Angler Name: Archie collado

Hometown: Littlestone

Fish Weight: 33lb

Bait: Lunchon meat

Venue: Chequertree

Rig: Blowback

Tactics: Margin baiting little and often

Additional Info: 6 year old Archie had his “big rod” in the margin all day, baiting little and often and catching steadily throughout Then around 2pm the rod absolutely screamed off! Archie pounced on it straight away and after an incredible battle managed to play the fish completely by himself with no help at all When we finally got it onto the bank we couldn’t believe it… a huge 33lb linear carp! A massive new PB and, as he keeps reminding me, officially bigger than his dad’s PB The other anglers around the lake couldn’t believe he’d handled such a big fish on his own and before long he’d earned himself the nickname “Top Rodder” proud dad moment