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Spanish big fish specialist David Aldana has contacted us to let us know that he’s set a new Guadalquivir Reservoir record for the Andaluz barbel (luciobarbus sclateri) at 10.2kg (22lb 7oz). David used a 20mm Robin Red boilie on a size 6 VMC at the venue in Southern Spain to deter any smaller fish. This […]
Specialist angler Adrian Eaves has banked the biggest barbel of the season as a whopping 19lb 10oz while fishing a ‘southern waterway’ using a boilie approach. The fish, which may be the biggest living barbel in the UK, smashed the angler’s personal best by more than 2lb when it snaffled a Crave boilie wrapped in […]
How to catch big barbel on maggots Ian Welch outlines how he sets up a tangle-free rig for barbel when targeting them in clear water with a maggot feeder set-up. Despite the increasing use of pellets in barbel fishing there are still occasions when only the maggot feeder will do the business. Make no mistake, […]
David Aldana will be the envy of big fish anglers across Europe after banking this magnificent Comizo barbel weighing a massive 37lb (16.8kg). The mighty fish came at eight in the morning on the second day of a three day session on Lake Penarolla in Spain, David baiting with boilies and fishing boilies on a size […]
Top big fish angler Bob Roberts is organising two coaching courses next summer on the River Wye along with Steve Pope, Chairman of the Barbel Society. Each course is limited to eight places with four nights’ accommodation included at the Caer Beris Manor Hotel, all meals, all fishing tickets and guidance for £499 per head: […]
