Although not pleasant to fish in, wet and wild conditions can stir big fish into feeding, as Lee Tebble found when he landed this huge 8lb 4oz chub.
Targeting the River Thames, Lee headed out in heavy rain to a tricky stretch, but one where, when you get a bite, there’s a chance that something special could be on the other end.
“I questioned my sanity driving to the fishery and had to set up the brolly,” he said.
“Unsurprisingly, there was nobody else there, given the adverse conditions.”
Fishing a piece of curry-flavoured bacon grill on a short hair beneath a size 7 hook on a fluorocarbon hooklink, it wasn’t long before Lee had an indication.
“I’d only been fishing for 20 minutes when I had a few taps on the rod tip, which I thought were leaves,” he revealed. “But, as I was touch legering, I felt a definite tug on the line, then a drop-back, followed by a steady pull.
“I struck and played the fish carefully in the strong current, and as soon as I landed the chub, I knew I had smashed my old personal best of 5lb 14oz!”
Upon lifting his prize onto his unhooking mat, Lee couldn’t believe the depth of the fish.
“It’s an amazing chub and the reward for a lot of rod hours that I’ve put in this season,” Lee added.
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