18lb barbel and 15lb bream

[commonhunter86]

anyone see this in anglers mail caught from the river severn pics aint the best, think the barbel could be right as iv seen barbel of 17lb come out but there always kept quite, not to sure about the bream no doubting its a big bream though, whats your thoughts

[cheshirecarper]

Upton on Severn.. strange place for a barbel to live seeing as there is ****** all flow there.. remember fishing a match there going back years ago now and tried to run a stick float through.. and you literally couldnt as it was so slow on that section.. so much for barbel loving fast flowing rivers with eddies etc..

nice fish though even if they are slightly bad pictures.. barbel looks mahoosive :) and moggies in the severn? whats all that about

[RobThomo]

Forget the idea that barbel are always in streamy water, me and some mates have been doing a bit of river carping in virtually static areas and have been picking them up, much better average size too

[commonhunter86]

moggies in the severn, theres a lake about 10-20 yards away from the severn that contained several cats so im guessing they came from there during the bad floods we had, there defently there as last winter there was 2 found dead by some lock gates

[commonhunter86]

theres a few big barbel around that area, theres been a few around the mid double mark out recently

[jamiebell]

Forget the idea that barbel are always in streamy water, me and asoem mates have been doing a bit of river carping in virtually static areas and have been picking them up, much better average size too

il go with that mate i have had some 13lb+ barbel out of water that is hardly moving at all

18lb is a big old lump though i wouldnt mind one thats for sure

[Ant_B]

Upton isn't too far downstream from the noted big barbel stretches just below Worcester.

There is normally plenty of flow around Upton too.

[lukkbox]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/Lukkbox/16lb%20barbel/IMG_3063.jpg

last night at the kennet i got this 16lb lump hehe

[commonhunter86]

well done mate, thats a nice fish :thumbs:

[jimbo3]

thats one awesome looking fish fella.

[Goooey]

Lovely fish, but seriously, standing up with it?

I'm not one for mentioning these things generally, but a 16lb barbel is an incredible fish...

[carp unit]

Possibly one of the worst photo's of a decent fish i've ever seen.

[whitetoby]

why is it one of the worst , ?

[carp unit]

Aweful quality picture, he's holding it like he's about to run off with it, all the clutter around the swim, he's standing up with the fish....need i go on?

Ohh, and it has nothing to do with the subject of this thread.

[bbartley1980@aol.com]

2 german flags too :dissapoint:

[Vimto]

2 german flags too :dissapoint:

LOL.

Seriously though, if that fish has a kick out, there's a good chance it'll get dropped. A little wreakless to me.

[whitetoby]

maybe he was catching it lol ;)

[darran]

It looks better on the film... :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdzAngoQCds

[banktramp]

is there need to have that out the water that long, hes done 2 vids of it on youtube that added together are about 3 and a half minutes long, let alone pictures and what not in between. cracking catch but no need for all that

[Vimto]

Prolly just a carp angler that thinks every fish can be treated that way and come to no harm.:rolleyes:

[bbartley1980@aol.com]

Mods please move this page to the "off topic" thread!

[RobThomo]

Lets just send it a bit further off topic and check out his other you tube vids

.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrJQoSinzg&feature=mfu_in_order&playnext=1&videos=H87zpOBs150

Interesting comments :confused: :suspect:

[darran]

Probably only out the water for half hour :confused:

[alan85]

What is this guy on I had to stop watching the video as the mrs thought I was having a go at someone on skype!!! I dont like the word but what a noddy!!! how careless can you get playing with the fish like its a 1lb perch its out of order! Im sure the stretch fished is private and not day ticket would love to hear what the club/syndi would have to say about a fish being handled like that for some silly I want to be famous youtube video!!

Need I go on,well out of order full stop.

[alan85]

and I would check the dodgy argos scales it must of been weighed on doubt that goes over 14lb.

[alan85]

In fact watching the end of the footage he didnt even net the fish to let it recover he just plonked it back in!!!

[Goooey]

Weird.