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PAUL BENNETT
l a ke, I was hoping to get a s p o t o n o n e o f my favo uri te sw i m s
a n d planned to arrive early d o o rs . O f f I we nt , c ar p a c ke d a n d
re ady for an early start , h o p i n g to b e f i rs t i n t h e q u eu e an d
g ive myself the best o pp o rt un i t y o f g et t i n g my f i rs t ch o i c e
swim. As I drove down the tra ck i t b ec a me a p p a re n t t h a t my
e f forts had been rewarded , as I wa s i n d e ed f i r s t i n t h e q u e u e .
However, it wasn’t long b e fo re a n o t h er m e mb e r p u l l ed u p
b e hind me, and then the wa i ti ng ga me b e ga n .
7 o’clock arrived, and the other member and I made our way
to the lake. Surprisingly we were the only two there besides
those already on the lake. All that was left to do was for each of
us to choose our spots. After much deliberation between peg 17
or 12 and a flip of a 50 pence piece (several times, I might add),
I decided on peg 12. I got the camp set up and had a quick cast
around with the marker rod. I then deposited 5kg of Mainline
Hybrid and Essential Cell boilies at range. Having spoken to
other members, it was clear that there had been lots of fish
showing well in the margins with one or two being caught .
As my session commenc e d, i t wa s a c as e o f t wo ro d s l o n g
a n d one short . This chang ed q u i ck ly a s a s m a l l g ro up o f ca r p
d r ifted past me in the ma rg i n s , so i t wa s two ro d s s h o rt a n d
o n e long. I quickly catapul te d o ut t hre e p o uc h e s o f Hyb ri d a n d
E s sential Cell boilies and c h o p s ove r e a c h ro d , wh ic h we re
b a ited with my usual M ai n li n e p o p - up s o n my eve r- fa i t h f u l
c o mbi mul ti-rigs and hand s ha rp e n ed s i z e 6 h o o ks .
I t was now late afterno o n , a n d I wa s j us t g e t t i n g mys e l f
s e ttled in when a fellow me mb e r, Way n e E a rl a m , c a m e ove r
w i th the n ews that he’d jus t l an d e d a love ly s c aly m i d -3 0 . He
a s ked if I could do the p h o to s , s o I re el e d t h e ro ds i n a n d
m ade my way to his swim. O n re tu rn i n g to my sw i m , I re c a s t
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