“Out of nowhere my rod just took off and just about flattened my rod rest..” 70 year old John Hennessy landed himself a new pb barbel from Kings Weir in the shape of this stunning 17lb 8oz specimen. He told us “I got down to Kings Weir around 9am and… Read more

Adrian Busby has landed his biggest ever barbel from the River Anker in Staffordshire..   After fishing it for the past 7 years. Adrian caught this lovely 16lb 2oz specimen on a recent session on a trout pellet fished on a size 12 Drennan Specialist Barbel hook.  

A single hookbait proved to be the winning tactic for Matthew Harris when he landed this lovely 16lb 14oz personal best barbel. Matthew told us “I decided to do a quick session after work for the evening starting at last light into darkness. I decided to fish a rather narrow… Read more

“Grabbing the rod it was obvious I’d hooked the big one and the shakes started to come on..” Mark Woodage shows persistence can pay off and if you believe in something then stick with it! He explains “It’s been a strange year for me for various reasons, a delayed house… Read more

“I went a few days prior to this catching this fish and blanked but the conditions were looking very good so I just had to get back out there and I’m glad I did..” Doug Penny netted himself a new River Thames personal best in the shape of this stunning… Read more

“It only takes one fish to make it all worthwhile..” Rui Pedro landed himself a new personal best barbel in the shape of this impressive 17lb 10oz barbel recently from the tidal River Trent. Rui tols us “this was quite a long session for me, it was actually my longest… Read more