The Biggest rudd brace in history.

A carp angler has made angling history by banking the biggest-brace of rudd ever to be caught from an English venue.

Thirty-year-old Thomas Jacklin was half-way through a 24-hour session on a North Lincs gravel pit when rudd of 4lb and 4lb 8oz devoured his boilie hookbaits in the space of just 10 minutes. 

Speaking exclusively to Angling Times about his catch, Thomas described the unforgettable moment when the fish of his dreams slid over his net cord.

He said: “I was absolutely blown away by the size of these rudd. 

“I knew they were in here, as carp anglers had caught them by mistake, but they’d only been coming out to around 3lb.

“So to catch a 4lb 8oz rudd and then a four-pounder just 10 minutes later is something I never dreamed would happen. 

“I’m itching to get back down there to catch them by design!”

Targeting a clear area around 40 yards out, Thomas introduced a bed of chopped and whole DNA baits Secret Seven boilies and fished a standard lead-clip set-up with a matching hookbait.

Despite carp being his intended quarry the 4lb 8oz rudd put up a good scrap before eventually being netted, as Thomas explained: “Out of nowhere my left-hand rod shot off and the tip pulled round,” he said. 

“I had no doubt that it was a carp until I lifted into the fish, at which point it darted around before eventually surfacing. Instantly my heart was in my mouth!

“I weighed it, took a few snaps then slipped it back, but before I had time to take it in the rod was off again with another 4lb rudd. I took a video of this fish but in the hysteria I didn’t take any photos.

“I wished I’d left the bigger rudd in the net so I could have taken an incredible shot of the pair. 

“I was over the moon with this once-in-a-lifetime catch, and I very much doubt I will ever catch one bigger.

“The fact that I’ve held what’s possibly the biggest-ever English rudd in my hands is taking time to fully sink in.”