OXFORDSHIRE angler Alan Thompson was rewarded for some hard work with this splendid 27.8.0 catfish from a Buckinghamshire estate lake.
It was his first from the water this season.
Alan has spent 193 hours at the venue and the big moggie took a lump of luncheon meat freelined into some weed.
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