Bob Hornegold
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Having worked all over the world building Golf Courses, I was lucky enough to fish in some very lovely places.
But for me it has always been the thrill of catching an absolute Monster from still or Running water in Britain that does it for me !!
I'm sure I'm not alone in hooking something that cannot be stopped ?
And I'm not talking Salmon hooked on Grayling tackle on a southern Salmon river.
It's happened a few times to me, once on a large exspance of water where I hooked something on my deadbait, it charged off and never stopped, taking me down the bottom of the spool, before I cut the line.
And another time on the Lea Navigation, whilst Perch Fishing with live bait, I had a take, wound down and what ever had taken my Roach, did not stop.
Fair enough I was only using a Harrison Avon Rod and 6lb line, but I have landed some big Barbel on that rod, but this time what ever was on the end, never stopped.
It was if it did not know it was hooked and just went down the canal and disappeared around the corner.
I'm guessing both times it was Large Wels Catfish that did me, but I'll never know !!
Bob
But for me it has always been the thrill of catching an absolute Monster from still or Running water in Britain that does it for me !!
I'm sure I'm not alone in hooking something that cannot be stopped ?
And I'm not talking Salmon hooked on Grayling tackle on a southern Salmon river.
It's happened a few times to me, once on a large exspance of water where I hooked something on my deadbait, it charged off and never stopped, taking me down the bottom of the spool, before I cut the line.
And another time on the Lea Navigation, whilst Perch Fishing with live bait, I had a take, wound down and what ever had taken my Roach, did not stop.
Fair enough I was only using a Harrison Avon Rod and 6lb line, but I have landed some big Barbel on that rod, but this time what ever was on the end, never stopped.
It was if it did not know it was hooked and just went down the canal and disappeared around the corner.
I'm guessing both times it was Large Wels Catfish that did me, but I'll never know !!
Bob
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