A trip aboard the Canvey-based charter boat Jobert produced a cracking 12lb bass for Grays angler Darren Gilbert.
Skipper John Warren had taken the party to a mark in the black deeps after stopping to catch mackerel for bait on the way out.
The fresh mackerel proved a winner rewarding Gilbert with the personal best bass less than half an hour after they got the anchor down.
Gilbert went on to land a smaller bass and two thornbacks.
He also won the £5-a-man sweep for the heaviest fish aboard the boat.
Published Thursday, June 12, 2003
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