Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 148
JORDON MARSH
g ravel bar again! I was pl ay i ng i t w i th re al c a re fo r a n o t h e r
f ive minutes, and finally s he s u rfa ce d a n d we n t s t ra i gh t i n
t h e net . I rang my friend Ch r i s u p to c o me a n d h e l p m e w i t h
t h e weighing and photos, a n d u p h e c am e ! I u n h o o ke d h e r i n
t h e net and exchanged her ove r to t he re te nt i o n s l in g . B e fo re
I l ifted her out the water, I ch e cke d i f h er p e c to ra l f i n s we re
a l l tucked in and she was re ady to l i f t . At t h e b e g i n n i n g o f
t h is year, I set myself a ta rg e t to b re ak my p e r s o na l b e s t a n d
c a tch a 30lb carp. One of t he f i rs t t h i n gs t ha t p o p p ed i n to my
m i nd when I lifted her out o f t he wa te r wa s t h a t s he c o u l d b e a
3 0 lb-plus fish. We hoisted he r u p o n th e s ca l e s , and s h e we n t
3 0 lb 4oz! Get in! My challe n g e o f t h e ye ar wa s c o mpl e te … an d
i n January.
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