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Huge Stour chub falls on first cast
Near 8lb giant takes boilie hookbait
by Angling Times |
Published on2nd April 2021 at 11.40am
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ONE cast was all it took for Ben Fairweather to catch this massive 7lb 13oz chub right at the end of the river season.
He told Angling Times:
“After keeping an eye on the water levels of my local Dorset Stour, I embarked on a short session as the river dropped and began to clear.
“I was using a boilie hookbait, and decided to just make one cast with a bolt rig, being prepared to sit it out and wait for a big fish to hopefully slip up.
“Just as the sun dipped, I connected with a good fish that really beat me up in the fight and headed for snags downstream. Thankfully, by keeping the pressure on I managed to turn the wily old warrior! It was a magnificent fish weighing 7lb 13oz.”
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