“Lost for words” were the only words Daniel Patrick Healy was able to muster to describe his captures of the venue's biggest mirror and the biggest common just hours apart up at Clear Water Fisheries in the North West.

Ryan Knox hit into some of Hardwick Smiths’ renowned scalies when he visited the Linear Fisheries venue for a 48-hour session, topping his trip with a mega 35lb mirror.

James Ingram is absolutely loving life on the Guys syndicate at Linear Fisheries, as he has already broken his personal best twice in just three visits to the venue, the latest coming in the form of an awesome 39lb 6oz scaly.

The personal-best factory that is the Elphicks complex in Kent has lived up to its reputation once again, throwing up a PB-busting 46lb 4oz lump for Dale Burrows.

With Andy Seddon’s bait freezer being empty, he had to rely on heavily glugged Bug pop-ups to do the heavy lifting when he paid a recent visit to Hasse Fen in Cambridgeshire.

The Swan Valley complex is home to some absolute relics of the Yateley carp scene, one of which graced the net of 40-year-old John Harrop during a recent two-night session.

By his own admission, Liam Searle doesn’t know if he’ll ever be able to top his six-day trip to Furzebray Island Lake in Devon, a session that not only yielded his first two UK 40-pounders but also culminated in a stunning mid-thirty mirror on his birthday.