My new PB barbel :)

[Steve Burke]

Many congratulations, Ian, a real cracker!

[Latimeria]

Nicely done!

[Worms]

Nice fish Ian, Well done sir!

[gozzer]

Congratulations Ian, a cracking fish, caught the 'right way',

It just goes to show that you don't always need sea fishing gear to get them out, well done.

 

John.

[Tigger]

 

I would say 12lb 4oz. That's assuming it is a 4 inch reel, if it's a 4 1/2 inch reel then I'd say it's getting on for 13lb

 

Quite an achievement Ian, how long did it take to land?

 

The reel was 4 1/4 inch Chris...it's the floatmaster I recently got of CL. I hooked that fish half way down the swim and the way it set off down stream I thought it was foul hooked so I really wasn't botherd if the hook pulled which meat I really put pressure on ! I reckon it took roughly 10 min's to land it. Due to the way I played all the fish I was surprised that the hook didn't pull out of them, it was a animal 14's. I swear by them and superspades for most of my fishing.

 

Thank's everyone for your comments .

Edited June 25, 2014 by Tigger

[lutra]

Well done Ian, thats a cracker on the float gear.

[arbocop]

I don't know how you do it, I really don't. My best was a 7lb 3oz, on the trotting gear. You land a 7lber like I catch trout.

 

Great fishing, are they from the Ribble? A river I have never fished despite being from Lancashire - mind you, Lancashire is very big, much bigger than Berkshire where I live now. Can't complain though, I now live near the Kennet.

 

Mike

[Tigger]

Well done Ian, thats a cracker on the float gear.

 

 

Thank's Brian

[Tigger]

I don't know how you do it, I really don't. My best was a 7lb 3oz, on the trotting gear. You land a 7lber like I catch trout.

 

Great fishing, are they from the Ribble? A river I have never fished despite being from Lancashire - mind you, Lancashire is very big, much bigger than Berkshire where I live now. Can't complain though, I now live near the Kennet.

 

Mike

 

 

I think most of it's down to luck Mike. If you find the fish and they oblige by taking your bait they're easy, if they don't it's not so easy.

[Tigger]

Pete (coelacanth) and I had a mooch on the river yesterday...lovely surroundings and I think we both had a nice day, we caught enough fish to make it that bit more enjoyable. I got my third only ever grayling on this river and it really was a beauty to look at and quite a large one also, at a guess pushing 3lb I would say . Most of the fishing was done mid river and so we only took one pic....