Friday, 11 January 2013

January Barbel


A proper January barbel! I've been watching this fish for nearly 2 weeks before I managed to get her to take a bait, but a new PB - so time well spent!


And Dan added this really ugly 4lb 6oz fish (check out the growths on his head and tail). Taking Dan to over 100lb of barbel this season, not bad for a trout fisherman... Not a bad day all round!
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  1. Paulos12 January 2013 at 14:43

    Beautiful fish fellers!! Good job on the PB, always an amazing feeling. Better watch that Dan though, he's doing the 'carp' pose again!!
    Paulos

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    1. Brian12 January 2013 at 15:49

      Don't put your fingers in front of the fish.
      Stop talking.
      Look at the camera.

      If I can get him to do any two of the list above I press the shutter!

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  2. riverpiker12 January 2013 at 17:10

    Well done Brian, what a fish. Congrat's mate. Must feel nice, not just beating the pb but stalking the fish for a while before finally landing it. how big did it go?

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    1. Brian12 January 2013 at 18:52

      Feels great now it's landed, a few sessions watching it sniff the bait ranged from frustrating to infuriating!

      Made a promise to some of the locals a couple of years ago to not blatantly publish the weight if I got one over a certain size, at the time an empty promise as I didn't think I'd get one - but this one just chipped over that weight...

      Really enjoy blogging but I don't want to piss anyone off.

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    2. riverpiker12 January 2013 at 18:58

      To be honest, who cares. It's a cracker Brian and that's all that matters. Now you just have to try and catch one on a lure!

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    3. Anonymous12 January 2013 at 19:43

      Going to try and get one on a fly in the summer.

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  3. The Barbels12 January 2013 at 21:26

    We're looking forward to the closed season! ;)

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    1. Anonymous13 January 2013 at 02:00

      Why?

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    2. Anonymous13 January 2013 at 02:18

      I take it by the ;) you're a CUNT and fish in )the close season. Why would you wait otherwise?

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    3. Anonymous13 January 2013 at 02:19

      I take it by the ;) you're a CUNT and fish in )the close season. Why would you wait otherwise?

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    4. Brian13 January 2013 at 12:36

      I took that to mean the barbel are waiting for the closed season so the me and Dan aren't trying to catch them. (But we'll still be watching them :)

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  4. James Denison Angling12 January 2013 at 23:55

    Well in Brian, an impressive specimen and will take some beating as well, persistence always pays! I've convinced myself of that over the years.

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    1. Brian13 January 2013 at 12:39

      Cheers James. Been over a month since I last caught something that pulled back, so delighted!

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