
08/06/2025
🎣 PBs & Social Magic at The Retreat ✨
We had the absolute pleasure of welcoming Ad, Jay, Jim, and Dave — and although the weather threw us some challenges (low temps and buckets of rain!), the lads battled on and made serious magic happen 💪🌧️🔥
Ad kicked things off in Egret with two early takes... unfortunately both slipped the net 😬 But resilience paid off — and how! He went on to land a solid 27.8lb, a chunky 38lb mirror, and then... boom 💥 an incredible 56lb mirror to close the week, setting a brand new Personal Best 👏👏
Dave was on a mission in Wagtail — determined to land his first-ever grass carp and chase down a 50. The Retreat delivered one of the two, with a cracking 42lb grass carp! 🐬 He also had a 30lb common, a 31lb mirror, and even snuck in a tench for good measure. Great effort, Dave! 🫡
Jay set up over on Kingfisher Left — and what a session he had. He kicked things off strong with a 44lb mirror and 32lb mirror, and then… Retreat magic struck ✨ Ronnie made an appearance — tipping the scales at 63.8lb, smashing Jay’s PB and making jaws drop all round! 😍 He topped off the week with a beastly 61lb catfish. Epic.
Jim, on Kingfisher Right, stayed quiet but focused — and it paid off. He landed a tidy 31lb, 18lb, and 28.8lb mirror, but the highlight was a massive 51lb grass carp, his new PB 💥 Sadly, the fish made a great escape during photo prep — no pics this time, but we know what you saw, Jim! 😂
💪🏻 Big Fish Thursday did not disappoint. Huge congrats to all of you — your persistence, patience, and positivity made it a week to remember.
Thanks for being an absolute pleasure to host. Can’t wait to see you back soon!
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