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Boddington Winner

A bit cold and wet yesterday at Boddington on the latest Angling Trust CRT Classic qualifier, but I had a really good day. I drew peg 96 in the sanctuary, which is historically a...

Roaching On The New Box

I was sadly unable to get out at the weekend, but made up for it with a short midweek evening session on the cut. Christened my new Matrix F25 Pro Super Lite box with...

As Hard As Expected

Fished my first Boddington Classic qualifier of the year yesterday. Conditions leading up to the day meant it was always going to be rock-hard, but it was surprisingly windy in the morning and tramming...

Whippy Fun On The Cut

Another quick evening on the canal. This time we used an old 3.5m whip, maggots and Sonubaits Sweet Skimmer groundbait. A couple of roach early, then a big perch was knocked off (the less...