David Lavender massive rudd

[Pikerd74]

Do any of you know whether the captor of the potential record Rudd is the same David Lavender the fenland zander specialist?




https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/news/sto ... plus-rudd/

[suffolk si]

Yes it is

[Fish on....]

Another person in desperate need of instructions on how to accurately weigh fish!!

[Pikerd74]

Yes it is

Great to see him still having go, despite life’s challenges. Cracking fish, do you know if it was it from fenland Si?

[suffolk si]

Yep was from fenland area, have to say I think the weight is dubious unfortunately, I know the venue has done three’s but I can’t see it doing a Rudd that size if I’m being honest, hope I’m wrong though

[BillCollins]

5+ , that would be an astronomical rudd if the weight is correct.

[Poots]

If you're going to make claims you need to back them up, why publicise then state you're not interested in the record ?
We're anglers, we recognise the importance of big fish.
"Yeah, I caught a record breaker but no big deal".

[BillCollins]

If you're going to make claims you need to back them up, why publicise then state you're not interested in the record ?
We're anglers, we recognise the importance of big fish.
"Yeah, I caught a record breaker but no big deal".

20+ years ago, I caught a fish over a national record here in Ireland. After some discussion with my mate at the water's edge, I decided not to bother with a claim as IMO, there was too much polava involved. The only relevance now is that, since then, the records for any of my usual species are of no real interest to me at all.
Getting back to this supposedly 5lb rudd... I'm lucky in that I've caught quite a few rudd of 3lbs+ and I've measured a few of the biggest, all around 16.5 to 17 inches. This photo is'nt the best and photos can be deceiving, the fish is quite fat, but I can't honestly see it being up to a third heavier again than my pb.

[Poots]

If you're going to make claims you need to back them up, why publicise then state you're not interested in the record ?
We're anglers, we recognise the importance of big fish.
"Yeah, I caught a record breaker but no big deal".

20+ years ago, I caught a fish over a national record here in Ireland. After some discussion with my mate at the water's edge, I decided not to bother with a claim as IMO, there was too much polava involved. The only relevance now is that, since then, the records for any of my usual species are of no real interest to me at all.
Getting back to this supposedly 5lb rudd... I'm lucky in that I've caught quite a few rudd of 3lbs+ and I've measured a few of the biggest, all around 16.5 to 17 inches. This photo is'nt the best and photos can be deceiving, the fish is quite fat, but I can't honestly see it being up to 50% heavier than my pb.

[Ratty46]

I've seen many Rudd to 3.12+, sorry but that is no where near 5+

[stubbojo]

is it a true rudd .......thats open to questions
like some of them big crusians cross carp and big goldfish ..

[stubbojo]

only just seen the photo , it is being held out and going by my perch in relation to its size i would say about 3lb ish
but as we all know photos can be very deceiving...

steve

[Mark Phillips]

I've seen many Rudd to 3.12+, sorry but that is no where near 5+

100% agreed.

[Steve Dennington]

only just seen the photo , it is being held out and going by my perch in relation to its size i would say about 3lb ish
but as we all know photos can be very deceiving...

steve

Not that deceiving though. I'd agree with 3lb-ish.

[Ratty46]

I've seen many Rudd to 3.12+, sorry but that is no where near 5+

100% agreed.

3's are absolutely gigantic!

[BillCollins]

I've seen many Rudd to 3.12+, sorry but that is no where near 5+

100% agreed.

3's are absolutely gigantic!

+1.

[Dave Horton]

Here's a video of the same fella's record Zander - see what you think chaps?

(53mins 18 secs onwards face)

[suffolk si]

Don’t like doubting people but I’ve had a few this year , does his really look twice the size of this? I’m a big lad ( wrong side of 18 stone at the moment )with big hands , I just don’t see it literally being twice the size of this one I caught the other week
I can’t imagine what a big three looks like, even mid twos are impressive!

[Ratty46]

Don’t like doubting people but I’ve had a few this year , does his really look twice the size of this? I’m a big lad ( wrong side of 18 stone at the moment )with big hands , I just don’t see it literally being twice the size of this one I caught the other week
I can’t imagine what a big three looks like, even mid twos are impressive!

thats more like it! proper fen gold

i remember catching Rudd Lives, we had some that were a fair size, i said to my mate thats bit big! i thought they were about a 1lb, they weren't they were 8-12oz!

[Ratty46]

Don’t like doubting people but I’ve had a few this year , does his really look twice the size of this? I’m a big lad ( wrong side of 18 stone at the moment )with big hands , I just don’t see it literally being twice the size of this one I caught the other week
I can’t imagine what a big three looks like, even mid twos are impressive!

thats more like it! proper fen gold

caught them to 2.06 myself and see plenty of 3's caught by the Rudd Master Rand

i remember catching Rudd Lives, we had some that were a fair size, i said to my mate thats bit big! i thought they were about a 1lb, they weren't they were 8-12oz!

[suffolk si]

Don’t like doubting people but I’ve had a few this year , does his really look twice the size of this? I’m a big lad ( wrong side of 18 stone at the moment )with big hands , I just don’t see it literally being twice the size of this one I caught the other week
I can’t imagine what a big three looks like, even mid twos are impressive!

thats more like it! proper fen gold

caught them to 2.06 myself and see plenty of 3's caught by the Rudd Master Rand

i remember catching Rudd Lives, we had some that were a fair size, i said to my mate thats bit big! i thought they were about a 1lb, they weren't they were 8-12oz!

Matt rand is another level on Rudd Beautiful fishFirst “ big one “ I caught was 1.14 and I guessed it as a mid two before weighing it

[Ratty46]

Don’t like doubting people but I’ve had a few this year , does his really look twice the size of this? I’m a big lad ( wrong side of 18 stone at the moment )with big hands , I just don’t see it literally being twice the size of this one I caught the other week
I can’t imagine what a big three looks like, even mid twos are impressive!

thats more like it! proper fen gold

caught them to 2.06 myself and see plenty of 3's caught by the Rudd Master Rand

i remember catching Rudd Lives, we had some that were a fair size, i said to my mate thats bit big! i thought they were about a 1lb, they weren't they were 8-12oz!

Matt rand is another level on Rudd Beautiful fishFirst “ big one “ I caught was 1.14 and I guessed it as a mid two before weighing it

he sure is mate, Rudd King.

there are mega fish, i do love a bar of gold! defo look bigger than they are!

[Muskie]

If that zed was 19lbs 6oz then i would be astonished. I think 14lbs would be more like it tops.

[Ratty46]

Here's a video of the same fella's record Zander - see what you think chaps?

(53mins 18 secs onwards face)

i think the dudes full of sh*t

[Muskie]

Yep, that is the consensus Ratty46.

[Ratty46]

Yep, that is the consensus Ratty46.

[Neville Fickling]

I think we should know that David was always a strange chap. He caught a lot of big zander but sometimes I think he got carried away with it all. The most difficult type of angler to figure out is the one that catches lots of big fish then adds a load more. Who knows what goes on in some peoples minds.

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

Its defo a very big rudd as its a very big zander.
Not so sure about the rudd but at some points the zander looks most of its weight.

Cheers, Alan

[Neville Fickling]

Its defo a very big rudd as its a very big zander.
Not so sure about the rudd but at some points the zander looks most of its weight.

Cheers, Alan

I wasn’t fishing in that area at the time but there were a couple of zander in the 18.08 class knocking about. It looks big enough to be in that class

[gary j stockton]

I think we should know that David was always a strange chap. He caught a lot of big zander but sometimes I think he got carried away with it all. The most difficult type of angler to figure out is the one that catches lots of big fish then adds a load more. Who knows what goes on in some peoples minds.

Wonder if dennis pye fell into the same category