Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 212
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
TONY
SWEETAPPLE
BRIGGS
h a d another brace: a 2 2lb 6 o z l ea t he r a n d a 2 6l b 2 oz m i r ro r,
which was properly dark a n d sc a ly. A co up l e o f d ays l a te r, I
h a d a 25lb 1oz common.
T h e next session, a couple o f d ays la te r, th e ro d wa s o f f … an d I
m ean off. A good 25-minute b at t le a n d th e f i s h wa s i n t h e n e t . I
l o oked down and thought t h i s c o u l d b e t ha t T h a m e s 3 0 . I t wa s
– 31lb 1oz! I didn’t sleep the l a st c o u p l e o f h o u r s, j u s t ch e c k i n g
i t was okay in the retaine r a nd b u z zi n g t ha t I ’ d g o t a T h a me s
3 0 . I got another four 2 0l b -p l u s f i s h a n d a c o u p l e o f d o u b l e s
over as many sessions. Th i s s p o t wa s j us t g e t ti n g st a r te d . M y
n ext trip, I had four: a bra ce i n t he eve n i n g c o m p r i s i n g a 2 8l b
7 o z common (a new PB co mm o n ) a n d a 2 3 l b 3o z m i r ro r. T h e n
i n the morning the first ro d we n t o f f . I h ad t h e f i s h i n t he n e t
a n d the ot her rod went . T hey we re – a 2 2 l b 5 o z m i rro r a n d a
2 1 lb 12oz common.
T h e next c ouple of session s i t c o n t i n ue d : a 2 1 l b 7oz c o m mo n ,
a 21lb 2oz mirror, a P B Ko i o f 1 5 lb 2 o z , a p e rfe c t gh o s t c a r p
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