Big cod falls to leadhead lure

Working a leadhead lure in 240ft of water is hard work, but Paignton SAC member Tim Bird made light of it when he hit this superbly-marked 28lb cod.

The Devon angler caught the imperssive fish from a wreck while fishing with Kevin Tate, skipper of the Anne Clare out of the south Devon port Torquay.

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