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Two huge 4lb crucians cap unforgettable session
by Freddie Sandford |
Published on24th May 2026 at 1.20pm
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It's been a superb start to spring for the nation’s crucian anglers, and Mike Lyddon is the latest to get in on the action with fish of 4lb 5oz and 4lb 3oz, plus a hat-trick of three- pounders coming on his latest session after the species.
Fishing at Sutton Lake, Shropshire, Mike targeted a small clean gravel area beneath an overhanging marginal tree, where he carefully positioned a flatbed Method feeder with a baiting pole, alongside a small scattering of groundbait and red sweetcorn.
Using a size 14 Gardner Target hook and an 8mm Strawberry wafter, his biggest fish came at dusk on his first day.
The following morning, the 4lb 3oz specimen slipped up, and later that day Mike managed another pair of fine crucians scaling 3lb 4oz and 3lb 6oz.
Things then went quiet until the day after when he rounded the trip off with crucians of 3lb 3oz and 2lb 15oz from a small silty trough around 30 yards out.
Mike now has a 378 crucians over 3lb in his career, with 13 of them topping the 4lb mark.
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Mike with the biggest of the session at 4lb 5oz
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