Big Eel reported in local paper

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Richard Farrow

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A 10lb 2oz 'wriggler' has been reported from a weel known Suffolk Carp venue. Fish was taken on a boilie intended for Carp. Heaviest Eeel on Norfolk and Suffolk list prior to that was a 8lb 8oz fish from Feltwell Pits in 1994. Apparently a bailiff said previous best was 8lb, and that last week an angler Dan Taylor from Reydon had 7 Eels to over 7lb. Is this water the new Eeel Mecca?
 
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The Monk

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that really is something else, the best I`ve seen was Kevin Stephensons 8.2 at the NASA fishin many years ago, big eels are still an unknown phenomina in the UK
 
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Andy Nellist and Wol will have pricked up their ears reading that I bet. That is one big wriggly isn't it, I have seen a couple in Veals tackle shop in a showcase and they are 8 or 9lb and they really are very impressive fish when they grow that big.

I always find it amazing the variety of big fish that carp anglers catch fishing boilies.
 
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Andy "the Dog" Nellist (SAA) (ACA)

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10 lb 2 oz is an absolute monster. There are only 5 doubles in the top 50.

Monk I think Kev Stephensons fish at the NASA do weighed 7 lb 2 oz.
 
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I had a six pounder from a small backwater a while back and that went like a nutter - I wouldn't mind getting a look at a ten!
If it was a fishmeal based boilie I can kind-of understand it but if it's tutti-frutti or pineapple.....
 
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Richard,

Have you changed your email mate. I've been trying to contact you for a couple of days but just keep getting undeliverable messages back. Can you mail me via my profile?
 
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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)

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Yes Kevin's eel did weigh 7lbs 1 oz. I have a photo of it, I remember him catching it on lobworms. You were there at the time mate!
 
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Warren 'Hatrick' (Wol) Gaunt

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I was there too, although i missed seeing the beast. How is Kev doing nowadays?
 
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Richard, have you got any more details about that - the fishery or the paper in question?
Cheers,
Greg, Angling Times
Tel: 01733 465673
 
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The Monk

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7lbs 1 oz. , yes sorry guys, I actually photograhed it, the old memorys getting the better of me I`m afraid
 
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