First Barbel.....not a bad start!

[Graham Elliott]

I see a chaps first barbel ever was from King's Weir yesterday.
At 16lb 8oz.

Not a bad start one might say!!

 

[Tim Marks]

It’s better to be lucky than good.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Very hard water and very big fish.
The stars were definitely well aligned that particular day for him.

 

[Paul Whiteing]

Wow

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Deleted.

 

[Derek Funcks]

Absolute stunner, well done that man.

 

[Rob Mitchell]

Now he’s got years of disappointment to look forward to when his PB stays the same year after year I kind of know the feeling, wasn’t as big as that but I caught my PB on my second ever Barbel session and haven’t got within 2lb of it since!

 

[Joe Winstanley]

Great fish. Well done to the captor.

But...I do wince when I see pics of barbel being held from either direction. Unnecessary imo, just adds to the time they are out of the water. Others may see it differently, but just my opinion.

 

[Richard Parsons]

Great fish. Well done to the captor.

But...I do wince when I see pics of barbel being held from either direction. Unnecessary imo, just adds to the time they are out of the water. Others may see it differently, but just my opinion.

Yes indeed - one good snap should do it.

 

[Adam Wylie]

I don’t take photos any more ,unless it’s a fish that looks as though it might beat my PB
which I caught 18 yrs ago, never been close since , don’t use scales either for the same reason.
I also use heavy tackle ,which enables me to land the fish quickly without putting it under undue stress,
especially in the summer months .

 

[Stephen Crowhurst]

Great fish. Well done to the captor.

But...I do wince when I see pics of barbel being held from either direction. Unnecessary imo, just adds to the time they are out of the water. Others may see it differently, but just my opinion.

Get the point you’re making. There’s two photos there that could have been taken within the same burst shot. Also (whilst I don’t) I can appreciate some people might want photos of both sides for identification and if done competently multiple shots could be achieved in half the time someone else spent unhooking the fish…

 

[Chris Guy]

A fish that's been caught many times preciously

 

[Richard Dawson]

Well done, potential fish of a lifetime.

My PB is only a paltry 12lb 8oz so beating it should be achievable