Congratulations to Trevor Cooke from Southampton who has realised the ambition of many UK carpers in catching a genuine home grown 50lb Carp. Using his favoured Odyssey XXX he managed to bank this sought after southern mirror at 50lb 8oz to break his UK personal best at this early stage of the season.

Well done on your superb result Trevor!

More news to follow with a cracking 45lb UK common reported today. Watch this space and future editions of CCMTV for more details.