“20 minutes after slipping the crucian back another bite resulted in an old warrior”.. Richard Bedder joined a new southern still water this year but due to restrictions and work commitments, he hadn’t been able to get down as often as he had liked. He finally managed to make the… Read more

Joe Coleman has certainly put in the miles recently with a 3 hour drive each way in search of some specimen crucians and was rewarded in style with this new personal best 4lb 3oz beauty. Joe told us “I set off from home at 2am for the 3 hour drive… Read more

After a successful trip a few weeks ago, specimen-ace Julian Barnes returned to Surrey’s famous Johnsons Lake to target its monster crucians. Julian told us “After a quiet first day with northerly winds and dropping temperatures, I saw three fish roll through the mist of first light the next morning…. Read more

“The hours’ drive home was a happy one indeed.” Matthew Fernandez arrived at a southern venue only to discover it was very busy with carp anglers. He didn’t let this dampen his spirits which proved to pay off massively on a recent crucian session. Matthew told us “when I arrived… Read more

“The fish had a huge frame so heaven knows what it would have weighed with spawn” Jason Rodd managed to bank himself this beautiful 4lb 2oz crucian carp from Johnsons Lake in Surrey on a soon to be released bait from Hinders called Hybrid.