The initial target was 100 barbel over the summer season - cracked! But with Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns limiting the pike season I decided to see if I could also add another 100 over the tougher winter season. Season total:
250 barbel, including
6 doubles to
14lb 2oz!
Starting the season on 800 small river barbel, the new target pushed me over 1,000 barbel from the river - something I couldn't have even dreamed of 11 years ago when I first cast a line in it! Making the most of the restrictive season - and a new PB was the icing on the cake!!
|
Season
|
No
|
5+
|
7+
|
10+
|
Best
|
| 2010/11 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6lb 6oz |
| 2011/12 |
44 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
9lb 12oz |
| 2012/13 |
56 |
34 |
20 |
6 |
12lb 4oz |
| 2013/14 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
7lb 13oz |
| 2014/15 |
71 |
33 |
16 |
1 |
10lb 1oz |
| 2015/16 |
127 |
45 |
15 |
0 |
9lb 4oz |
| 2016/17 |
70 |
31 |
15 |
2 |
11lb 15oz |
| 2017/18 |
132 |
56 |
23 |
2 |
10lb 9oz |
| 2018/19 |
101 |
36 |
13 |
1 |
10lb 3oz |
| 2019/20 |
164 |
69 |
28 |
5 |
12lb 1oz |
| 2020/21 |
250 |
77 |
20 |
6 |
14lb 2oz |
| Total: |
1,050 |
401 |
162 |
23 |
Breakdown
|
Bloody impressive mate! Richly deserved and when time is put in it just illustrates what is possible and all off of a river that 90% of people visiting will blank half a dozen times and never come back and claim its empty :)
ReplyDeleteBut, where are all those 15lb+ Barbel that keep coming out I hear you cry! You need to find one mate.
It was 55 barbel sessions and god knows how many miles walked back and forth - but totally worth it!!
DeleteI think those 15lb+ barbel were weighed on ‘Facebook Scales’, especially when you see the photos that accompany the claimed weights - as far as I’m aware that 14 is the biggest barbel in the system.