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a n d the other in my fumb l i n g
h a nds while I watched my r o d
b o unce as the fish po wered o f f
w i th the obvious hum p, b u t
i n fact it could’ve o nl y h a v e
b e en 5 seconds at most. I s l i d
m y way from the bivy to t h e
rods like an ice skater with a
drink problem and lifted the
r o d . I i n s t a nt l y f e l t a h e a v y
r e s i s t a n c e o n t h e o t h e r e n d,
no head banging or lunges of
p a n i c, t h e f i s h j u s t s l o w l y k i t e d
r i g h t o n a t i g h t l i n e. T h i s w a s
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