Angler Name: Tommy Hannah

Hometown: Hitchin

Fish Weight: 24lb 8oz

Bait: Piece of fake maize with urban bait nutcracker pellet

Venue: Club lakes (not disclosing location)

Rig: German rig

Tactics: Solid bag near pads

Additional Info: I had seen a lot of fish cruising around a bed of pads in a weedy part of the lake so I cast a solid bag in a gap between a few pads and after around an hour the rod melted off and after a hairy battle in some pads, this stunning character showed up in the bottom of my landing net.