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This chunky girl broke a long sequence of four ounce Rudd at a quiet little pool that I rarely have to share with anyone.

That's a cracking fish.

JW

Looks like a big one! I love tench pools that don’t have to be shared.

Appearances can be deceptive, the Tench was about two and a half pound ! The net is a very early steel framed folding head fourteen inches in diameter. The float, a Harcork is smaller than average too.

If you’d have said that was over 6 lb I would have believed you! Even if it is small it has a fat belly.

You’re a very honest angler. I would have said that was easily five pounds. Nonetheless a fine capture.

Superb Tench. Sounds like a good day too

The pool is very old with deep layers of mud and silt.Norfolk reed and reedmace abound. I planted lilys some years ago. Patches of Potamegon and some soft weed too, so all in all a very food rich environment and it shows with the tench as they're all deep bodied and the Rudd too.

Lovely fish and the pool sounds idyllic

Superb - tincas are always welcome - very well done indeed.