Derbyshire dad's pride as teen angler lands 100lb catfish that’s bigger than HER

A teen angler who didn’t think she'd catch anything as it was Friday 13th snared her biggest yet - a massive 100lb catfish bigger than HER.
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Hannah Truscott, who is aged 15, specializes in netting the species and has now caught her own personal best - a 96lb 4oz beast.

She was fishing with her father Paul, from Derbyshire, at White Lakes in Essex on Friday, August 13 - and thought that the date would bring her bad luck.

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But she went on to catch six big catfish totalling almost 400lb, including her record-breaking best-ever catch which tipped the sclaes at near 100lb.

Hannah Truscott and her dad Paul with her catchHannah Truscott and her dad Paul with her catch
Hannah Truscott and her dad Paul with her catch

Paul, 51, said: “She didn’t think she’d catch anything because of the date but I said not everyone can be that unlucky.

“Then within two or three minutes she caught that one. It beat her personal best by 25 pounds.

“There are men who haven’t caught one over 40 pounds and they’ve been doing it years.I think she’s had about 23 in the last four years over 40 pounds.''

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Paul says that he first took Hannah fishing when she was about six years old - but she’s now a natural.

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Hannah Truscott

“I taught her how to play them (catfish),” he said.

“From then on I’ve left her to it and said, ‘I’m not going to help you’ and over time she’s just mastered it.

“She’s learnt how to hang on, she’s spot on at playing them. She’s not your normal kid – she just fishes,” he added

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