Caught in error, but what a rudd!
“To be honest I would prefer one of these to a monster carp any day” – Luke Sparkes
“This is the most stunning fish I have ever seen.”
These were the words of carp angler Luke Sparkes after he caught this magnificent specimen rudd weighing 3lb 12oz.
The Grimsby rod netted the golden-flanked beauty while fishing for carp on a North Lincolnshire syndicate, tempting it on a 12mm Nutcracker pop-up boilie.
The all-important bite came just two hours before dawn after Luke had spodded out a bed of whole and chopped boilies to a reed bed around 60 yards out.
Luke, who has caught rudd to 3lb 3oz in the past, told Angling Times: “I feel very privileged to have caught such a wonderful fish, even if it was by accident.
“I have fished exclusively for rudd in the past, and to be honest I would prefer one of these to a monster carp any day.
“It’s just sod’s law this one came along when I was trying for another species,” he added.
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These are two of the three rudd over 2lb caught by Phil Tayor on the stick float and worms.
He broke his personal best for the species three times when he netted specimens of 2lb, 2lb 5oz and 2lb 11oz when he paid a visit to his local river in Lincolnshire.
All three fish fell to dendrobaena hookbaits in conjunction with 4lb Drennan Double Strength line and a size 14 Korum hook. Phil loosefed the swim with red maggots.
“I had the biggest fish on my very first cast, which is incredible. I’ve caught rudd from this river before, but nothing of this size,” said Phil.
