s c o n c er ne d . To m e ,
a young, gangly 17-year-o l d, i t lo o ke d u n c atc h a b l e i n i t s l a i r.
FR E ELINE 93
