Arriving at Frensham Friday evening after work I was a little bit unsure whether I had made the right choice.  Things had slowed up a little over the last couple of days as the first of the cold weather had begun.  I caught a couple of Rudd to 1lb 12oz before packing away.  I couldn’t stop thinking about the roach lake.

On returning home I sorted out all my kit and loaded fresh line onto my reels.  I rigged up three Korum Precision Multi Feeder rods, which I knew would be perfect for the job if I was lucky enough to hook a big roach.  The maize was again removed from the maggots and I added a healthy amount of Sonubaits Supercrush Green to give them an extra boost.  This had worked really well on Frensham and my confidence was high.  By the time I had tea it was gone midnight and after 4 hours sleep the alarm went off and I was soon on my way.

Arriving at the lake before dawn I had a quick walk around and was astonished to find only a couple of anglers in residence.  After selecting a swim I soon had three rods cast out and it was time to set up camp.  I regularly recast the feeders all day without any reaction.  Dusk was looming and I had a text from good mate Dai Gribble that read ‘Bite time’.  He wasn’t wrong and only 30 minutes after receiving his text I had a bite on my left hand rod.  I played the fish gingerly as I knew it was likely I was connected to a new personal best.  After coaxing the fish out of the weed I soon netted a big roach, which weighed 2lb 10oz.  A new personal best! 

After getting the photo’s done I quickly recast the rod back to the area and only 20 minutes later and my middle rod received a bite as a shoal of roach had obviously found the bait.  The fish came in very easily and it wasn’t until my head torch illuminated the fish in the clear water that I knew I was connected to a very special fish.  Luckily I lifted the net around it and in the bottom of the mesh was a massive roach.  I couldn’t quite believe what I was looking at.  Placing the fish on the mat it looked very big and when the scales read 3lb 5oz I was in a state of shock.  I carried on through the night and the rest of the following day without any more action.  Maggots covered in Sonubaits Supercrush Green doing the doing the business yet again.