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JOHN VICKERS
e a rly morning bite. I was h a p py w i t h wh at wa s my f irs t sw i m
c h oice, but it was one hell o f a t ri p wi t h a f ul ly l o a d ed b a rrow
i n the wet muddy conditio n s a n d o n e I wa s s t a rt i n g to re g re t
h a lf way around when I ha d to s to p fo r a b re a t h e r, m u c h to
t h e amusement of Jordan s e ei n g a 1 8 s to n e s u m o w re s t l e r- l i ke
f i gure struggling.
Third out of the hat wa s Jo rd an Vi c ke rs wh o o p te d to f i s h
Po le Position with reeds e i t h er s i de an d p ad s o u t i n f ro n t to
t h e left and a swim he had f i s h ed b e fo re i n 2 01 4 . L a s t o u t o f
t h e hat was Baz Brashill wh o c h o s e to f i s h Wa i t i n g M an’ s w i t h
l o ts of overhanging trees an d bu s h es o n t h e ri gh t h a n d m arg i n
– a proper carpy looking sw i m.
W i t h t h e p e g s d raw n , b a i l i f f R ay c a m e t o m e e t u s , a n d a f t e r
a c h a t , i t l o o ke d l i ke J o rd a n a n d J a m e s h a d t h e p e g s t o b e
i n . W i t h R ay s ay i n g t h e f i s h h a d b e e n i n t h a t a re a m o s t o f
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