3lb 10oz rudd tops late season haul...

One of the best rudd catches of the season has been made by Daniel Woolcott, who banked this 3lb 10oz specimen after a long campaign.

In a rare autumn haul, Daniel added fish of 3lb 1oz and 2lb 8oz. 

Targeting a big northern gravel pit, Daniel had spent all summer chasing big rudd, but it wasn’t until his very last session that he enjoyed the catch of a lifetime.

“The lake is very tricky and for me is a long four-hour drive away,” Daniel explained.

“With other species to target at this time of year I thought my chances had gone. 

“But I’m pleased to report that after an extreme amount of effort through the summer trying to bag a big rudd I finally succeeded on my last trip of the season.

“I actually fished four different waters, bagging ‘twos’ from all of them, but I finally hit the jackpot on a large tough gravel pit in the north of England.

“Within a very short feeding spell I managed three rudd including fish of 2lb 8oz, 3lb 1oz and the monster 3lb 10oz fish that beats my previous personal best by 2oz.”

All Daniel’s fish fell to 10mm fluoro Dynamite Baits Source pop-up dumbells presented over a bed of Dynamite Baits Krill Pulses and Particles.