A two-year campaign to land a personal best perch came to an end for Neale Woodward when he banked this 4lb 1oz specimen from a Sussex stillwater. The keen all-rounder had managed fish to 3lb 5oz from commercial venues in the past but was determined to beat the landmark from a local venue containing a low stock of the species. ...
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- 22 May 2013
The carp were in the mood for a feast during the latest contest at Chestnut Pool but it was a huge 4lb 6oz perch landed by Dave Carter that was undoubtedly the best specimen landed on the day. After drawing in a favourable area on the Bedfordshire complex, the local ace decided to fish double caster down the edge on ...
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- 16 May 2013
THERE aren’t many anglers who can boast of catching a 4lb perch and a 2lb roach in a single session - but Ian Henderson is one man who can lay claim to such a feat after banking this pair of specimens from a Hertfordshire stillwater. His first bite of the day came in the form of a 2lb 2oz redfin, ...
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- 15 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
WITH the nation’s rivers closed, angling guide Kenny Parsons turned his attentions to commercial stillwater perch and landed a trio of specimens over 2lb from a popular South West venue – this superb 3lb 15oz fish the highlight. Spraying maggots to help attract fish into his peg he cast a running leger rig tied with 6lb Drennan mainline and a ...
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- 19 April 2013
THIS huge 4lb 13oz perch was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Lee Amass’ first season targeting the species. Over the last few months the 34-year-old IT worker has focused his attentions on a commercial stillwater in Sussex, breaking his personal best three times in total with other specimens of 2lb 14oz and 3lb 5oz during that period. After spotting ...
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- 16 April 2013
ANDY Loble’s quest for a 4lb-plus perch came to a triumphant conclusion with the capture of this 4lb 4oz fish from a Sussex stillwater. The Shoreham-by-Sea-based rod has banked 50 twos and eight over 3lb, but a specimen topping the magical 4lb barrier had previously eluded him. That changed, however, when he legered a prawn hookbait soaked in a CC ...
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- 10 April 2013
KIT JACKSON proved that you don’t have to know a venue inside out to be able to fool its biggest residents by banking this huge 5lb 8dr perch on his first ever visit to a commercial day-ticket water. The 22-year-old’s memorable session began when his brother Matthew invited him along for a trip to a small two-acre fishery not far ...
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- 04 April 2013
AFTER a tough couple of weeks with only four small perch to show for his efforts, Andy Loble matched his personal-best for the species with this 3lb 6oz specimen. Fishing at Alderwood Ponds in East Sussex, the 32-year-old targeted the margins with a large prawn hookbait soaked in CC Moore’s Shrimp Extract and Krill Amino. “I have been fishing here ...
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- 07 March 2013
THE glut of huge winter perch has continued this week, with anglers celebrating the capture of 4lb-plus specimens from rivers, reservoirs and carp waters alike. Sam Edmonds capped a remarkable few months in his budding fishing career by landing a new personal best of 4lb 12oz. The 18-year-old lure angling enthusiast, from Ware in Hertfordshire, adopted his favoured roving approach ...
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- 28 February 2013
