PB's

catman · Jan 11, 2006

I am interested to know who has the most impressive PB list on this site. Please be honest!
Mine are:

Carp: 29lbs 2oz
Chub: 3lbs 1oz
Pike: 6lbs 4oz
Catfish: 22lbs 7oz
Roach 2lbs 11oz
Tench: 4lbs 3oz
Rudd: 2lbs 2oz
Bream: 6lbs 8oz
Perch: 2lbs 9oz

CAT · Jan 11, 2006

Game-
Rainbow Trout 12lb 6oz
Brown Trout 4lb 5oz
Blue Trout 6lb
Grayling 2lb 6oz

Coarse-
Carp 20lb
Barbel 11lb 4oz
Chub 5lb 13oz
Tench 6lb 6oz
Perch 4lb 5oz
Pike 20lb

The Piker · Jan 11, 2006

Carp 22lb:
Pike 24 lb:
Chub 5 lb 8oz:
Roach 2 lb:
Eel 2 lb 8oz:
Crucian Carp 3lb 8 0z:
Barbel 9 lb 12oz :
Cat {British}28lb 4oz:
Cat {Spanish} 170 lb:
Zander 5lb :

Ric Elwin · Jan 11, 2006

Carp 24.06
Pike 21.08
Barbel 10.10
Chub 5.10
Bream 9.08
Tench 7.06
Roach 1.10
Perch 1.08
Grayling 1.12
Wild Brown Trout 5.15

Northern fish, apart from the Carp, which was from Norfolk.

Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member) · Jan 11, 2006

Right you have asked for it:

Carp: 50 lbs
Tench: 8lbs 12 oz
Bream: 8lbs 8oz
Chub: 6lbs 3oz
Roach: 2lbs 7oz
Barbel: 11lbs 6oz
Pike: 23lbs
Eel: 11 lbs
Brown Trout: 8lbs 8oz
Rainbow Trout: 18 lbs
Sea Trout: 7lbs 8oz
Grayling: 2lbs 8oz
Perch: 3lbs 6oz
Dace: 1lbs 4oz
Catfish: 45lbs
Rudd: 2lbs 12oz
Large Mouth Bass: 8lbs 8oz
Small Mouth Bass: 6lbs 4oz (SA Record)
Salmon: 15lbs
Tigerfish: 12lbs
Large Mouth Yellowfish: 22lbs
Small Mouth Yellowfish: 12lbs 4oz
Vaal River Mudfish: 7lbs 2oz (SA record)
Tilapia: 5lbs

Salt Water Species:

I'll not bore you but the biggest fish I ever hooked in my life was a white shark estimated at 800lbs.

I cut the trace!!

stuart clough · Jan 11, 2006

All UK:
Carp: 28:12
Chub: 6:15:08
Pike: 27:12
Roach: 2:12
Tench: 7:12
Bream: 9:15
Perch: 3:11
Barbel: 14:11
Dace: 1:00
Grayling: 2:15
Thin Lipped Mullet: 5:11

Ron - what species was the 11lb eel?

Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member) · Jan 11, 2006

Anguilla mossambiqua.

Oh I forgot to add:

Crucian Carp: 3lbs 6oz.

I often think that big fish lists are not a true indication of how proficient an angler is. All it means is that an angler may have had access to a particular water at a particular time.

For instance, some of the best roach fishers I have met have never had a fish over 1 1/2 lbs in their lives. But they can teach you a hell of a lot about catching big roach.

stuart clough · Jan 11, 2006

Completely agree. A big fish list is just that - a list of the biggest fish an angler has caught. It has little bearing on proficiency. You can only catch what is in front of you, and driving to the other end of the country to catch a bigger fish doesn't make it a more noteworthy capture, or make you a better angler.

Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member) · Jan 11, 2006

Quite true Stuart. I've never been one for trying to break a personal best. If I had, I just may have caught a hell of a lot bigger fish than I have.

I do like to try and get the best out of the waters I fish locally however.

And as regards game fish, well size just does NOT come into it. It's more a matter of HOW the fish was caught, not how big it was. And there is also the question of condition. These days I get very exdited about fish which are in superb condition, especially game species.

The biggest trout I ever caught was a rotten looking fish. I didn't enjoy catching it. Superbly conditioned fish that fight like hell give me a much bigger buzz these days.

stuart clough · Jan 11, 2006

Ron, I didn't list any of the game fish I have caught for that reason.

I do like to break personal bests, and take great satisfaction in achieving it - but not at all costs.

As you say, the condition of the fish is important, as is trying a new technique, tempting one when conditions are lousy, or figuring out a way of presenting a bait to make an unlikly capture possible - all satisfying aspects to any capture.

Fred Bonney · Jan 12, 2006

I've never kept a biggest fish list,so this is the best I can do.

Tench 6lb 13ozs
Chub 6lb 14ozs
Barbel 10lb 8ozs
Pike 8lb
Common Carp 12lb
Perch 1lb 8ozs

levelspiker · Jan 12, 2006

coarse:
pike :28lbs 8oz.(river,not trout water!)
carp:19lbs 13oz.
bream:6lbs 15oz.
tench:8lbs 0oz.
grayling:1lb 7oz.
roach:1lb 11oz.
perch:2lbs 14oz.
eel:4lbs 10oz.
chub:3lb 3oz.
game:brown trout:4lbs 8oz.
rainbow:6lbs 2oz.
sea:
conger:92lbs 11oz.
cod:31lbs 8oz.
ling:25lbs.
bass:10lbs 1oz.
bull huss:14lbs.
black bream:4lbs 9oz 4drams.
tope :35lbs.
angler fish:39lbs 11oz.
pollack:19lbs.
mackerel:2lbs 5oz.

Steve Spiller · Jan 12, 2006

Here goes, they were all special to me.

Barbel 11lb 10oz
Chub 6lb 2oz
Common carp 15lb
Mirror carp 15lb 12oz
Pike 12lb
Bream 6lb
roach 1lb 14oz
Perch 2lb
Eel 3lb 8oz
Tench 5lb 13oz

Rainbow trout 9lb 14oz

matt · Jan 12, 2006

Roach 1lb 13oz
chub 5lb 15oz
carp 32lb
carp43lb france
bream 11lb 4oz river
pike 21lb
tench 7lb 4oz
perch 1lb 4oz
eel 3lb 2oz
barbel 3lb approx
Catfish 21lb 10oz

All northern fish except french carp of course.

sash · Jan 12, 2006

Gudgeon - monster of 2.5oz

Bleak - unweighed but did catch a 3lb perch on it......

Stickleback (3 spined) - unweighed, but gave a cracking one-toner on the delkim

Minnow - can't say as it was caught from a NO PUBLICITY water.....cough..'olne valley....cough, cough.....

Dicky (Angling Trust PAC) · Jan 12, 2006

never done a pb list before.
all of the following caught in worcestershire and warwickshire...

Barbel 8lb 12oz
Chub 5lb 13oz
Common Carp (lake) 19lb 8oz
Common Carp (river) 18lb 14oz
Mirror Carp (lake) 19lb
Perch 3lb
Eel 1lb 15oz
Pike (river) 12lb 15oz
Pike (lake) 15lb
Zander (river)7lb 2oz
Tench (lake) 4lb 8oz
Bream (river) 5lb 10oz
Bream (lake) 5lb
Roach (river) 1lb 12oz
Rudd too small to weigh

Dicky (Angling Trust PAC) · Jan 12, 2006

oops didn't realise it was supposed to be an impressive pb list!! ;-)

Ric Elwin · Jan 12, 2006

Interesting this, shows that most of us have caught p.b's that are good fish, but not exceptional by national standards.

To me this emphasises the folly of chasing fish that are viewed as specimens on the national scale. The view being provided, of course, by the headline grabbing weekly press.

Paul H · Jan 12, 2006

Hmm...

From memory:

Carp (common) - 10lb n' a bit
Pike - 12 n' 3qtr lb
Tench - 4lb ish
Roach - over 1lb approaching 2lb maybe
Crucian - about 2 n' bit lb
Barbel - 8 n' half lb
Zander - 4lb ish
Bream - 5 n' half lb
Chub - 4 n' half lb

Shows how good I am at keeping records, I just weigh them if they look biggish even then I only really look at the lb figures and then its either plus a quarter, half or 3 quarter. Accuracy is my middle name.

:0)

Edited to add my best Chub.

levelspiker · Jan 12, 2006

****y,you can stand proud of your pb list,many anglers will never catch such fish!

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