Well that was an eventful evening. River was up a fair few feet after the rain of the last few days, and temps into double figures, so it had to be barbel as the target. I turned up in dark to find thick fog, making moving about difficult in the torch light. The banks were treacherous as well.
I had to try five different swims before finally getting the wrap round I was after, resulting in a new pb of 9lb 14oz after a brilliant fight.
The banks were really treacherous, had to be careful in each swim in the dark, and the fog just made walking by torch light very difficult.
Returning to my car and trying to drive away, it soon became apparent that my car was stuck. After trying as much as I could, I ended up calling darren to help me, and then shortly after two anglers came walking by and helped push me out - cheers for the help everyone!
Congrats James, that's a fine Barbel that and oh so close to a double figure fish, I feel it won't be long before you manage it too. Top angling mate.
ReplyDeleteCheers James, here's hoping it's not too long!
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