Some targets we set ourselves as anglers are over in the first session, while others feel as though they will never end. However, as with most aspects of life, no matter how long something takes, if you put the effort in, eventually you will be rewarded. This is exactly what happened to angler Tom Perkins, who set himself the target of a 30lb carp from the River Soar over five years ago and this weekend, he finally achieved his goal!
"I flicked both rods out to a prebaited area, both on 3 Foot Twitch Specimen Baits Redemption, snowman style, with mesh bags of mixed size and crumbed Redemption," he told us.
"All was quiet until just after midnight the receiver sounded and the bobbin started to bounce with what I assumed was probably a bream," he added.
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"As I lifted the rod, I could feel the line slowly grating on the stems of a lily bed the fish had made its way into. By applying steady pressure, I managed to free the fish before it headed off downstream, it was certainly not a bream!"
"After a mega battle that seemed to go on forever, a big framed common popped up and the misses slipped the net under it for me. Looking at it in the net I knew this was a special fish."
"The fish was rested while we sorted the gear ready for weighing and photos. We hoisted it up and the scales spun round and past the magical 30lb mark, before settling at 31lb 10oz! Buzzing!"
"After 5 years of trying, finally holding my target made for a night I won’t forget, and to have my partner Ruby there to share the moment made it even more special," he concluded.
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