Stuart Smith
New Member
Hey all
New to the forum so I thought Id just say hi!
Been fishing for 25 years and have done everything from carping to fly fishing but in the last few weeks my attentions have turned to barbel. I have had a few small ones from still waters in the past but never a real river fish. Anyway, when I learned there were good barbel in the Goyt (Which is just a couple of miles from me), I firstly couldn't believe it and secondly thought I had to have a go for them.
Anyway, after reading about baits, rigs and the limited info there is about the Goyt I started my quest! I had fished the river 4 times previous over the last 2 weeks on 2 different pegs but finally found a peg I was happy with. So last night I started at 6pm by bait dropping 2 pints of hemp and 20 or so crushed baits over 2 spots that were quite close to each other. Then at about 8pm I got a good bite on my right rod which resulted in the fish below at 13lb1oz. Anyway now my confidence is up and I know my baits/rigs are working Ill explore the river more and see what else I can get out!
New to the forum so I thought Id just say hi!
Been fishing for 25 years and have done everything from carping to fly fishing but in the last few weeks my attentions have turned to barbel. I have had a few small ones from still waters in the past but never a real river fish. Anyway, when I learned there were good barbel in the Goyt (Which is just a couple of miles from me), I firstly couldn't believe it and secondly thought I had to have a go for them.
Anyway, after reading about baits, rigs and the limited info there is about the Goyt I started my quest! I had fished the river 4 times previous over the last 2 weeks on 2 different pegs but finally found a peg I was happy with. So last night I started at 6pm by bait dropping 2 pints of hemp and 20 or so crushed baits over 2 spots that were quite close to each other. Then at about 8pm I got a good bite on my right rod which resulted in the fish below at 13lb1oz. Anyway now my confidence is up and I know my baits/rigs are working Ill explore the river more and see what else I can get out!