Big roach on a boilie

Catching the UK’s biggest fish is all about being dedicated, as Rob Thompson proved when an eight-hour round trip produced a huge brace of roach.

The bigger fish scaled 2lb 11oz and came after a switch of tactics from the float to legered boilies paid off at a southern stillwater.

Early in the session the waggler produced several roach to just under the 2lb mark, but with darkness imminent, the Leicester specialist changed to legered mini boilies and was instantly rewarded with a 2lb 7oz specimen.

That was the end of the action for the night, but moving swims at dawn reinvigorated the session, with the maggot feeder helping him fool the biggest of the trip.