Classic tactics for 7lb chub

THE traditional tactic of touchlegering with breadcrust can be just as devastating as more modern approaches – as Jack Pells proved when he netted this 7lb 1oz chub.

The Walton-on-Thames angler banked it just on darkness from a Thames tributary after trying out a number of different swims.

Jack (26) said: “My target was to catch a 6lb fish, so when I looked at the scales and they read 7lb 1oz I was blown away.”