DEAN WADSWORTH smashed his PB pike with this 30 lb 14 oz monster from a canal.
The 35-year-old postman, from Lincoln, fished a sardine in the margin on a heavily coloured canal.
Dean explained: “We thought there might be some 20s but not a 30-pounder.
“We didn’t pre bait but we did quite well here the other day so came back for anther go.
“My best before was 26 lb from a couple of years ago.”
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