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Houdini
Stevorocks | May 2, 2024
Angler Name: Ste mcleod
Hometown: Stourbridge
Fish Weight: 49lb 10oz
Bait: RH Baits Simply Red
Venue: RH Fisheries M1
Rig: Fluorocarbon stiff rig
Additional Info: After blanking loads on M1 I thought my luck should be due to change. I told my girlfriend a few days before I went that I’d had a dream that I’d caught a big common. Well, on the first night I caught a 28lb 4oz mirror. After which I started being sick and really ill. I battled through the night and morning, then decided enough was enough, and started to pack up around midday. My brolly was nearly empty and I’d started to load my barrow, when my alarm started to give a few beeps. After a 10 minute battle it was in the net. I knew there wasn’t many big big commons in there so I called the office for them to come and give me a hand with the photos and lifting the fish, as I’d only just had knee surgery a couple of weeks before. When Bob turned up he knew straight away what fish it was. He asked if I knew, and I said, I hoped it was Houdini, the fish that I’ve wanted to catch since the fishery opened. He confirmed that it was Houdini, and it was caught four weeks prior at 48lb plus. I was over the moon when the scales read 49lb 10oz. Big thanks to Bob at RH Fisheries, for the help and the photos.