I,ve been back on the Kennet recently even though it has not been fishing well.

12lbs 2oz

Rather than use my normal tactics of bait and wait I have been using a swim feeder loaded with Hemp and Hali crush. To this I add a big squirt of monster crab flavour then just enough water to bind it together. This is then packed tightly into the feeder. By fishing like this you are introducing loads of scent into  the swim but no actual food. The hook bait was a 16mm tough S pellet. This one weighed 12lb 2oz and is the biggest I have caught this season.