When he headed for 48 hours at the Shropshire crucian Mecca of Sutton Pool, Dave Owen hoped to beat his PB of 3lb 6oz.. What unfolded totally blew that dream out of the water, as he landed six crucians, the biggest of which was this 4lb 3oz fish, backed up… Read more

Most anglers opt for the Method feeder approach for specimen crucian carp these days, but the float can still produce big fish, as Martyn Skoyles showed with this superb 4lb 2oz specimen. He caught the fish from Cherry Lakes in the Cotswolds, from where he’d seen pictures of a few… Read more

“The Method feeder is the undisputed king of crucian carp tactics but fishing slightly differently to how the most do paid off for me on a recent session. Those were the words of Drennan Cup Champion Dan woolcott after a recent session at Sutton Lake in Shropshire He told us… Read more

The ‘go to tactic’ and one that the majority of big crucian carp are reportedly caught on is the Method feeder, but Simon Bull has shown that the pole still has its place and can still produce the very largest of fish with this 4lb 3oz specimen. He was fishing… Read more

Over the last three seasons, Peter Wade has been targeting crucian carp at a midlands park lake where he’s had good results, with fish to 3lb gracing the bank. However, on a recent trip he blew his previous best out the water with this superb 4lb 5oz specimen. He had… Read more

A recent afternoon session on Johnsons lake had proved quite quiet for David Pocock’s, but his patience was rewarded this 4lb 2oz crucian.. The Method feeder was the Kingston-upon-Thames angler’s tactic of choice, and he loaded it with a mixture of Green and F1 flavoured Swim Stim groundbait. Switching from… Read more