Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 147
JORDON MARSH
N o one else had caught any t h i n g , s o I wa lke d b a c k to my sw i m
to cast the rods back out . T h e ro d s we n t b a ck o u t o n t h e s am e
a rea, but unfortunately it wa s u neve n tf u l t hro u gh o u t t h e d ay
a nd the night . I woke up o n t h e la s t day at 9 a m a n d h a d a l o o k
o u t at the lake to Swim Te n a n d saw s o m e g uy p l ay i n g a f i s h !
I grabbed my receiver and wa n de re d aro u n d t h ere … A s I g o t
a round there, it seemed h e h ad a g o o d f i s h o n , s o I s t aye d
t h ere to watch him land i t! A f te r a 2 0 - mi n u te f i gh t , t h e f i s h
f i nally went into the net a n d t h e p re ss u re wa s o f f fo r h i m!
He weighed the fish, and i t we n t 3 1 l b 2 o z . A s h e re t a i n e d t h e
f i sh in the margin, my rece ive r le t o ut a fe w s i n gle b l e ep s , s o
I started to run back arou n d to my sw i m.
As I was getting closer to my swim, the bleeps on the receiver
started turning in to a run, and before I knew it , I was in! I got
to my swim to see that my island rod was away, and line was
peeling off the spool. As soon as I picked up the rod, I knew it
was a decent fish! It was really slow and felt reasonably heavy.
I kept the rod high to get the fish over the gravel bar, but it
had other intentions! I could tell straight away it was trying to
snap me up on the gravel bar! I felt the line grating along the
bar, and that was a really hairy moment , but it certainly put
the new Kodex K-Pulse line to the test! I kept the rod high, and
with constant pressure, the fish eventually came over the bar!
To the right of the islan d , th e re i s an o l d t re e s t u m p t h a t
c o mes out of the water. T h e f i s h t r i e d t a ki n g m e a ro u n d th e
t ree stump, but I managed to tu rn h e r away f ro m i t . S h e swa m
b a ck up towards me and ro l le d o n t h e s u rfa c e ri gh t i n f ro n t
o f me. I had the shakes th e n , as i t l o o ke d a re a l ly d e ce n t f i s h ,
s o I concentrated on land i n g i t . S h e d ar te d o f f b a ck towa rd s
t h e island, but I wasn’t le t ti ng h er g o any wh e re n e a r t h at
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