Pete Reading Breaks Hants Avon Barbel record!

[Greg Buxton]

19lbs 11oz!!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/barbelfishingtheprinceoftheriver/

I posted the note below on facebook.

Hi Pete very well done! I remember "A Barbel Summer" the article which you wrote back in the early 80's which so inspired me! How about the sequel "A Barbel winter". Congratulations.

 

[Dave Brooksbank]

Congratulations that man.
Superb looking specimen.

 

[Darren C Smith]

Wow. What a magnificent fish.

 

[Bill Walford]

Jeeeeez what a fish...Congratulations Pete

 

[Stephen Crowhurst]

You hear rumours and now and again you see a fish that seriously takes your breath away on the H.Avon but that is a serious fish.

 

[Alex Warren]

Stunning fish! Well done!

 

[Brian Willson]

Well done Pete, an absolute stunning fish and many congratulations.
Brian.

 

[Paul Matthews]

What an absolute beast of a fish !!
Congratulations !!!

 

[Tom Mycroft]

Wow! Many congrats.

 

[Graham Elliott]

Yes fantastic barbel.

It was supposed to be kept quiet till after it was in the rags.
The power of facebook.

Well done PR.

 

[Trevor Brown]

What can you say?fabulous looking fish,congratulations.

 

[John McGough]

There's isn't a more deserving angler to catch such a fish from the Avon.
Well done Pete, congratulations.

 

[Terry Simner]

That is, and looks, HUGE!!! Congrats Pete on a truly magnificent catch. Breathtakingly massive (and proper) fish.

 

[Mark Walker]

Well done Pete. An amazing fish and well deserved.

 

[David Craine]

Thats a Stonker , well done that man !


David

 

[Jon Kennard]

Oh my goodness that is imense what a stunning fish
Congratulations amazing fish of a lfe time

 

[Mark Rylands]

Tidy looking fish there, Pete!
All best
Mark

 

[Maurice Wain]

Congratulations pete, that is a fish with a hugh wow factor, magnifico, what a beauty.

 

[Dave Taylor]

Fabulous barbel Pete,..many congratulations .

 

[Bob Edwards]

Well done Pete,not just broken the record but by some margin.
Great catch by a top Bloke and thoroughly deserved.