Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 135
JON BOTTING
NEMO,
TEMPLE
BURY HILL
After a gruelling first seas o n b a c k i n 2 0 1 7 , l a s t ye a r I s t ar te d
to work it all out , catchi ng al l o f t h e A- te am . I o n ly h a d N e mo ,
t h e lake’s biggest fish, to sn a g . O n t h e fo u r t h s e s s i o n b a c k ,
c o nditions looked perfect wi t h b i g wi n d s p u s h i n g ri gh t i n to
t h e corner of the lake where I d ec i d e d to s et t h e tra p s . I fo u n d
n u mbers of the lake’s dec e n t re si de n t s d ee p i n t h e p a d s , a n d
I waded al ong the margin, p l ac i n g t h e r i g o n a c l e a r p a tc h I ’ d
fo und, and baited heavi ly a n d wa i te d. T h i s wa s a b o ut 3 o’ c l o ck
o n the Friday afternoon, a n d I l e f t i t u n t i l I b ai te d a ga i n a t
3 a m. At 9.30am, I had a co up l e o f b l ee p s o n th e N ev i l l e, a n d
t h e rod arced round – I wa s i n ! A f te r a n i n c re d i b l e b a tt l e
o f 40 minutes, I was buzzi ng to s ee i t wa s N e m o i n my n e t ,
weighing in at 45lb 1 oz an d ca u gh t o n A 2 ba i ts CT ove r c h o p s
a n d particles. Job done!
FR E ELINE 2 5
