This chunky 36lb 8oz common was caught from a low-stock southern stillwater by Mike Hamer. Targeting a hard clear area at over 100 yards range the 43-year-old Wokingham-based electrical contractor baited each rod with 1kg of Dynamite Baits’ new 15mm Crave boilies and offered snowman style hookbaits consisting of a 15mm bottom bait and a 10mm fluro pop-up over the ...
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- 21 May 2013
THE decision to fish single hookbaits paid off in fine style for Darren Belton who made an impressive 18 fish haul from Elphicks Fisheries’ West End Lake which included six thirties. The Kent-based Greys Academy member started his four night session by fishing over spodded areas, but with action coming and night time temperatures still dropping below freezing he decided ...
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- 17 May 2013
LEWIS Porter caught another of his target fish from the Bundy’s Pit syndicate in Cambridgeshire in the form of this immaculate 37lb 10oz common. The impressive specimen, known as the Long Common, was part of a six fish catch for the Peterborough-based media manager for Fox International which also included fish of 25lb 10oz, 24lb 5oz, 22lb 2oz, 20lb and ...
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- 15 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
A BITE at last knockings resulted in this 32lb 1oz mirror known as Paw Print for Stuart Henderson during a session on the Match Pit in Essex. The Harwich-based rod had been targeting the tricky venue all winter but with nothing to show for his efforts. Arriving for his latest trip he set up in a swim known as The ...
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- 08 May 2013
A TWO night session on a local 100-acre gravel pit produced a new personal best for Sam Willis in the form of this cracking 39lb 10oz common. The impressive specimen was part of a four fish haul taken by the Milton Keynes-based delivery driver which also included carp of 24lb 2oz, 10lb and 8lb. “I’ve fished the lake on and ...
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- 29 April 2013
ENGLAND International Mark Bartlett had to contend with less than favourable conditions during a four night session on Yateley Sandhurst Lake but still managed to land no less than 15 carp to just over 28lb. The majority of Bristol-based rod’s fish were taken on zig rigs incorporating the newly released Fox Zig Alignas. “I started off the session fishing with ...
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- 17 April 2013
MARK Baker couldn’t have asked for a better first session on Suffolk Water Park’s Big Lake, landing one of the venue’s most sought after fish in the form of this 36lb 6oz mirror. The 28-year-old engineer spent an hour walking around the water on his arrival and it soon became apparent the fish were held up at range in the ...
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- 16 April 2013
A DECADE long wait to break his personal best came to a triumphant end for Martin Pick with the capture of this impressive 45lb 10oz mirror from Wellington Country Park. The Leicestershire-based Korda and Trakker-backed rod has been targeting the Berkshire venue since last June and up until now the closest he’d come to breaking his old pb of 45lb ...
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- 15 April 2013
