Eel best smashed twice in the same trip - Rob Knapp

“Over the last few years I’ve targeted eels but struggled to catch anything over 4lb. This year I started on a new southern gravel pit and on my first session I baited a clear spot at 50yds with dead maggots, chopped worm and 2mm Krill pellets, planning to fish it three nights on the trot. 

“To avoid deep-hooking the eels, I used a bolt rig with 10 popped-up dendrobaena worms, which I soon discovered worked a treat! On each night I had a few line bites, but at least one screaming run which resulted in an eel. The first was a new PB at 4lb 6oz, but on the second night I smashed it with another at 5lb exactly. 

“I was delighted to have beaten my 4lb milestone and have two PBs in two fish, but the capture of a 4lb 1oz eel on the last night really was the icing on the cake.”

Rob Knapp with his new personal best eel of 5lb exactly