This season, James Crosby enjoyed an excellent run of big rudd, catching multiple good two-pounders, but this specimen of 3lb exactly was the best of the lot. The former barbel record holder landed the fish in stormy conditions, with the fish caught from a Midlands stillwater where he cast to beds of lily pads 30 yards out.
Although rudd are traditionally caught on float tactics with naural baits, like other successful rudd anglers this spring, James opted for Method feeder tactics, using 10mm pop-up boilie hookbaits. Around his feeders, James moulded scalded pellets and, interestingly, he offered no other loose feed, with the bait around his feeder alone enough to produce a bite.
Well done James!