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red in the face and could not
believe this carp I could have
only dreamed of. We zeroed
the scales and lifted this carp
up, the wight flickered around
the mid thirty-two mark and
settled on thirty-two pound
twelve ounces. All I could
do is awkwardly chuckle as I
lifted her up for a couple pics
pump oxygen over her gills
and slowly drift away. My face
bright red and my mind racing,
all I could think to do was pack
up and go, not wanting to blow
the spot.
The Return: I returned
two days after the captures
with similar tactics but with
stronger but refined carp gear,
and felt the weight of my first
thirty-pound carp. I kneeled
next to the edge with the
sling wide open watching her
just using an 8lbs mainline
and a size 8 hook with a worm
threaded over the eye of the
hook and a caster slid round
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