Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 178
PAUL BENNETT
l e ft hand rod screamed in to a c ti o n. N ow th i s wa s a d i f fe re n t
b e ast , as it took lin e off a t i gh t c lu tc h o n s eve ra l p owe rf u l
r u ns, doing its level best to g e t i n to t h e we e d . Howeve r, w i t h
s teady pressure, I was able to ga i n th e u p p e r h a n d a n d g o t my
f i rst glimpse of a very nic e co m m o n , b u t i t wa s by n o m e a n s
re ady for the net just yet , as i t tr i e d i n va i n to ge t i n to th e
m arginal reeds, but again w i t h s te ady p re ss u re , I so o n h a d i t
i n the net .
On closer inspection, it wa s a g o o d f i s h, e as i ly a t h i r t y, I wa s
t h inking, and so it proved to b e , a s s he we nt 3 6 l b 9 o z o n t h e
s c ales, which signalled a n ew U K P B fo r me a n d a s t u n n i n g b ar
o f Grenville gold. I went o n to n e t a n o t he r s c a ly o f 2 5l b 2 o z ,
a n d yet again the lake of d re am s ha d d el ive re d w i t h a n o t h e r
fa bulous session full o f hi gh s , lows , s p ec t a cu l a r su n r i s e s a n d
a n other special moment .
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