The Nottinghamshire sat in heavy rain and strong winds by the powerful tidal Trent, but with river levels ideal, he fancied his chances of a ‘zed’, a species the venue has a reputation for. Using a roach deadbait on a John Sidley rig, Justin had a confident bite and hooked straight into a big fish.

With the rain pounding off his back, he felt it ‘bump’ a few times, as a zander would, but due to the weight of it, he thought it must’ve been a pike. As he guided it to the net, he realised it was a massive zander, and says seeing a fish of such proportions was unbelievable.

Well done Justin!