Four year quest for PB zander ends with 16lb-plus giant

A FOUR-year quest to catch a 15lb-plus River Severn zander finally came to an end for Sam Moore when he banked this 16lb 12oz fish. 

Last winter the 30-year-old from Herefordshire lost a huge zed at the net and had wanted to even the score ever since. Targeting the margins of his favourite swim with a floatfished roach deadbait during his latest trip, it didn’t take long before he set the hook into something special. 

“When it surfaced we were shocked to see the silver flash of a big zander, but my mate Dave quickly scooped it up in the net. 

“I’d finally achieved my goal!”

Sam Moore – 16lb 12oz zander