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‘Perfect storm’ brings 15 Milton Abbas fish to the net
PAUL Hunt called it ‘a perfect storm’ as the Beast from the East and Storm Emma collided to give him one of the finest hauls of snow carp ever.
Targeting Milton Abbas in Dorset, Paul managed 15 fish to 39lb, all while the white stuff lay on the ground.
Getting through 15kg of boilies in his four-night session, Paul also caught mirrors of 35lb 7oz, 32lb 4oz and 28lb 5oz. A 28lb 6oz common completed his mega hit.
“I arrived at the lake early in the morning in the snow,” said Paul. “It was bitterly cold, but a fish had come out the previous night.”
As the snow came down, Paul confidently baited up with 3kg of CC Moore Pacific Tuna boilies.
He said: “I had a 20lb-plus common just before dark, then that night I had a 39lb mirror and another 20lb-plus common.
“During the night the snow was unbelievable, as the Beast from the East met Storm Emma.”
After a quiet second day, nightfall brought a flurry of five fish, including two 28-pounders.
“The next afternoon I had a 32lb 4oz mirror, then at midday on the Sunday I put the last of my boilies out and landed a further five fish that afternoon including
Steve’s Linear at 35lb 7oz.”
A 20lb-plus common rounded off the session before Paul had to dig out his snowbound van.
He added: “To land 15 fish in a session is virtually unheard of from this lake, so for me it turned out to be a perfect storm.”