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The winner of this months Parker Baits prize is Trish Witworth, who fished a weekend session at Frant Lakes, nr Tunbridge Wells. Fishing with her partner Lee, the pair caught ten fish between them, with Trish accounting for carp of 20lb 8oz, 21lb 8oz, 24lb and topped off with a new Personal Best of 27lb, as well as her first ever bream. (See page 16)
Although Personal Bests are exactly that, there are certain benchmarks that transcend the angling world. A 2lbs roach, 3lbs crucian or 20lbs pike have long been held as National Specimens. Austin Battell not only set three personal bests in the space of two trips at his local Barden Lake, but also achieved three such specimens. Using stepped up feeder tactics, his cocktail bait of worm and maggots was first taken by a new PB Bream of 13lbs 2ozs. Before he had a chance to let that fact sink in, his rod was away again, this time attached to a PB Carp of 45lbs. As if that wasn’t enough, he returned the following week and bagged another double figure bream and a new PB tench of over 9lbs. Any one of these fish would make an angler’s season, so to catch them in a matter of days make the achievement all the more impressive. Austin‘s success makes him a worthy recipient of this months ParkerBaits bait package.
Harley caught a 16lb 6oz mirror after seeing the carp jumping, Harley cast his Single Pop Up to the showing fish which resulted in this beautiful Mirror Carp.
From DDAPS Brooklands lakes Baldwins on a single Yellow Nash pop up
Fronm the river earlier in the year a lovely Roach coming in around 1 1/2lb – 2lb
Due to my local rivers being unfishable still I decided a trip to a farm lake that I know was going to be my plan of attack. A dead bait smelt on the float very soon produced my first fish of the day at 15lb 12oz followed very shortly with another at 9lb 8oz. Not a bad session
Here’s the best of Graham’s perch at Furnace Brook on Tuesday 14th February. All taken on float fished prawn.
With the biggest being 2lb 3oz
Just 1 of Luke’s 50 double figure pike he managed to capture through the winter months pike fishing massive well done to Luke always working really hard to ensure his targets and met.
Just 1 of Luke’s 50 double figure pike he managed to capture through the winter months pike fishing massive well done to Luke always working really hard to ensure his targets and met.
Knightingales Fishery at Stone in Oxney, where Glen Relf fished a maggot feeder to catch a PB chub, of 6lb 10oz.
3lb + Perch The Biggest Fish Of All – A True Galleon Of A Perch
From Burgess Hill West Sussex with a lovely upper double pike caught from a local still water – Stanley seems to be coming on leaps and bounds and has a full understanding of pike welfare
DOUBLE P.B DAY for me…what a brilliant day that was on the perch me and dad set off in search of a perch back on a lake me and Luke Ripley done well last time and got my P.B then of 2lb3oz. Walking round the lake we meet with Luke and had a catch up and fished in the swims next to him. The morning was nonstop rod action. First fish was a carp on a whole prawn at 14lb5oz (which was fun on 6lb hook line and 8lb main line). I then swiftly moved from that swim as don’t want them. The 2nd fish was a nice perch look like another p.b and it was 2lb 4oz then had 2 more. A 1lb 5oz and one what was about a lb. It went quite was hours after that then about 4.30pm the rod screams of again and this one seems a good one. YEP another P.B 2lb 11oz was buzzing after that all caught on prawn and small deadbait roach from Bait Bucket Tackle Warehouse thanks again for sorting the bait out guys
Carp 14lb 5oz
Perch 2lb 4oz
Perch 1lb 5oz
Perch 1lb
P.B perch 2lb 11oz
Just 1 of Luke’s 50 double figure pike he managed to capture through the winter months pike fishing massive well done to Luke always working really hard to ensure his targets and met.
72hr session at Orchard place farm fishing in paddock wood lake 7 the first week of February and had 52 fish all double figures. I had 39 Cats and 13 carp. My biggest Cat fish which was my PB was 38Lb and then several more in the 20’s and the rest of an average of 16Lb and my biggest Carp which matched my PB was 24Lb then the rest were between 10-21 Lb.
Fishing a Sussex Day ticket water Furnace Brook, I managed this lovley 2lb 2oz Perch caught with a maggot feeder with a Lob Worm hook bait in the margin, fed regulary with a scattering of maggots to keep the rudd happy and in the area.
72hr session at Orchard place farm fishing in paddock wood lake 7 the first week of February and had 52 fish all double figures. I had 39 Cats and 13 carp. My biggest Cat fish which was my PB was 38Lb and then several more in the 20’s and the rest of an average of 16Lb and my biggest Carp which matched my PB was 24Lb then the rest were between 10-21 Lb.
Great day at Falkenvale today with 20 carp up to 18lb. All coming to popups on spinner rigs over corn.
This is Mollie, doing what she does best catching good fish on her adventures
They had an inset day from school on Monday so we took full advantage ! The carp don’t stand a chance with this lot on the bank !
landed a winter hattrick of carp during a day session on the old lake at Tricklebrook. 2 carp at 21lb and one at 18lb
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