Some anglers don’t think bait colour makes much difference to your catches, whilst for others, it plays a vital role in their angling but on a recent rudd session, colours made all the different for Kevin Sanders as he found that yellow pop-ups were pivotal to his success. The Cambridgeshire… Read more

After landing his first three-pound rudd earlier this season, Kevin Sanders has just smashed his PB again with this 3lb 5oz specimen. The Cambridgeshire angler was fishing the same pit in his home county and used the same tactic – a pellet-loaded method feeder with a 12mm yellow pop-up boilie… Read more

Many anglers dream of a big rudd, with a 3lb specimen from anywhere in the UK being a special fish, but one from the cool waters of Yorkshire is a truly rare sight. However, Darren Starkey recently managed the feat with this 3lb 1oz specimen from a stillwater in the… Read more

After walking 3 different fenland drains, for 8 hours, Norfolk angler Joe Campen was rewarded with this excellent pair of rudd, bring the scales round to 3lb 1oz and 2lb 11oz. He was just on the verge of calling it a day when he found a pod of six good… Read more

When Warwickshire angler Leigh Laffar heard about some big rudd in a weedy southern pit, he decided to venture down to sample the sport on offer and ended up having a session that’ll last long in the memory. The 34-year-old banked no fewer than 27 rudd, the smallest weighing 12oz… Read more

After starting the season with a 3lb 10oz rudd, Ryszard Warman has continued his great form, landing a fish of 3lb 6oz, plus an almighty 3lb 14oz specimen. The Cambridgeshire angler was targeting a Fenland Drain, and had the ‘smaller’ fish last Thursday evening. But feeling there were bigger rudd… Read more