Big river ide fooled at dawn - Colin Hebb

“It was dawn and I’d just arrived at a stretch of my local River Hull when I spotted three fish on the surface. I crawled slowly up to the edge of the bank so I wouldn’t spook them, and started to feed chunks of bread. 

“I could see that they were big ide, and they were coming up and slurping down the bread confidently.

“Excitedly, I nicked some flake on to a size 8 hook attached to 6lb line and lowered it on to the surface, where it was engulfed within seconds!

“The fight was powerful and jagged, but by keeping the rod high I managed to slide this cracking ide over the net – all 5lb 6oz of it!” 

Colin Hebb with his giant river ide of 5lb 6oz