Wednesday 29 August 2012

Sixes And Sevens


I allowed myself an afternoon to do the amends on the latest DVD sleeve, it was signed off straight away, fantastic... If I ran for the train I could get 4 hours fishing in!

A chub first cast, 4lb 0oz, great start - unfortunately I set the camera to macro and the photo was a silver and red blob - bugger. A couple of casts later, and a mini-bite hit, I was connected to a good barbel, 7lb 3oz above, the trip was already more than worth it! Then...


6lb 14oz...


7lb 9oz...


7lb 8oz, thanks to a passing Stu for net and photograph duties...


And a 6lb 0oz barbel on the last cast.

A total of 35lb 2oz added to the challenge, and with the chub added a 39lb 2oz few hours... Back home for tea and medals!!

12 comments:

  1. Nice!! These are the days we all fish for.

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    1. Six fish in 4 hours on light line, not a bad fighting them to waiting for them ratio - doesn't happen often.

      Now go and get that 9 foot shark!

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  2. Well done Brian, not bad afternoons work! Now I have finished the majority of the work on my new patio I might be able to get some bank time in myself. Managed a quick blank session during Saturday's thunderstorm. Role on Friday night.

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    1. Cheers. Hopefully they'll have a good feed now before they shut up shop for the winter.

      Fishing in a thunderstorm? I'll know who it is if I read about a crispy-fried fisherman found on the local river then.

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    1. Just in the right place at the right time, probably hundreds of hours waiting for the right place and time though!

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  4. Pretty good session there mate, fairly impressed 5 Barbel in an afternoon does'nt happen every day thats for sure, nearly 200lb now!

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    1. It's a very good session for me, best I've had on the river.

      Did help that I didn't loose a fish, didn't help that I repeatedly missed bites - they were getting the bait off with minor tremors on the quiver-tip, despite exposing more and more of the hook - not proper barbel bites at all.

      Feeling more confident about the challenge now... I'm sure a string of blanks will put things back in perspective.

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  5. why am i working. last time i buy you beer and wine and suffer 4 drills a router trying to kill me and no barbel. i quit. we done dan

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    1. Stu and I were discussing how to break it to you... Thought it best to text the result and get it over with!

      Quit work and go barbel fishing? Time to play the lottery!

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    1. He didn't take it as badly as we predicted - he didn't pop round and stab me... Thought it would be best not to mention the twelve pounder though.

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