Having previously hooked a large fish and lost it I had spent a day or two studying books by Trefor West and the like to try to come up with a cunning plan to catch the beast that I have now lost twice.

I setup my gear in one swim and went to the next swim to throw a handful of bait in. I alternated between fishing and baiting up the next swim for nearly 3 hours - Taking 3 barbel in the peg I was fishing during the build up to catching the big boy.





I approached swim number 2 as dusk was taking ...
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