An early start was needed for Sam Smith as head headed to the Fens where he spent the first four hours of the day walking the banks and found little showing.
But his fortunes changed when he jumped in his boat and headed downriver, where after a couple of hours searching, he found some large rudd taking bread.
Fishing a slow sinking piece of flake, he landed the 3lb 7oz specimen on his very first cast. The action didn’t stop there, as on his next cast, he followed it with a specimen of 2lb 7oz.
Well done Sam!