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  1. Ian Grant

    AA Baits What are they like ?

    With the huge rises in some bait ingredients, I've been looking around for cheaper suppliers. I've found one that's a fair bit cheaper than any other I've looked at for the ingredients that I need, but before I go spending my money I was wondering if any of you have used them ? The comments on...
  2. Ian Grant

    Mark Erdwin on the home page

    Lovely Barbel Mark .... But Andy F, just to point out the woopsie 😁 ... This fish is an 11lber Mark caught on the Loddon, the 12.8 is in the Kennet gallery as said but this one is from the Loddon gallery just saying like ☺️
  3. Ian Grant

    Aaron Grant, a recapture and a 13.6

    Well Aarons latest outing last night produced a recapture of Saturday nights Barbel at 14lb 1oz ... a PB ! 😆 😆 😆 , and a 13lb 6oz just after dark, i think I've well and truly hooked him now, That's the only thing i've hooked so far, I'm still barbelless ! 😆
  4. Ian Grant

    Aaron’s done it again ...Literally !!!

    His Line was in the water only 10 mins, in daylight this time before it wrapped round, a very hard fight ! 14lb 1oz ..... But .... It was the same fish !!! Couldn’t believe it ! Aaron didn’t seem to care a jot ! 🤣 pics tomorrow we're still out here right now !
  5. Ian Grant

    A Barbel angler is born !

    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...
  6. Ian Grant

    River Severn campsites

    I'm asking for a friend who lives in Cornwall, and fancies a few days fishing the Severn in September, he plans on camping but hasn't any idea of campsites where decent Barbel fishing is close by .... Neither do i ! so i can't help him, but i thought you guys would bound to know of one or two ...
  7. Ian Grant

    Hi all, i'm posting again

    Hi all, just dropping in to say hello after almost 4 years of abstinance ! :rolleyes: and looking forward to chatting to all my old friends on here ( though i've kept in touch one way or another with a few of you ) and with all the new members on here that have joined in the last 4 years, I've...
  8. Ian Grant

    Injury - what do you make of this ?

    I'd be interested to know what you all think of this injury. I caught the Barbel last night, i would estimate give or take 7lbs. As you can see the other flank is clean, apart from obvious redness around the anal fin. My first thoughts were that it had likley collided with something...
  9. Ian Grant

    The Thames home page 15

    Monaghan ! if you have got connections to the almighty, why don't you admit it !! :p:D:D Joking aside a fantastic fish mate, not many can put their name to a fish like that ! Congratulations . Ian.
  10. Ian Grant

    The Home page - another cracker !

    Thats one lovely fish Shaun :D nice pose as well which really shows it off to its best , well done mate :) Ian.
  11. Ian Grant

    The home page Wandle record

    A lovely Barbel from a river thats suffered so much, Well done Anibal, great to see it :) Ian.
  12. Ian Grant

    Home Page 18lber

    What a fish ! :eek: Well done James. Ian.
  13. Ian Grant

    What are your opinions on night fishing ?

    As Ray Thorpe requested i thought i'd start a thread on the subject. Before we start Ray and i are good mates, and this is not a row nor will one start ;) In direct answer to you Ray, i know a lot hold the same opinion, but your circumstances of being retired, make it very easy for you to...
  14. Ian Grant

    Home page pic - Pauls 15.7

    Well done Paul that's No.3, and still time for more ;) Still think i'm prettier than you though :D Edit.... cue the Steptoe photo from Crooky :rolleyes:
  15. Ian Grant

    Home Page 17lber

    Lumme !! :eek: :eek: thats a cracker mate ! Hats off to ya ! :D Ian.
  16. Ian Grant

    John Cook - Home page pic

    So thats what you look like John ! :D Lovely fish she's a beaut ! :) Ian.
  17. Ian Grant

    Government petition response

    Hot air ? lets hope not, and that finally this new legislation will give the EA some teeth, - we shall see Ian. Tuesday 9 February 2010 Carppoaching - epetition response We received a petition asking: “We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to provide funding to cover...
  18. Ian Grant

    Now tell me fish can't learn !

    From Wikipedia...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish Memory In 1994, a public experiment at the Palais de la Découverte science museum showed that goldfish could be trained to recognize and to react to light signals of different colors by using positive reinforcement.[12] More...
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