Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 62
EXCLUSIVE
w i nding me up about Be n n y
e v er since. Apparentl y, B e n n y
i s Lumpy’s best frien d, a n d
u s ually ge ts caught to get h e r.
A t the time, none of us k n e w
t h is or realised ho w fu n n y
t h at joke was going to bec o m e
l a ter in the session.
Mum’s
Turn:
Not
long
a f terwards my left- hand r o d
bags and this time gave them
a dip in Bloodworm Liquid
b e f o r e c a st i n g t h e m b a c k
onto the spots. The lake went
dark, everyone settled down
and eventually we climbed
into bed. Then at around
12:45am, one of my alarms
went. I jumped up and soon
had a small mirror of around
w as away. This time I dec i d e d
t o let my Mum take it. I wan te d
h e r to experience catchin g a
Ya teley carp for herself, s o I
h a nded her the rod and ta l k e d
h e r through playing the f i s h .
E v entually, we slipped th e
n e t underneath a lovel y l i t t l e
9 l b zip linear It was Mu m ’s
f i r st ever mirror carp a n d
h e r first Yateley carp. I w a s
r e ally happy for her...Bu t t h a t
w as enough. I told h er s h e ’d
h a d her turn and she wa s n ’t
g e tting any more of m y f i s h !
I t was my turn again.
Getting Ready for th e Ni g h t:
A s darkness arrived, I wan t e d
e v erything perfect for t h e
n i ght. I tied two fresh so l i d
8 l b i n th e n e t . We q u i c k l y
took a photograph and video
b e f o r e sl i p p i n g i t b a c k . I w a s
absolutely shattered. I tied
a n o t h e r s o l id b a g o n , c a s t
it back out and pretty much
c l i m b e d s tr a i g h t b a c k i n t o
b e d . I d i d n ’t s t a y t h e r e f o r
v e r y l o n g. S o m e t h i n g M u c h
B i g g e r, S u d d e n l y I w a s w o k e n
by another alarm. This one
was different. The alarm was
a b s o l u t e l y me l t i n g o f f a n d
l i n e w a s r ip p i n g f r o m t h e
spool. I grabbed the rod and
a s so o n a s I c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t h e f i s h , I k n e w i t w a s b e t t e r.
It felt heavy the fish powered
away and started taking me
through the weed beds. Every
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