Matthew Fernandez proved that it only takes one bite after landing his new personal best perch weighing 3lb 8oz.

“With conditions being bright and far from ideal, I knew it would be a hard day. But at dusk, I got my first bite on a king prawn fished down the edge which turned out to be a new personal best perch of 3lb 8oz, beating my previous personal best by a few ounces. 

“I used my 14ft Matchpro Ultralight float rod coupled with a centre pin reel loaded with 4lb 4oz Float Fish. Rig wise I set up a light link ledger using Float Stops to trap a small rig ring with a short length of line and two SSG shot pinched on. As I was fishing a whole king prawn I used a large size 6 barbless hook to ensure the hook point would not be masked by the bait.”