Breadflake fools two 2lb Itchen roach

There’s no better bait to catch a big river roach than a piece of breadflake, and this was proved by Andy Childs when he banked two impressive specimens.

The fish weighed 2lb 4oz and 2lb 1oz, and were caught by the Colchester rod when he visited a stretch of the lower River Itchen.

A feeder packed with liquidised bread and a small piece of flake folded around a size 12 hook did the trick and brought his total of roach over 2lb to seven.

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