A few days spent trickling corn into a Fenland drain paid off for young Toby Kitchen when he banked this stunning 3lb 3oz rudd, a remarkable catch at a time of the year when many specimen anglers have hung up their rods for the species.
His thinking behind prebaiting was to gain the fish’s confidence, and he certainly did that, as the big rudd came on his very first cast of the session.
Having baited the swim in the days previous, Toby simply cast out a single grain below a float, which he allowed to travel steadily downstream.
It wasn’t long before it was slowly dragged under, and he hooked what he knew right away was a good fish. He describes landing it as a ‘surreal feeling’, and capture 'he will never forget'.
THE BEST FLOAT RODS WILL HELP YOU CONTROL A FLOAT FAR EASIER WHEN TROTTING.
