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Session of a lifetime sees lake best common come to the bank. The session of a lifetime has been had by Somerset angler Ben Johnson after the 21-year-old landed no less than 44 carp and a new Richworth Linear lake record on a recent trip to the day ticket venue. Making the trip across from his Bridgewater home to Oxfordshire was well worth the effort for Ben whose tally included a string of twenties plus a 36lb 12oz mirror from the complex’s St John’s Pool. Topping the trip though was the capture of the famous Box Common at 43lb 15oz – a new record for the water.

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Top carpers take French venue to pieces during short session. Fox-backed duo Rob Hughes and Mark Bartlett have just returned from an epic trip to France’s famous Abbey Lakes which over just four nights saw them bank no less than 44 fish between them. Including a large number of 30s and 40s in their haul, the guys showed why they are the top of their games, adopting totally different approaching to the venue but still giving the fish what for. During the trip Rob opted for a more mobile approach, keeping things fluid and following the fish, he even managed to stalk out fish to 45lb in the margins.