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What can be better than a couple of hours in the late summer sunshine trotting for dace? My target is a pound plus fish, but for now I'm just happy to get some on the scoreboard. Flicking in a few maggots made them rise in the water and reveal their location.
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I managed 17 dace, the best going 10oz and a couple of roach. I did lose a slightly bigger dace but a lot more searching will be required to find my target - and more than a bit of luck!
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I did forget my kitchen scales again - so obvious I landed another monster minnow, got to put some weights to these...
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