3lb 9oz perch follows a rig switch

Dan Eaves landed this specimen perch of 3lb 9oz from an undisclosed southern stillwater, where he put his success down to a variety of lure fishing tactics.

Arriving early in the morning, Dan cast large 7ins Hothead jig which generated a number of follows from large perch. 

But not until a clever switch to a dropshot rig was made did a twitched Savage Gear Dying Minnow lure provoke a bite from the specimen stripey. 

The same tactic then produced four more fish for Dan, highlighting how successful drop shotting can be on the day.