EDDIE Wilson was in the process of packing up after a tough session on the tidal River Trent when his bite alarm roared off... with this 15lb 3oz zander on the end!
He’d been fishing a small roach head injected with predator liquid on a free-running leger in a deep section of the river, and it had just started raining heavily when he finally received the bite.
The fish gave a great account of itself in the ensuing fight, and Eddie admitted that his knees were shaking as it neared the bank and his waiting landing net.
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