"I had no doubt it was a double" - Warren Hammond

“Following my recent tench and eel session, when the eels played ball but the tench didn’t, I decided to get back on the same 90-acre Surrey pit and have another go at the tench over a 48-hour period.
“Conditions looked ideal. It was warm and cloudy, with a good chop on the water, so I felt confident. I settled into a swim that I knew had a good clear, hard area around 40-45 yards out, and baited it with 30 Spombs of dead maggots, hemp, wheat, maples and groundbait. Over this area, I regularly cast my heli-rigs which featured open-end feeders filled with maggots and groundbait, with popped-up maggots as hookbaits.
“As dusk arrived on the first night I had a couple of bleeps, then the line from my reel started peeling off and the alarm was screaming. I struck into it and knew it was a good fish as it kept taking. I couldn’t gain any line for a good 20 seconds.
“I eventually turned the fish and managed to get her close in. I had no doubt it was a double. I was totally made up when the scales read 10lb 11oz.”