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JOHN VICKERS
B a z’ s D e l k i m s c re a m o f f . H e wa s n o w d o i n g b a t t l e w i t h w h a t
turned out to be his first fish of the trip. After taking him
f ro m l e f t t o r i g h t o f h i s s w i m a n d n e a r ly t a k i n g o u t J o rd a n’ s
ro d s i n t h e n ex t s w i m , h e l a n d e d a m i r ro r o f 1 6 l b , t h i s o n e
p i c k i n g u p a S a f f ro n & C re a m p o p - u p ove r 1 2 m m Tr i g g a , b l a c k
p e p p e r a n d G L M f re e b i e s .
That was three of us with f i s h to o u r n a me s a n d o n ly m e l e f t
to land one. After seeing a co u p l e o f f i s h s how i n i n f ro n t o f m e
a t first light and casting a c ho d ri g towa rd s t h e m w i t h n o joy,
I decided after dinn er I wo u ld f i n d a s p o t i n t h e g e n e ra l a re a
t h ey had been showing ou t i n o p e n wa te r. A f te r a g oo d l e a d
a b out , I found some firmer g ro u n d th a t I wa s h ap py I c o u l d
g e t a good presentation o n o u t at 1 3 w ra p s . A P i n e ap p l e &
N - Butyric pop-up mounted o n a Ro n n i e ri g wa s t h e a pp ro a c h
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