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59lb Mirror
Connor Jones | May 3, 2022
Angler Name: Connor Jones
Hometown: Kent
Fish Weight: 59lb
Bait: White 14mm pop up
Venue: ETANG ST PEIRREMONT
Rig: TA Stiff coated braid rig with the hair siliconed to a TA size 4 curve shank hook running on a heli drop off system.
Tactics: Casting into corridors in the weed to fish just under the surface at approximately 70 yards. On the cast I made certain I received a 'Donk' signifying I was in the corridor and feathering the cast allowed me to drop in to the front of the weed bed.
Additional Info: A fish who I named EYEBALL PAUL graced the bank after a crazy flurry of activity. The fish in the lake had not been feeding all week due to their want to sunbath. Because of this I began to cast to cruising fish into the corridors in the weed. This caught me a 21lb mirror so I stuck to the tactic. 5 minutes after getting the rod back out it ripped line off a tight clutch and a long battle ensued with the fish ripping up two full beds of Canadian pond weed.
Once in the net I realised it was a fish of a lifetime and a fish that hadn't been out in over a year.
Great end to a great first trip to France with my mates Adam and Jim.