WAYNE FLETCHER has had an amazing haul of huge perch, topped by a 5 lb 2 oz giant and EIGHT four-pounders, just days after winning a big lure match.
The paint sprayer from Maldon, Essex, made the amazing catch at a secret reservoir, and (in order of when he caught them) boated stripys of 4 lb, 4 lb 14 oz, 5 lb 2 oz, 4 lb 14 oz, 4 lb 10 oz, 4 lb 2 oz, 4 lb 10 oz, 4 lb 2 oz and 4 lb 14 oz. Friend Paul Barden had fine fish of 3 lb 15 oz and 4 lb 11 oz in the same session.
Wayne, 47, explained: “The Sunday before this, I won the Farmoor (reservoir) perch competition, in Oxfordshire, with perch of 44 cm, 46 cm and 47 cm, and the biggest weighed 4 lb. I won £350 cash and a winter ticket worth £250.
“With this good luck, and conditions being great, I decided to take a day out of work to try for the perch on a large body of water within a couple of hours drive of Essex.
“I was accompanied by a good friend, Paul, who I have fished with on many occasions over the years.
“We arrived at first light and set about loading up the boat. I soon realised I had lost a clamp for the battery terminal, so I had to improvise with some tape that luckily I had in the car.
“We got on the water and were looking forward to what the day may bring, and after about ten minutes I noticed a large group of fish on the side scan.
This story is from the November 05, 2019 edition of Angler's Mail.
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