Over the last few months, Tom Hughes has been trying to catch a ‘proper’ zander. After plenty of blanks and a few dropped takes along the way, he finally caught the fish he was after in the shape of this 15lb 10oz specimen.
Fishing the Great Ouse at Ten Mile Bank on a last ditch session before the season ended, Tom cast out two roach deadbaits, one to the nearside drop-off, the other to the far bank.
Just 25 minutes later, he had a take on the short-range rod and lifted into a weighty fish.
After a tense 10-minute battle, he finally coaxed the fish to the surface and was blown away when he saw it. It measured an impressive 84.4cm from tip to tail.
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