Two mile move nets fine stripey

Ash Costa carried his impressive form for big perch into the new year when he slipped his net under this chunky 4lb 4oz specimen.

The Lincolnshire-based lure ace banked several massive stripeys to just over 5lb from his local drains in 2019 and managed to locate another shoal of big fish during his latest adventure.

After catching a pike and a host of 3lb-plus perch next to a sunken tree, Ash moved two miles upstream to another prolific spot and only had to wait 20 minutes before his Cheb-rigged TRD was smashed.