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binka
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I'm well aware that this is a subject that seems to crop up every now and again, I've just been reading an old thread from 2008 and thought it might be worthwhile revisiting the subject.
I had a discussion with a certain fella on the bank the other week who I believe is a close associate of Ricky Bishop who recently landed the 38lb Trent carp that was widely featured in the angling press and I inevitably steered the conversation around to that of Trent catfish.
His reply quite surprised me in that he/they (?) were fed up of getting smashed up by them around the Colwick area in particular... I asked what kind of size he thought they might be considering the size of carp they were landing on the same gear and his reply was forty pounds plus.
I'd actually heard rumours that some people were now actively targeting 'em around the Nottingham area and have seen an image of a 22lb fish from lower down the river along with a report of a 31lb fish very recently from a very credible source.
Makes me wonder after one or two Trent "carp" that I've found unstoppable myself over the years along with a similar incident which I witnessed in the last few weeks with my regular fishing mate.
It kind of reminds me of the early days of the Trent zander reports and the speculation back then as to if they were really there... I don't doubt it in the case of catfish but are their numbers now making them a viable target?
Anyone any experience or heard any rumours... pm if you prefer but an open discussion would be good even if edited for locations etc?
I had a discussion with a certain fella on the bank the other week who I believe is a close associate of Ricky Bishop who recently landed the 38lb Trent carp that was widely featured in the angling press and I inevitably steered the conversation around to that of Trent catfish.
His reply quite surprised me in that he/they (?) were fed up of getting smashed up by them around the Colwick area in particular... I asked what kind of size he thought they might be considering the size of carp they were landing on the same gear and his reply was forty pounds plus.
I'd actually heard rumours that some people were now actively targeting 'em around the Nottingham area and have seen an image of a 22lb fish from lower down the river along with a report of a 31lb fish very recently from a very credible source.
Makes me wonder after one or two Trent "carp" that I've found unstoppable myself over the years along with a similar incident which I witnessed in the last few weeks with my regular fishing mate.
It kind of reminds me of the early days of the Trent zander reports and the speculation back then as to if they were really there... I don't doubt it in the case of catfish but are their numbers now making them a viable target?
Anyone any experience or heard any rumours... pm if you prefer but an open discussion would be good even if edited for locations etc?