7lb 14oz chub in feeder haul from Avon

Simple maggot feeder tactics helped Ken Thompson to bag one of the biggest chub of the season – this 7lb 14oz specimen.

The Christchurch-based angler adopted the traditional method while fishing on his local River Avon on the renowned Royalty Fishery in Dorset.

The catch was just one of a haul of huge chub landed by the senior project engineer including another fish weighing 6lb 12oz during an arm-aching session on the day-ticket venue.

Ken tempted all his fish using a 2ft hooklength made up of 10lb braid to a size 16 Pallatrax hook baited with six red and white maggots.

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