Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 172
PAUL BENNETT
Well, to say I was rusty i s p u t ti n g i t m i l dly, b u t a f te r a fe w
m i nor hiccups and lots o f le a di ng a ro u n d , I eve n t u a l ly fo u n d
a n area that I was happy w i t h a n d p ro c e ed e d to i n t ro d u c e a
g o od spread of Mainline H yb r i d an d E s se n t ia l Ce l l bo i l i e s a t
ra nge. Wit h two rods on the b a i te d a re a, I o p te d fo r my t h i rd
ro d to be a rover and placed t h i s i n my le f t ha n d ma rg i n wh e re
t h ere was a light coverin g o f we ed ove r wh i c h I c a ta p u l te d
a little bait . The first nigh t o f my 7 2 - h o u r s e s s i on c a me a n d
went with nothing to show fo r my ef fo r t s u n t i l l u n c h t i m e o n
my second day, when afte r a s p i ri te d f i gh t a n d a wee d b e d ,
I f inally slipped my net u n d er my f i r s t G re nv i l l e go l d o f t h e
n e w season, and at 37 lb 6 o z I c o u l d n’ t b e h a p p i e r. P h o to s
were done, and it was time to i n tro d u c e a li t t l e more b ai t to
FREELINE 62