Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 146
JORDON MARSH
t h e marginal shelf and the l ef t ro d a ga i n st t he fa r m a rg i n t i gh t
to a reedy corner. On all of my r i g s I h a d a M o n s te r I c e c o a te d
wafter and a PVA stick wit h c ru s he d a n d cru m b e d M o n s te r I c e
b o ilies to protect the hook p o i n t s . T h e ri g s I wa s u s i n g a re my
g o -to blowback rigs, cons i s ti n g o f 1 5 l b M i c ro S tr i p h o o k l i n k ,
a rig ring, a size 4 Geno mic W i d e G a p e h o o k a n d a li n e a l ign e r.
I s cattered 20 Monster Ice b o i l i es ove r e a ch o f t h e s p o t s , a n d
t h at was my traps set!
As the daylight faded away a nd th e n i gh t d re w i n , th ere wa s
a l ot of fish activity aroun d t he la ke . T h e re we re f i s h ro l l i n g
a n d bubbling all over the p l ac e , a n d t h at p u t my c o n f i d e n c e
r i ght up! From 10pm and a l l t hro u gh t he n i gh t , I was g e t ti n g
l i ners on my right and left ro d ! At 1 : 3 0 am , my re c e ive r l e t o u t
a l oad of b leeps, so I p ut my s h o e s o n q u i c kly an d c h ec ke d t h e
ro ds. Little did I know I wa s i n , a n d t he f i s h wa s s l owly k i t i n g
to the right . I picked the ro d u p a n d s t ar te d p l ay i n g t h i s f i s h .
Fo r a minute, I thought I’d lo s t i t , a s I wa s j u s t re e l i n g l i n e i n !
A l l of a sudden it was unde rn e at h t he ro d t i p a n d d a r te d o f f
a gain! It looked a good fis h, s o I wa s p lay i ng i t wi th c a u t i o n !
A f ter a ten-minute battle, t h e c ar p s u rfa ce d , a n d in to t h e n e t
i t went . I rang my friend wh o wa s i n th e L aw n sw i m , a n d h e
q u ickly popped over to take p ho to s a n d we i gh i t ! T h e c u l p ri t
t h at slipped up weighed 2 1 lb 1 2 o z. A f te r I re l e a s e d t h a t f i s h ,
I got the rod straight bac k o ut o n t he s p o t im m e d i a te ly ! T h e
re st of the night was uneve n tf u l , b u t I wa s ve ry p l e a s e d to
h ave bagged my first fish f ro m Fu rz eb ray.
The morning came arou n d , b ut t h ere wa s n o m o re a c t i o n !
I l eft the rods out until a b o u t 1 1 am an d b ro u gh t t he m i n to
p u t fresh baits on! I left t he ro d s i n fo r te n m i n ute s a n d h a d
a walk around the lake to s e e i f a nyo n e h ad c a u gh t a ny t h i n g !
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