Ron.....you could equipe it with line cutters and sail the Thames cutting all the lines of those Southern river multi rod users.....and name her "Rons Revenger" or "Northern star"
I can see you know swinging over the side, cutlass in hand, knife in teeth, bugdie on shoulder....screaming "take that Robb, Wayte, Walton etc etc ye great southern woofters!!"
With the trent barbel being much bigger than any other barbel, would it not be better to carry a stringer as we do in india for mahseer as I am sure your barbel would tow your boat away, THE ENTERPISE the captains log still not flushed away yet.