WORTH A WETTING AS ENOCH POWERS AWAY
Captor wades in for 43lb 6oz prize
ARRON Fisher bagged his second forty of the year on his first session at a Yateley syndicate water – but had to jump in to land it.
Having caught a 47lb 6oz mirror from Anglers Paradise in February, the Cornish plumber struck gold on his first trip to Swan Valley in Hampshire.
This 43lb 6oz mirror, known as Enoch, left Arron “shaking like a leaf” on his debut visit.
Having found fish in a bay, Arron initially fished zigs and PVA bags, but after a quiet night and following day he switched his approach. He told carpfeed.com: “I put out two Withy Pool rigs on two spots and a hinged stiff rig on the other. Nearly 24 hours later my right-hand rod slowly started to bend round and I was on it.
“The fish didn’t seem to be of any size and wasn’t taking line, but just kited right towards a branch going into the water. That was when I realised this was a half-decent fish – I couldn’t stop it.
“The inevitable happened, it made it past the branch and everything went solid. In a moment of madness I jumped in fully clothed and waded up the margin in waist-deep water to get to the other side of the branch.
“After freeing the line I managed to wade back to my swim, where another member was waiting with my net. At the second attempt the fish rolled in the mesh. I peered in and thought ‘result, a good thirty for my first fish’.
“Dan wanted a peek and as I lifted the net he told me I’d just landed the sought-after Enoch, which was usually a mid-forty.
“Shaking like a leaf, I phoned my friend John Flewin, who instantly reeled in and came to do the photography and help with the weighing. The fish went 43lb 6oz and I was on cloud nine.”