It wouldnt surprise me in the least,just hope its not in the areas I am fishing, firstly cus I'd be gutted I didnt catch it lmao, and secondly I dont have enough cash to join the syndicate that will buy the lease on the stretch of the river when they know where the fish came from. Seriously I have been saying that a biggy will come sooner rather than later, despite what others have said about the barbel sizes "peaking" in the Trent. Like Swordsy says theres a lot of river to hide in,and of course theres a helluva lot of HNV baits been going inover the past five years in particular,somethings got to eat them lol.
My biggest this season as been 14lb3oz. As for rumours, well I did have a guy tell me that hed caught a 15lb19oz fish last season ermmm yeah right and how many ounces to the pound is that mate? 22lb sounds an incredible specimen though,makes my mouth water just thinking about it.