Sam revealed:

“A few weeks ago, I returned to a lovely Belgian pit for a two-night session and with the weather finally looking a bit better, confidence was high. Upon arrival there were a couple of other anglers about, so I started looking for some fish on the back of the wind where it was a bit calmer. It didn’t take long before I saw a fish jump, followed by another one not long after.

“Without hesitation I positioned a rod where the fish showed, baited with a Mulbz pop-up. After doing this, I quietly started unpacking but this was brutally interrupted by an absolute screamer of a run. After a short but strong fight I was able to put my net under a lovely 27lb 12oz mirror. What a nice way to start the session!

“After the instant success, I recast my rod to the same spot with the minimum of disturbance in the hope I didn’t scare off the other fish in the area. To try and entice them into feeding, I baited lightly with a mix of Krill Active and Manilla boilies, with a few Bloodworm Pellets. During the night that followed, I had another run on the same rod and it rapidly became clear that it was a better fish. The fight progressed slowly and once in the net, my initial feeling turned out to be correct and I was rewarded with a lovely 45lb 13oz mirror. With this fish the session was already made, I was absolutely over the moon. Little did I know that things would only get better!

“Just before first light, I had another take and again I could tell it wasn’t a small one. This fight was a lot more demanding; I was forced to stop the fish several times so it could not reach some snags close in. Once in the net I couldn’t believe my luck, it looked like another forty-pounder. The scales brought confirmation and I was rewarded with another lovely 44lb 12oz mirror. What a result! The day after everything stayed quiet but during the second night, I was able to catch another 35lb 1oz mirror and a 22lb common. I went home a very happy man, lovely times!”