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CARL GOULSBRA
f ive minutes from the lake . B el ow are a fe w p h o to s o f a s l i c k
c o ming off my spot moment s b efo re t h e b u zz er we n t a n d a l s o
a photo showing how quic k t he b i te s ca n b e w i t h t wo i n th e
n e t and one in the sling.
This is my seven th dif fe re n t 4 0 -p l u s f ro m L i n c o l n s h i re
c a ught using Mainlin e L ink bo i li e s j us t 3 m f ro m t h e b a n k . Af te r
s p ending three hours watc hi ng t he c ar p sw im m i n g I d e ci d e d
to flick a few chops i n. T h e ca r p wa sn’ t o n i t s ow n , an d th e
s maller fish were soon o n t he b a i t , a n d w it h i n a m a tte r o f
m i nutes they had eaten i t a n d s ta r t i n g to ve n t u re o f f . T h i s
was the cue to lower the ho o k b a i t i n o n my 9 f t s t a l k i n g ro d .
I l owered the bait , put te n 1 5 mm ch o p s i n , a n d w i t h i n te n
m i nutes this fish came in an d to o k my p i n k S a l ty S q u i d wa f te r
s t raight away. This was a p l e as i n g c ap t u re , a s t h i s i s o n e o f
t wo fish that have been m i ss i n g fo r a l o n g t i m e! I t’ s p ro b a b ly
t h e longest mirror carp I h ave eve r c a ugh t!
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