Run of five blanks ends with a double figure tench - Kevin Durman

“After five blank sessions on various gravel pits since lockdown was lifted, I finally managed to get among some good tench!

“I headed to a pit on the Medway Valley Fisheries syndicate and fished a worm rig over a bed of hemp and a mix of S and Krill pellets.

The approach certainly worked, and I ended up catching this beast of 10lb 6oz, alongside others of 6lb, 9lb 6oz and 9lb 8oz. 

“The biggest one put up a really good fight and I had her on for ages. When I saw her shoulders come out of the water for the first time I knew this was a great fish and prayed she wouldn’t come off.” 

Kevin Durman with his 10lb 6oz tench