Willi wrote:

My memory sucks and I take your word for how it happened.

The taking a tough fish is the important part and I remembered that part
right!

One funny thing about that fish, to me, is that I didn't mind losing
him. He had his escape route all planned out and he executed perfectly,
as though he'd practiced, which he may well have. :-) I knew I'd have to
horse him away from that logjam, but the bend of the rod after the take
was enough for him to snag up.

I was awed by your fish-spotting that day. You'd been there a couple of
days earlier, but still ...

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