Roving approach leads to 7lb 8oz chub

A roving approach led to the capture of this 7lb 8oz chub for Mark Lindsay.

But the Gamakatsu and Spro-backed rod needed every second of a free half day just to locate some fish. He said: “I eventually stumbled across a pod of six or seven big chub chilling under the safety of a large overhanging tree. I cut out a swim 20 yards upstream and began to feed maggots little and often.”

After around 30 minutes Mark had taken a few small perch and chublets alongside a bigger chub of 5lb... and it wasn’t long before the 7½-pounder joined it.

“Just as I drifted the maggots down to the fish and they hit bottom she hoovered them up,” Mark told Angling Times.

“A slow, steady fight with a few very powerful runs was nerve-racking, but when I saw the open mouth at the net I knew this was a special fish. 

“Not a scale was out of place, and at 7lb 8oz it was a new pb for me.

“It’s amazing when you consider that chub can take well over 25 years to get to this size.”

Mark’s rig included a Gamakatsu RX Specialist size 12 hook with a double maggot hookbait. BB shot added casting weight to the rig.