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EXCLUSIVE
RED LETTER
SESSION:
GRENVILLES
I booked a six-night sess i o n
f o r the 1st of Septem ber o n
t h e Cabin Swim at Grenv i l l e
L a ke back in February. A f t e r
a busy year with work a n d
f a mily commitments, I ha d n ’t
h a d much time on the ban k —
n o rmally I ’d be fishing ev e r y
o t her weekend with my s o n s,
R a yne and Jaylee, aka C a r p
K i d and Carp Lad. We h a d
m anaged two trips to Fra n c e
e a rlier in the year, lan din g a
t o tal of 42 fish, includ ing f i v e
f i f ties, over twenty fo r t i e s ,
a n d numerous thirti es a n d
t we n t i e s . R a y n e h a d a 5 9 l b
1 o z m i r r o r, a n d Ja y l e e l a n d e d a
5 7 l b m i r r o r an d a 5 8 l b g r a s s i e.
B u t e v e n wi t h t h o s e t r i p s , t h e
G r e n v i l l e se s s i o n h a d b e e n
in the back of my mind for
m o n t h s — j u st m e, t h e p e a c e
a n d q u i e t o f t h e l a k e, a n d t h e
dream of maybe one of those
m i g h t y G re n v i l l e c a r p i n t h e
net. The day before I left I was
h a n d e d a n e n v e l o p e b y Ch a r l i e
with a smile saying happy
40th, the envelope contained
t h e m o n e y f o r t h e c o st o f t h e
trip. What a 40th!!
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