Nick Horton
Senior Member & Supporter
What a gorgeous fish! She looks in fine fettle too.
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New record
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Mark Harridence
Senior Member & Supporter
That fish looks an absolute beast! Very well done to the captor
It seems to be a pretty special piece of the river down there, with the big fish it's producing. Hope it long continues!
It seems to be a pretty special piece of the river down there, with the big fish it's producing. Hope it long continues!
Kings Weir gets heavily fished most of the season, and gets filled in with bait, every day
Garry Howell
Senior Member
When I fished there 40 years ago a double was really rare - how things change!
It's a cracker. I caught loads of barbel in the 70s and 80s from FG but only one double.
Terry Harman
Senior Member & Supporter
They are all known fish at kw there not that many of them….. 4 fish a season and you are tearing the place up
I believe it was main river and not KW?
Dave Brooksbank
Senior Member & Supporter
I was half expecting it would be the Thames.
Well done to the captor.
Well done to the captor.
I think going by the article its from the members only syndicate stretch, which I assume is downstream of the weir? I think London anglers have the opposite bank or a bit close by?
Incredible fish though, congratulations to the captor
Daniel Jeffery
Senior Member & Supporter
Yep the article says it was a few swims up from the bottom of the members stretch, not the weir. Last time the fish was recorded caught was two years ago.
(were on another forum)
Terry Harman
Senior Member & Supporter
Kings weir and the members stretch are fishable from both banks LAA is further downstream
Alex Warren
Senior Member & Supporter
Congrats to the captor. Hell of a fish!
I had a feeling that the record would go this season, with known fish coming out up & down the country at high weights very early on. Imagine it will go again - if it’s this particular specimen again, could we be looking at a 23lb+ record? Maybe!
I had a feeling that the record would go this season, with known fish coming out up & down the country at high weights very early on. Imagine it will go again - if it’s this particular specimen again, could we be looking at a 23lb+ record? Maybe!
Colin Dapp
Senior Member & Supporter
Sounds like the same swim as Ray had it from.
Richard Bruton
Senior Member & Supporter
Can only see the trend being upwards for all barbel Alex with the increasing number of mild, wet winters.
Phil Nixon
Senior Member & Supporter
The good thing is at least it has been caught from a river that has been named , better than the "secrecy" surrounding the present record which as far as I am aware is the only british record that has been accepted without the venue being released. I know where it came from as I assume most anglers on here do.
Good luck to the catcher and I for one do not celebrate it with overwhelming indifference.
Good luck to the catcher and I for one do not celebrate it with overwhelming indifference.
At least three other current record coarse fish are listed as coming from un-named venues - so it isn't just barbel.
Phil Nixon
Senior Member & Supporter
Correct Tim but it was the first time the venue for the barbel record wasn't named, I understand why it wasn't but still find it sad that because of the circus who will know where it came from "normal" anglers aren't told.