Better than the average ‘livebait’...

Predator fishing legend Gord Burton got a big shock when he netted this 2lb 1oz roach from a northern canal – while fishing for livebaits to go piking!

Using a floatfished double red maggot hookbait, he found a few small silvers before the action stepped up a notch.

“When it came to the surface I couldn’t believe such a stunning big roach was staring back at me,” he said.

After returning the redfin, Gord wetted a line for pike later in the day and was rewarded with a pair of fish to 21lb 12oz.