Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 174
PAUL BENNETT
i t was a pick-up, so I quick ly re b ai te d t he ro d a n d i n t ro d u c e d
m ore bait , and within a cou p le o f ho urs , i t wa s away a ga i n , b u t
a gain I suffered the same o u tc o m e! How u nl u c k y i s t h a t ?
I got the rod back in the h o p e t h a t I c o u l d re d e e m t h i n gs w i t h
a n other chance, and indeed i n th e ea rly h o u r s o f t h e fo l l ow i n g
m orning, I got my chance, a s my ri gh t ha n d ro d me l te d away.
Fo llowing a spirited fight , I f i n al ly h a d a c a rp i n my n et , a
l ovely scaly at that , going 2 7 lb 8 o z! N e e dle s s to say, I wa s
ve ry happy, as it’s always n i c e to g e t o f f t h e m a rk , e s p e c i a l ly
h aving lost a couple earlier i n th e s e ss i o n .
With no further action, m o re b a i t wa s i n tro d u c e d a t f i r s t
l i ght , and then midmornin g , o u t o f t h e b lu e s o to sp e a k , my
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