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LEE GRIFFIN
BILL
DICK
BOBBY
PHILLIPS
GAYNER
COOTE
k i t and beer for a nice so ci a l , wa i ti ng fo r m i d n i ght s i g n al l i n g
t h e start of the tradi tio na l s e as o n . We h a d m e t a t R i c h m o n d
Pa rk and had decided to ca rr y o n o u r tra di ti o n o f m ee t i n g fo r
t h e season’s start on the 1 6 t h . T h e re i s s o me t h i n g a b i t s p e c i a l
a b out the old close seaso n t h at no t ma ny a n gl e r s t he s e d ays
c a n appreciate. As midnigh t s t ru ck , we b o t h f l i c ked two ro d s
e a ch to our open water spo t , ex p e ct i n g go o d th i n g s to h a p p e n .
I s hould mention I had spe nt t wo s e as o n s o n t h e f i sh i n g b a n k
a n d not seen another angl er t h i s en d o f th e l a ke , s o we we re
b u zzing, k nowing we wou ld p ro b a b ly n o t s e e a n o t h er a n gl e r
a n d be able to get things g o i n g w i th o u t th e wo rr y o f s o m eo n e
fo llowing you into the swi m.
Mark’s rods signalled the f i r s t ta ke o f th e s e a s o n , a n d h e
m anaged to land a long u p p e r d o u b l e c o mm o n , a l ove ly way
to open his account . A few b e e rs i n , my ro d we n t , an d i t wa s a
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