Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 152
MARK COOKSON
The weat her was due to c h a n ge fo r th e b ette r af te r a b l i ster i n g
h o t weekend with a drop i n p re s s u re a n d s ou t h weste r l ie s a r r iv in g
at some point in the aftern o on . A f te r f i n d i n g s o m e a rea s to f i s h
fo r the upcoming night usin g a few ca st s w i th a b a re le a d , I wa s
s o on doing more laps of the l a ke a n d c l i mb i n g t re es o n t h e l o o ko u t
fo r any signs of feedi ng fish , eve nt u a l l y fi n d i n g a g ro u p o f t h em
r i g ht on th e end of the war m s o u th weste r l y, q u ite tex t b o o k o n
b i g gravel pits really. I ap p ro a c h e d t h em w i t h a s in g le yel low
s i ngle Signature pop-up, s u rp r i si n gl y n o t s p o o k i n g t h em a s I
l owered my rig in. These S to n ea c re s ca r p a re ver y f i n i ck y – o n e
s l i ght wrong move and they w i l l b e go n e.
S ta n d i n g b a c k b e h i n d t h i s t re e w i t h my e ye s p e e l e d , w h a t
I s a w n ex t wa s t o ta l l y m i n d b l o w i n g . I p i c ke d o u t t h e N o . 9
B u s w i t h a c o m m o n t h a t l o o ke d a ro u n d l o w 3 0 p a t ro l l i n g t h e
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