Our hearty congratulations go to Gareth on his fantastic result; below is his session report.

'It was a tough choice... head to Glastonbury on the Wednesday for the full festival, or do my 48 hours on the Car Park and then head up on the Friday. I'd checked the forecast and it was due to be hot, the moon phase was prime and Heather still hadn't been out, I had a good feeling and knew I just had to be there this particular week.

I knew exactly which area I wanted to be in and thankfully it was free. I was extra meticulous that session everything was double and triple checked, my rigs were tied with only one carp in mind and I make extra effort to find the exact spot I wanted, right on the very cleanest and highest point of the hump. It was no more than a couple of foot square but the lead only needed the slightest bit of pressure to slide across it was so polished.

My bait choice was a simple one. A couple of jars of Intense Hemp were emptied into a bucket, along with a couple of handfuls of Tigers in talin; to this I added about a quarter of a tin of corn and then about half a kilo of my Odyssey XXX 'red'. I prepared the bucket 24 hours before arrival, the liquid from the hemp is almost entirely absorbed by the boilie after this time and they take on a soft, washed out appearance. As a hookbait I used a small, balanced Tiger nut with a cork insert to provide the buoyancy. I really wanted to go heavy on the bait this trip so the hump was loaded up with most of the bucket and I sat back to watch and wait. The first morning brought very little activity from the hump but I was still sure something would happen. I did manage to catch a stockie and lose one on my other rod which was fished a 6ft 'chod'noster' up on top of the weed; an Odyssey XXX 'red' cork ball pop-up with a scattering over the top bringing the bites.

I was happy to have caught one but still felt sure the hump was the spot for the big girl. The rods were re-done in the afternoon and the spot topped up with a little more bait. I got liners throughout the night and following morning, a couple that were so savage I was concerned they might have moved the lead!

The bite finally came at about 6.30am and an epic boat battle ensued, after only a few minutes we knew exactly which one it was but a nervous 30 minutes chasing her from weedbed to weedbed before she finally rolled over the cord and the shout went up! HEAAATTTTTHHHHHHEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!! She weighed in at 52.03 and was in perfect condition; Long live the Leather!'

Well done Gareth, top angling and a well-deserved result!