our first night
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our first night
2 school boys venue 1st pond Hampstead heath early 1950s Friday night pushbikes on the banks ..bait potato dipped in honey.old greenheart cut down salmon rod ,another similar combination rod ..wooden c/ pins. Got dark got cold. Candle in jam jar .the silver paper indicator .even a tiny landing net .freezing cold huddled under a poncho.Ants rod was pulled of the rest he grabed it started winding must have been out all of 40 ft..I can't feel Anything.keep Winding I screamed .got the landing net .bike torch shining in water out of the water came this Almighty Rat.Ran straight at use.I dropped the net .torch and ran.ant dropped the rod and was rooted to the spot.Ratty carried on up the bank .we found the rod..and ant threw a match on the line .we packed up and cycled home Our First Nite .
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Re: our first night
Nice tale thanks for sharing and to the forum mike
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Re: our first night
Thank you have fun
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I enjoyed that. Bobby
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Re: our first night
Great story - enjoy the forum......
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