FIRST FORTY FROM NEW WATER!

Ed Banks is already enjoying life on his new syndicate water and it didn’t take him long to get his hands on his first forty from the venue.

Fishing the idyllic Northey Park in Cambridgeshire, Ed got through to one of the lake’s most-coveted mirrors, a lovely old mirror known as Crater, which tipped the scales at 40lb 1oz.

“After seeing plenty of fish on arrival the previous day, I was expectant of a quick bite, but that never materialised,” said Ed.

“Come the next morning, I was getting itchy feet and decided to have a mooch round the lake, but didn’t see anything better to move to, so decided the best course of action was to stay in the original swim. With the rods back on the spots, I sat back, watched the water and before long they suddenly appeared again!

“Then, at round 9pm, the rod wrapped around and ripped off on a tight clutch. After an uneventful fight and pulling the fish in through the thick weed, I netted it, recognising it straight away as one of the old gems, Crater!”

An ever-faithful 15mm Bug Corker wafter on a combi-rig did the business for Ed, presented over a mixture of 18mm Bug and Secret 7 boilies, all covered in Sweet Cayenne Pepper liquid.