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CASE STUDY #6

A Little Twist On A Personal Favourite (May 2011)

A GAME-CHANGER

MY PREVIOUS SUCCESSES had often come about after I’d lightly baited a trap or offered a single hookbait. Simple, stiff Amnesia D-Rigs with critically balanced hookbaits had served me very well since I’d first used them- and fortunately, before many others had cottoned on to their efficiency.

There came a point where I had a fair few of the A-Team under my belt, but odd ones had still evaded me. In particular, the other of the big two mirrors remained missing from my album.

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