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t o re off again, this take w a s
d i f ferent. The fish strip p e d
l i n e deep into the pad s a n d
I knew I had to play i t so f t l y
t o avoid another ho ok p u l l . I
m anaged to ease it throug h a
b i g set of pads, only for i t t o
g e t wedged in a smal l cl u m p
2 0 yards out. That’s whe n I
s a w it.
I t was The Widow and o n e o f
t h e lake’s biggest co mm o n s
a n d a carp I’ve wanted t o
c a tch for years. With ste a d y
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p r e s s u r e, t h e 1 8 l b Ko n t o u r
mainline did its job and cut
t h r o u g h t h e p a d s . F i n a l l y, s h e
s l i p p e d i n t o t h e n e t . Sh e w e n t
38lb 8oz, a new PB common
a n d t h e h i g hl i g h t o f a t r u l y
m e m o r a b l e se s s i o n .
In total, I had 11 bites and
l a n d e d 8 f i s h , g o i n g t h ro u g h
10kg of boilies in just 21 hours
o f f i s h i n g. S t e a d y b a i t i n g a n d
quiet angling with minimal
disturbance were key to
k e e p i n g t h e b i t e s c o m i n g.
