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Early start for biggest perch of the season

4lb 13oz giant strikes at dawn

by Angling Times |

Published on27th September 2021 at 2.40pm

Shane Close was rewarded for getting up at 5.45am with the biggest perch of the season so far, weighing 4lb 13oz.

After failing to get a bite on his normally reliable Craw lure, he switched to a slimline 4ins-long Fish Arrow Flash J pattern, and immediately began catching a string of small perch to around half-a-pound.

However, on reaching a deeper area of the lake, his lure was soon hit hard by what Shane rightly guessed was a far better fish, due to the savage head-shakes resonating up his braided mainline.

The huge stripey stayed deep throughout the fight, and Shane played it carefully before slipping his net under the deep-bodied specimen, which sets a new UK personal best for the Wiltshire angler.

Shane spent a further 30 minutes fishing after the capture, before deciding to head home and celebrate the catch with his six-year-old son, who is also into his lure fishing.

Shane Close – 4lb 13oz perch

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