Any Tips for My First Stillwater Barbel

[Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)]

....I'll get my coat.

 

[Jason Speck 2]

I like that.A sense of humour at least.

Jason

 

[Beecy]

Make sure you choose a nice name for it.

 

[Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)]

Guys, I get the feeling that we are not treating this new section to the king of fishes,the prince of streams ,all hail the Barbel God with the true earnestness it deserves!

 

[Shrek]

"Guys, I get the feeling that we are not treating this new section to the king of fishes"

Sorry, didn't realise this was a Salmon forum.............!!

 

[Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)]

The Barbel has taken its throne Adrian.

 

[Chris Pearson]

What about;
"The Prisoner";-)

 

[Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)]

LOL

 

[EC]

Get yerself a good pole!

 

[Mark Wintle]

Barbel Slayer pole is best! Can only be an improvement on how I caught my one and only stillwater barbel; on a 3 metre whip, 20 hook, and 2lb line, up in the water, whilst catching roach in a match. It won me the match! (good job it was only 3lbs)

 

[Chris Pearson]

Like this

 

[Steve Spiller]

Nigel, you bad un...!

;-)

 

[mattzzzzzz]

Chris,
that's what my missus is having for Christmas now......


just got nowhere to put it:-(

 

[fred hall]

Sorry-don't understand what you are all on about!

 

[Neneman Nick]

the only stillwater barbel i have ever caught and landed were a couple of pups probably a pound each from makins fishery.they were caught on paste fished over pellets on a carp type pole.
the only other one,i hooked and lost at the net and estimated it to be about seven pounds.this was caught on a maggott feeder waggler/float,used on a carp pole again and the hook bait was fished about 6 inches below the trickle of maggotts.

 

[NottmDon]

Been away and come back to find this new Barbus forum,loved the title of this one and thought it might be a wind up,just what barbel fishing needs a sense of humour introducing. Apart from our regular Barmy Barbel Army articles people tend to be a little on the serious side these days. Better get my poncho....cant afford a coat as I spent all my dosh on barbel gear in realtree colours. I put it down in a field and now I cant find it lol!

 

[Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)]

Agreed Don. Fishing is my passion and I take it as seriously as anyone but sometimes you need to stand back a little and put it in the context of what really matters in this world of ours.

 

[Rod]

Nice site Chris; Remind me again, what were you looking for when you found it? Lol.