“Truly the fish of a lifetime and one I’ll never forget” Faced with a 24-hour session on a very low and clear River Trent, David Ramskill picked a deep, pacey, and snaggy swim just downstream from a weir. His swim choice paid off handsomely with two quick barbel of 10lb… Read more
“I’ve fished this river many times and I think this might just be the fish of a lifetime” An after-work evening session on the Warwickshire Avon proved fruitful for Jason Astolfi, who caught this monster barbel.He had already caught a few chub that evening, when as he was just settling… Read more
A few weeks ago I finally got round to barbel fishing the mighty river Trent for the first time ever with my good friend Adam Reed. We had a couple of days planned, but wanted to spend the daylight hours sussing out likely areas via the boat and concentrate on… Read more
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
