An old school yet very much underused tactic these days was the downfall for this lovely 17lb 14oz barbel from the Middle Trent. Sheffield based Steve Aldam rolled meat down the trent to bank the beast. The method, that involves trundling a bit of meat along the riverbed was a… Read more

A session on the River Thames whilst listening to the football proved to be incredibly fruitful for Bait-Tech consultant, Justin Beale, when he landed this immense 18lb 1oz barbel. After having a few casts during the first half of the England game, Justin had just reeled in one of his… Read more

Nottingham angler Andy Henry thought he’d hooked a big river carp before this immense barbel, weighing 18lb 7oz, neared the net. Fishing at Gunthorpe Lock on the River Trent, Andy cast into the weir using a classic barbel bait – Spam, and before he’d even put his bail arm over… Read more

A change of swim was a great move for HGV driver James Stewart after he landed this immense 18lb 8oz barbel from the River Thames, the biggest reported of the season. After introducing some bait whilst setting up in the new swim, where overhanging trees provided cover on both sides,… Read more

On just his second visit to the River Derwent this season, barbel fanatic Martin Allen banked this fantastic 15lb 14oz fish. With a tinge of colour in the water, Martin was confident of a result and after casting out just before 5pm, he sat back and waited two hours before… Read more

It fought deep and hard, but then a huge perch surfaced 10 metres out.Small changes can make the biggest of differences in fishing, and that’s exactly what Ian Potts found out on June 16th when he banked this personal best barbel of 18lb 4oz. He told us “As was the… Read more