Simon Hollinshead decided to take a feeder rod down to a Cambridgeshire pit that he’d fished for pike over the winter, to see what else was in there.
To his surprise, he caught several nice rudd to just under the 2lb mark, and having never caught a two-pounder, decided to target them over the next few weeks.
Using maggots, he soon jumped straight past the 2lb mark and land this distinct fish of 3lb 5oz! He was rightly delighted with the specimen, although is still searching for a two-pounder!
Well done Simon!