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A red letter day...for me anyway!

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Just thought I'd share my Friday afternoon's experience with you if you don't mind?

 

I'd managed to pop down to my local Warwickshire Avon water to try for some barbel that I'd heard reports of being caught in this currently milder weather. The weather was pretty filthy with steady drizzle being blown in on a blustery wind and my resolve wasn't great when after an hour I'd not had a touch. The river was up a few feet and pushing through.

I decided to head back towards the car and en-route decided to try a spot that had produced some chublets in the past. I'd only got my barbel rod with me and felt a little over gunned (8lb mainline!) but nevertheless didn't want to go home fishless.

I stuck a big piece of flake onto my size 6 hook and lobbed it towards an obvious crease, close to the nearside bank.

 

My one and only bite of the afternoon (to cut a long story short) was a positive one, but by no means a clonker, and I struck into a fish.

First impressions were that it was a smaller fish making a good account of itself in the strong current but the continued bend in my rod gave me hope. I soon cast eyes on a nice chub which I successfully landed.

Gave it a weigh in the net, 5lb 3oz!! My biggest Warwickshire Avon chub by about a clear pound. Delighted!!

 

I realise that by a lot of you guys and gals standards this isn't really that big but it's by far the biggest chub I've seen, especially from the Warwickshire Avon.

 

Thanks for listening!!

JP

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It would be a red letter day for me too JP. Chub of any size have a habit of putting a big smile on your face and a 5lb 3oz specimen is something to be proud of. Well done!

It's never a 'six', let's put it back

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Hi Jp

 

what other people catch from other waters depends on what fish are there. They may have loads of 6 or 7lb fish in front of them.

 

What you have caught is a fantastic chub by any standards.

 

The method you used and the watercraft you have learn't to place the bait where you did is invaluable and will catch you bigger still.

 

Keep at it my friend

 

regards

 

John

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Congratulations on an excellent catch, one to be proud of and the first of many I hope, also most excellent use of watercraft and guts in braving the weather.

 

Keep it up well done.

From a spark a fire will flare up

English by birth, Cockney by the Grace of God

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JP,

You braved weather on a day when most people would be at home watching TV, you used watercraft to fish in the spot that would give you the best chance of a bite on the day, and you fished the bait that tempted probably the biggest chub in the swim. It's a fish you should be proud of and a fish that alot of anglers dream of.

 

Well done!

 

Ant

Effort equals reward!!

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Gave it a weigh in the net, 5lb 3oz!! My biggest Warwickshire Avon chub by about a clear pound. Delighted!!

 

I realise that by a lot of you guys and gals standards this isn't really that big but it's by far the biggest chub I've seen, especially from the Warwickshire Avon.

 

Thanks for listening!!

JP

I don't think there are that many rivers where a 5lb 3oz chub wouldn't be a good fish and by the sound of it, its a cracker for the Warwickshire Avon. Location plays a big part when considering how good a fish is. So well done for some great angling JP. :thumbs:

 

A tiger does not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep

 

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A great fish and much bigger then any Chub I have ever had. A great result :thumbs:

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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