“When this giant roach surfaced I just couldn’t believe my eyes..”

“I’ve been waiting for the right conditions to target the big roach at Linear fisheries and with a big low pressure system arriving after a prolonged high, I knew that the time at come to finally have a go. I used simple maggot feeder helicopter rigs comprising of 45g Drennan feeder bombs, 8lb main line, 5lb supplex fluorocarbon hooklink with a size 16 widegape. These were fished on duo tip 11ft 1 1/4tc. I cast my rigs around 30 yards out. Regular casting 45 min intervals ensured the bait kept going in and my left-hand rod soon registered a take. Straight away I knew it was either a big perch or roach by the headshake and when this giant roach surfaced I just couldn’t believe my eyes. This fish ended a five-year quest for a 2lb+ roach.”