“Reward after dozens of sessions plagued by bream and eels”

Duncan Hayward’s lifetime goal was to catch a 15lb barbel, but on a recent outing, he absolutely obliterated the target with this 18lb 6oz beast.

Fishing the Thames, Duncan used a snowman rig featuring Pepperami and a Alfie Russell Secret Squirrell Bilingsgate pop-up, wrapped in paste. He positioned his rig in a snaggy area on the edge of a crease and used powerful tackle to tame the specimen.