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ASH GEDEN
a c ross that section of rive r. T h e ro d s we re f in a l ly o u t a ny way,
fo llowed by three pouches o f m i xe d- s i z e b o i l i e ove r e a c h ro d .
I t was pitch black by now, an d I wa s s t a r ve d s o we nt ab o u t
g e tting some dinner o n an d s e t tl e d i n fo r t he n i gh t an d re a dy
fo r action.
I dozed o ff early that nigh t an d re me mb e r wa k i n g u p c o n f u s e d
a couple of hours later aro u n d 1 2 : 3 0 p m to th e L E D on my
re ceiver flashing. Upon ch ec k i n g t h e ro d s , t h e L E D h a d j u s t
s topped flashing on the m arg i n al l e f t ha n d ro d a n d th e l i n e
was out the clip with the b o b b i n ha n g i n g by i t s c h a i n s t i l l
a t tached to a now limp li n e . I s at t he re fo r a fe w s e c o n d s ,
s l owly tightening up to t h e r i g , fe el i n g fo r any move m en t
w i th my fingertips as I c o ul d n’ t ge t my he a d a ro u n d wh a t
h a d happened. Surely if th at wa s a p i c ku p th en i t wo u l d h ave
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