Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 174
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
m irror. By this point , the wa te r wa s b ac k u p to n o rm al s u m m er
te mperatures, and the carp s ee me d to b e s ho a l i n g u p re a dy to
s pawn.
On a random day sessi o n , I wa s l uc k y e n o u gh to c a p t u re
p otentially one of the rive r ’s la rg e st re si de n t s i n th e s h a p e
o f a 37lb 12oz common. I wa s p re tt y s u re t h i s wa s t h e l o n g
c ommon I spotted swimm i n g a lo n gs i d e t h e 3 5l b mi r ro r a n d
ghostie for the last five sum m er s .
Later on in the week, I we n t fo r a q u i c k d ay s e s s i o n a t
a nother spot I was prebai t i n g u p s tre am a n d w i t h i n t h e f i rs t
h our managed to catch a low d o ub l e co mm o n . I t h e n co n t i n u e d
to fish this swim for the nex t co up le o f we eks w i t ho u t a s n i f f .
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