A lovelier man would me hard to find. But dashing good looks and charismatic charm is not all Mark is famed for. He does like a big old barbel. With rivers not being in the best of shapes he hasn’t been much over the winter. But what he describes as his perfect conditions where here, he wasted no time shutting his garage door and heading for the mighty Trent. It took all of 45 mins for this beauty to pick up his 20mm shrimp bait. Mega mate well done pal few more before the seasons out no doubt. Continue reading
Category: Barbel Blog
Gary Binder made his way to the mighty river Trent for a short 3 hours session. Before he went he soaked some shrimp dumbells and some high oil pellets in our famous Amino 30 liquid. Not long in to the session the rod was hooped over and this 14ib 12oz barbel was the culprit. The Amino 30 is a fantastic additive for the rivers. Being heavy it sits down on the bottom and creeps along with the tow leaving an incredible scent trail on the deck where the barbel are feeding. Good angling mate well done Continue reading
Fancying somethings a bit different, Bardo headed for the mighty river Trent in search of a double figured “Prince of the river”. 24 fish and 8 doubles later you could say it was a successful trip! Incorporating his beloved squid Boilies and the new Barbus squid ground bait, he actually wound in at one point to get some much needed shut eye. The new Barbus range has gone down a storm, keep your eyes peeled for another new addition coming soon in form of 3 liquids Good angling pal Continue reading
All fish love our freshwater shrimp, none more than the Prince of the river. It’s well known our shrimp is a devastating Barbel bait! Mr.Quimby has been out and about getting some carbon bent with some lovely clean fish. Shrimp Boilies and paste were used to great effect. Awesome fishing mate Continue reading
Good friend and customer Koi Croydon with a 17lb 1oz Derbyshire Derwent Barbel, here’s what he had to say: “I’d been monitoring the river levels for the past week on the EA’s website. It was dropping slightly after a bit of rain and had a slight twinge of colour to it. Everything just felt right. I settled on a peg I’d never fished before where the river narrows into a channel just after a bend. Not long after sunset I received a massive line bite. About twenty minutes later I experienced the most savage bite I’ve ever had. I’d initially Continue reading