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KEITH PICKET
t h rough and playing what fe lt l i ke a d ec e n t f i s h . Af te r a g o o d
te n minutes and a good ba t tl e , I s o o n h a d h er gl i d i n g ove r t h e
c o rd of the net , and i t felt so g o o d to h ave my f i rs t f i s h o f t h e
N e w Year. What a cracking f i s h s h e wa s at 2 7 l b s .
T h a t d a y t h e n p a s s e d b y u n e v e n t f u l l y. J u s t a f t e r d a r k I h a d
a n o t h e r c h a n c e , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y, I l o s t m y s e c o n d f i s h o f
the session – gutted! I managed another take around 10pm,
and a 22lbs common was soon in the net . Time to catch up
on some sleep.
Like déjà vu, the next mo r ni ng at 5 .3 0 a m , my m i d d l e ro d
was rattling away. This fis h gave me ri gh t r u n aro u nd , f i gh t i n g
h a rd under the rod tip, up a n d dow n th e ma rg i n s . Af te r ab o u t
f i f teen minutes, she was m i n e! At t h i s p o i n t it wa s h a m m e ri n g
i t down, so I slipped her in t h e s l i n g to wa i t fo r a b re a k i n t h e
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