Basingstoke Canal Angling
Association
21st August 2008.
Member Tony Etherington catches what
must be the biggest Crucian Carp ever caught on the canal.
I was fishing on the canal at Great
Bottom Flash in Ash Vale. It had been a
quiet morning until about 11:30, and then I had a few bream, a tench, a small
crucian of 1lb 14oz. Soon afterwards I was stuck into the big one!
I’ve caught many large crucians in the
past, my previous best being 3lb 12oz, but this one just hammered that!
It was extra special to me because it
came from the canal which I have been fishing for over 40 years.
I weighed the fish 3 times to make sure
I wasn’t dreaming!
It was an amazing 4lb and 8ozs.
( Note From BCAA Secretary – The British
Record for a Crucian is held by Martin Bowler, who caught a 4lb 9oz Crucian at RMC
Yateley in 2003).
All fish were caught on the pole at
about 6 metres using very light tackle, over a bed of groundbait.
Both crucians were caught on sweetcorn.
As you can see in the first picture it
was a pleasant sunny day.
Regards
Tony Etherington.
