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JOHN VICKERS
even possibly 40s, just m i ll i n g a ro u n d t he e n d o f th e n e wly
s p routing pads. The fish swa m o u t , s o i t wa s t i m e fo r Jo rd a n
to place his solid bag! It we n t i n p e r fe ct ly, w i t h a b i te w r i t te n
a l l over it … or so he though t!
Baz was also trying to t a ke a dva n ta g e o f t h e s u n a n d t h e
c h ance to rest his swim. He h a d th re e ro d s o u t o n zi g s i n th e
n ext swim , but with no lu c k a f te r a fe w h o u r s , h e d e c i d e d to
t ry zigs back in his swim, an d wi t h i n 3 0 mi n u te s o f h av i n g o n e
o u t , he was into a fish. Afte r a g o o d sc ra p , t h e f i s h wa s i n t h e
n e t , but Baz was disapp oin te d u p o n s e ei ng th e h o o k em b e d d e d
i n the pectoral fin. A fish o f 2 0 l b -p l u s b u t o n e t ha t d i d n’ t c o u n t
l e ft Baz deflated that he wa s t h e o nly o ne o f u s t h a t h a d n o t
h a d a 20lb fish. Seeing thi s , J o rd an d ec i d e d i t wa s n’ t g o in g to
h a ppen, and as he reeled h i s ro d i n , a n a lm i gh t y b ow wave a n d
swirl exploded from over th e to p o f h i s b a g! N O ! D is a s te r! Ha d
h e just spooked one of the t wo lu mp s he h a d s e e n e arl i e r f ro m
o f f his spot? We will never k n ow !
I decided I was going to m ove sw i ms fo r t h e l a s t n i gh t a f te r
n o t seeing any fish in fron t o f me fo r a wh i l e a n d s e e i n g f i s h
c o nsistent ly show in the E n d o f Pa ds sw im . Af te r mov i n g
a round, I tied a couple of b a g s u p re ady to d ro p i n, b u t f i rs t
i t was time for food. Jord an h ad d o n e a c h i l l i , s o I wa s n o t
m i ssing out , although Baz an d Ja me s d e ci d e d t h ey wo u l d m a ke
t h eir own food and keep t he i r ro d s i n th e wa te r. I wa s j u s t
t u cking in when the guy fi s h i n g t he Ca r Pa rk L a ke s h o u te d to
l e t us know Baz was play i ng a f i s h . Wa s t h i s go i n g to b e th e
m onster he had lost a cou p l e o f n i gh ts b e fo re ?
After a steady battle, Jo rd an s li d t h e n et u n d e r t he f i sh fo r
B a z. A quick look in the n e t wo u ld te ll us t h i s wa s an o t h e r
d e cent fish. Scales were z e ro e d a n d p i ct u re s d o n e , a n d t h e
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