Bundy’s Pit in Cambridgeshire produced a Christmas cracker in the form of a monster common for carp angler Gary Hymers. The 44lb 8oz fish was tricked from a spot in 45ft of water, whilst the Lincolnshire-based rod endured a blustery night at the tricky venue. The monster from the deep is a new personal best [...]
40th 40!
Angling legend Darrell Peck recently achieved a feat that many can only dream of – catching forty carp over the 40lb mark. Darrell managed to not only catch his 40th fish over 40lb, but did it in style by landing a 50lb 8oz mirror, his first ever 50lb+ fish, during a session on a southern [...]
Maggot Feeder Works For Big Chub
New PB Chub for young Raphael The scoring power of maggots for large chub has been proven once again this week with a fish over the 7lbs barrier landed. Raphael Kyte demonstrated experience beyond his years when he tweaked his hookbait across the bed of a swollen River Great Ouse to bank a cracking 7lb [...]
Two Day Silverfish Festival At Royal Berkshire Fisheries
Ex-Premier League Footballer Still Hitting The Back Of The Net! Daiwa Dorking’s Jimmy Bullard won the Royal Berkshire Silvers Festival overall with an impressive combined weight of 62lb 12oz. This consisted of bream, skimmers and roach in an event that produced many bites for all the competitors. Day One winner from peg 16 on Lake [...]
Winter Carp Fall To a Snowman
Dan Lankester kicked off his winter campaign in style by landing a trio of carp during a 48 hour session on Suffolk Water Park. The highlight of the trip was a 34lb 4oz mirror, which was backed up with a common of 25lb 2oz and a small ‘stockie’ of around 9lb. The trip were caught [...]
Short-Session Success
Carp angler Luke Church enjoyed a string of captures whilst fishing short day sessions to trick some stunners from a local King’s Lynn venue. The 23-year-old ex-British Carp Angling Champion fished just 12 hours, which resulted in five fish to 33lb 10oz! Luke said: “It was caught along with a 22lb 14oz mirror during an [...]
Deep Water Common
Mike Jarvis recently landed a stunning 36lb 8oz common whilst angling in 37ft of water! The fish was landed from the famous Bundy’s Pit in Cambridgeshire. The Peterborough-based angler received a number of line bites and had several fish show over his spot before he had the bite. He said: “The weather was really cold [...]
Oakes Leads The Way Over Nudd
Big weight shows roach potential of the Fens! The first leg of the Maver Bait Tech Pairs Competition took place this weekend, with big weights showcasing the brilliant roach sport that can be had on the Lincolnshire Fens. Conditions didn’t look too good on the Town Welland; the river was looking chocolate brown and stood [...]
Monster Perch For Gareth
Prawn Finds Out Big Perch Gareth Evans has raised a few eyebrows in the specimen fishing world, after banking a monster 4lb 10oz perch from a Sussex Stillwater. He explained: “This capture marks the end of a twelve month campaign for me, with all the pieces of the jigsaw finally coming together! They say that [...]
Monster Thames Barbel On Pellet!
Glugged pellet fools 16lb 11oz Thames barbel A short evening session on the River Thames resulted in a cracking personal best 16lb 11oz barbel for Ian Brooker. With the Thames fining down and holding plenty of colour the Oxfordshire-based Drennan International employee felt there was a strong chance of getting a take from one of [...]
