There can be few anglers who can match Spencer Wright’s last month. The Isle of Wight rod banked an incredible six British forties in just four overnighters and one day session. The magnificent May haul included one repeat capture – of a 47lb linear – alongside a 40lb 9oz common, a 41lb 6oz common - which hadn’t been caught since ...
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- 17 June 2013
ASHLEY Irvine lived every carp angler’s dream when he caught a 40lb common on his first session at a secret lake containing uncaught monsters. The Bedfordshire rod had prebaited a few likely looking spots once a week since the start of spring at the 30-acre water which is believed to hold no more than 20 carp. He said: “The run ...
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- 17 June 2013
HIS first night on a Kent park lake produced this stunning 41lb mirror for Wesley Coggeshall. The Kent-based ventilation engineer spotted a fish showing in the first swim he stood in, so wasted no time getting a rig out to a spot at 100 yards along with one kilo of Sticky Krill boilies. He said: “At first light that rod ...
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- 17 June 2013
KENT’S Wingham Carp Lake produced its first 50-pounder in the shape of this chunky mirror for Matt Jones. The lake-record carp, which came out last year at 49lb 12oz, was caught along with a 34lb 8oz common from a sport at 95 yards. Matt, from Croydon, said: “This fish is almost following me around as this is the fourth time ...
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- 11 June 2013
EMBARKING on a fishing trip at midnight paid dividends for Trev Cooke with the capture of this stunning 44lb 14oz mirror. The Hampshire rod arrived at CWA Fisheries’ Roach Pit in the dead of night and immediately spotted rolling fish close in. After finally getting to bed at 3am, the 34-year-old was woken at first light by a screaming run ...
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- 10 June 2013
THIS beautiful linear was the perfect present for Nick Lee when it arrived on his birthday. The 35lb 12oz mirror came from Farriers Lake in Gloucestershire on the day the Chipping Norton rod turned 44. A week later, Lee’s good start to the season continued with a 41lb 4oz common from the same venue. The property landlord told Angling Times: ...
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- 07 June 2013
MARTIN Pierce initially thought he had hooked a bream until this 42lb 1oz mirror burst into life close in. The big carp, which woke up halfway through the fight, was part of a four-fish catch that included three upper twenties from a southern stillwater. 30Plus and Individual Baits consultant Martin moved swims after a quiet first night and was rewarded ...
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- 07 June 2013
“THE biggest common carp I’ve ever laid eyes on.” These were the words of John Russell describing the capture of a new lake record from Oxlease on the Linear complex. The Somerset rod caught the new personal best at 43lb 4oz, just four hours into his first visit at the water. Josh’s success came after spotting showing fish on the ...
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- 06 June 2013
SEAN Leverett has been in a rich vein of form of late, banking two thirties from two different low-stock venues in the space of a few days. His first fish came in the form of a 34lb 12oz mirror which resulted from three changes of swims during a 72 hour session on the Vinnetrow syndicate in Chichester. He said: “I ...
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- 06 June 2013
JOSEPH Baldwin only received one bite during his 48 hour session at Emperor Lakes in Devon – but he wasn’t complaining as it resulted in this 41lb 5oz mirror. It was the first time the 35-year-old Somerset-based Splash Baits consultant had fished at the complex and setting up on the Syndicate Lake he decided to fish just off the strong ...
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- 05 June 2013
