A Barbel angler is born !

[Ian Grant]

My 13 year old grandson Aaron had his first Barbel last night, after having done a fair bit of stillwater float fishing, and river fishing for silvers etc, i thought it was time ! so after a few hours of instruction making hook lengths, tackling up, the theory of playing a Barbel etc, it all paid off on his second session he had his prize 14lbs exactly, tied his hooklength, baited it, cast it, hooked and played the fish, he didn't need any help from me apart from netting Think the photographer needs some practice !!!

Aaron Grant 14lbs 0oz

 

[Paul Whiteing]

Brilliant, well done to the both of you

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Wow a 14lb Fish as a first barbel captureThat’s an incredible achievement.
Great angling and well done Aaron.
Now that’s setting the bar high.

 

[Bob Gill]

Nice one, well done to you both.

 

[Peter Dawson]

it doesnt get much better than that!! Congratulations to you both.

 

[Joe Winstanley]

Just going fishing with your Grandson must really special Ian, but helping him catch his first barbel must be the absolute cherry on the cake. Great stuff.

 

[Richard Parsons]

Superb - what a fish for a debut!

 

[Martin James]

A great result young man, well done to you both

 

[David Craine]

Fantastic start.... but he will probably have quite a job to up his PB now.

David

 

[Graham Elliott]

Great stuff Ian. Much more enjoyment than catching yourself.

 

[Ian Grant]

Yeah you're right Graham !

 

[John Winterbottom]

Well done young man, brilliant, fantastic and uplifting. As a barbel angler of over 60 years I can only tell you unfortunately they won't all be that big, though I expect Grandad has already told you that. Keep at it Aaron.

 

[Simon Haggis]

Amazing and congrats to both of you. Thats set the bar quite high hasn’t it?!

 

[Ian Grant]

Yeah it has Simon, but as John Winterbottom just said i’ve told him not to expect that every time !

 

[Mark Anderson]

Hi men,

Fantastic Ian , many trips ahead eh


Hatter

 

[Jon Frisby]

Chuffed for you both, well done

 

[Ady Brayshaw]

Well done Aaron. I think you'll be angler for life with the help and support of your grandad.

 

[Alex Fowers]

Nicely done, I'm sure he'll never forget his first

 

[Ian Grant]

Hi men,

Fantastic Ian , many trips ahead eh


Hatter

Hope so Mark, he seems to have that spark of enthusiasm, my other grandson Harry has just started Barbel fishing too, only one session so far and he’s Still Barbelless we’ll see if he has the enthusiasm of his cousin too !

 

[Andy Frances]

Absolutely fabulous!!

If you add his picture to the Gallery I will pop him on the homepage