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First chub turns out to be a giant
by Freddie Sandford |
Updated on14th January 2026 at 9.46am
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When Iain Mitchell set out to catch his first ever chub, any decent fish would have left him going home a happy man. So, you can imagine his delight when he landed this fish weighing 7lb 8oz as his very first example of the species!
The trip, Iain’s first on a river in many years, saw him heading to a southern waterway, where he fished a lobworm below a feeder packed with chopped worms and soil.
After casting out he had a savage take, with the fish diving under a boat moored opposite him. It then charged around at close range, even heading upstream at one point, before Iain netted his first chub.
The friend he was fishing with was, quite understandably, shocked by the size of it!
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As first chub go, this is very impressive!
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