Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 208
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
TONY
SWEETAPPLE
BRIGGS
a perfectly conditioned 2 1 l b 1 3 o z c o m mo n . W i n t e r T h a m e s
c a r p i n g n o w, - 1 o C , m i d - N ove m b e r, a n d a c o u p l e o f b l a n k s
fo l l o we d . N o w we a re i n D e c e m b e r, a n d I wa s wa l k i n g d o w n
t h i n k i n g s o m e t h i n g wa s n’ t r i g h t . I g o t t o t h e s p o t a n d re a l i s e d
t h a t I h a d fo r g o t t e n my b iv v y, a n d t h e re wa s n o way t h a t I
wa s g o i n g b a c k t o g e t i t . A n i g h t u n d e r t h e s t a r s i t wa s . I t g o t
d o w n t o - 2 o C t h a t n i g h t , a n d I g o t wo ke n u p t o a s c re a m e r. T h e
f i s h we n t 1 9 l b 1 0 o z – we l l wo r t h s t ay i n g t h a t n i g h t ! T h a t wa s
a l s o my l a s t n i g h t o f t h e s e a s o n , a s t h e T h a m e s h a d s t a r t e d
to rise. I finished that season with eighteen carp – my best
s e a s o n s o fa r.
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