Specimen crucians go on the feed

Colin Woolgar made the most of a five-hour session with the capture of this fin-perfect 3lb 10oz crucian from the Godalming AC-run Johnsons Lake.

After Spombing in a bed of hemp and dead maggots, Colin cast 25g Drennan Method feeders over the top loaded with Sonubaits Chocolate Orange groundbait. 

Two buoyant fake casters made the perfect hookbait, presented on a 4ins hooklength.  

Kevin Sanders also got in on the crucian action after making a 300-mile round trip to Sutton Lake in Shropshire, where he landed six crucians to 2lb 15oz, as well as a bonus 25lb carp.

“I used my standard Method feeder tactics,” Kevin said, “baited with the Big Fish Green-lipped Mussel and Silver X Carp Method mix groundbaits mixed with corn steep liquor. 

“Hookbaits were a Dynamite Pineapple and Banana dumbell or a 7mm E-SL Speedys Washter.”