Despite all the complicated rigs used in fishing nowadays, fish can still be caught on the most simple of tactics. This was proven by Jon Hall recently when he banked a monster 7lb 1oz chub on freelined floating bread.
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Fishing his local River Chelmer, Jon spent many hours walking and looking for fish, when he saw a big splash as a chub took a bug off the surface beneath a fallen tree.
"I cast a chunk of bread just past the overhang where I'd seen the fish and let the flow take it under the branches," he told us.
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"Within seconds a chub hit the bread like a steam train, the line pinged tight and I connected with a fish that dived hard for the tree roots."
"I managed to bully it into open water and, when I finally landed it, I was delighted to see the scales hit 7lb 1oz."
Read the full 'Game Changer' article on Jon's tactics over on our Member's site.
