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JOHN ANDERSON
h a d fallen quite ill. I sorted a f li gh t b a ck h o me w i t h i n t h re e d ays
o f the news, but tragically h e d i e d t h e n i gh t b e fo re my f l i gh t .
M y dad was my best frien d, a n d u nd o u b te dly w i th o u t wh o m I
would not have been where I wa s st a n d i n g t h a t d ay, wa s g o n e .
I will never, ever forget how a ma z i n g my wo rk c o l l e a g u e s a n d
c u stomers were that day. A f te r t h e l o n g es t eve r f l i gh t h om e , I
s p ent the rest of that year w i th M u m, he l p i n g h e r s o s h e c o u l d
d ownsize and move. That ye ar wa s o f c o u r s e a b i t o f a b l u r i n
m any ways really, but I sti ll f i s h e d o f te n .
I was having fun doing it 7 0 s s tyl e to o , g o i n g b a c k to th e o l d
s c hool, putting some new li n e o n D a d ’s M i tc h e l l 3 0 0 s . T h o s e
c o tton reel sized spoo ls m a de i t a c h al le n g e ! Hi - L o Co m p a c t s
were coupled with my old 2l b TC rods, p od a n d monkey cl imb ers.
Even though I had fun an d seve ra l f i sh to 3 2 l b , i t m a de m e
re alise why we lost more f i s h ba c k th e n co m p a re d to n ow ! A
ye ar later, and with Mum fe el i n g a l i tt l e m o re s et tl e d , t h e n e e d
fo r chasing dreams felt st ro n g e r t ha n eve r. I h a d un f i n i s h e d
b u siness at Gillhams, so I s et o f f fo r 1 5 m o n th s . 11 m o n t h s i n to
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