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“I TOOK my eight-year-old daughter, Esme, on a barbel fishing trip to the Yorkshire Ouse. Conditions were tricky, but she had this 11lb 2oz fish on a paste-wrapped boilie!
“It gave an epic battle, making numerous runs, and she had to just hang on at times! Things got trickier when it reached the margins, but she did well in stopping a last-minute surge for a submerged willow tree.
“After both her and the fish had a 10-minute rest, we got it out and did a few photos. Whilst she was nervous about holding it for photos, her beaming smile afterwards made my season!”
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