Well 4 hours piking on the Wye. Uneventful apart from two very strange occurances.
1. The last swim. The pike float with the sardine sunk with no warning. It went off at breakneck speed. I struck. It continued same pace. Tightened clutch up harder. Rod fully bent. Conti nued same pace. Tightened to max a 12lb line could take.
Another 5 yards taken then hard into the bank into bushes. Two more vicious pulls and gone.
Retrieved half sardine bitten clean through.
I don't believe it was a pike. I have had a number of 20's and a thirty. This was something else from the bite onwards.
Not aware of any cats in the Wye? My best guess? Monster salmon or carp?
2. I spent the last 2 hours of the day being sworn at by my regular pal, Tuffty. I could swear he was saying....where's the "F" maggots today then!!!!!
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