Angler Name: Simon Price

Hometown: Walsall

Fish Weight: 26ib

Bait: DNA pb pop up

Venue: Himley Hall

Rig: Naked chod

Tactics: Half a rod length out from the bank

Additional Info: Doing a day session at Himley Hall park the weather was warm and a lot of fish were showing in front. While standing back, I saw two fish cruise right by my rod tips before swimming off. I decided to drop a naked chod rig half a rod length out from the bank in roughly 1.5ft of water. 30 minutes passed before this 26ib mirror came along and took the yellow pop up right in front of me. I have never seen a rig taken like this so close to me. Being a popular dog walking spot, lots of people took an interest in this impressive fish - certainly one of my favourites of the summer!