tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post8009764058422116209..comments2024-01-17T23:22:20.131+00:00Comments on Fishy Business, an angler's journal.: The best Barbel catch of all time?Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10432763090239837056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-33567776572581493312018-11-23T06:53:43.881+00:002018-11-23T06:53:43.881+00:00It's a quirk of angling that using the activit...It's a quirk of angling that using the activity as a form of competition has one inherent flaw, and that is; no matter the skill, dedication and efforts of the angler, it all comes down to needing the presence and co-operation of the quarry itself.<br /><br />My own home waters used to be teeming with fish. However, the lethal combination of low breeding success, plastic particles, cormorants and signal crayfish has reduced these places to fishless deserts.<br /><br />Proving oneself in these circumstances has only one outcome. Futility. Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-79728044286796820862014-12-24T06:51:08.430+00:002014-12-24T06:51:08.430+00:00I doubt this feat (if that's the right word) w...I doubt this feat (if that's the right word) will ever be topped in all honesty. Three 16lb+ barbel in one session is extraordinary and an accomplishment the captor will cherish for the rest of his days. I think Ray has been keeping records for decades and I suspect he's very particular when it comes to details. I doubt he meant anything by it however sometimes things should be done by PM or email rather than said in a public domain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-2044956522762565462013-01-14T20:12:40.681+00:002013-01-14T20:12:40.681+00:00It was always going to happen unfortunately as peo...It was always going to happen unfortunately as people these days are not willing to do the spade work and search fish out for themselves. They'd rather just catch the same fish twenty times for a quick fix.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432763090239837056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-9841810847045278502013-01-13T17:31:07.434+00:002013-01-13T17:31:07.434+00:00I can confirm all 3 fish exist and have had all 3 ...I can confirm all 3 fish exist and have had all 3 over the last 2 seasons. The only downside of releasing the photos is that from 6th January 2013 the landowner has stopped people fishing this stretch. A week after the details being released it became a circus on this stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-66140330041534378032012-11-17T14:27:43.612+00:002012-11-17T14:27:43.612+00:00After scrutenising the pictures carefully, in my s...After scrutenising the pictures carefully, in my self appointed role of keeper of all records of a non descript and nonsensical nature, I can definately say it's the same fish in all 3 photo's as it's the same hat in all 3piccies.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Lord DaresburyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-33461505012992448642012-11-14T19:50:58.384+00:002012-11-14T19:50:58.384+00:00I feel a bit sorry for the chap as it must have so...I feel a bit sorry for the chap as it must have soured things from him.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432763090239837056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795326213870086165.post-46892060441742646832012-11-14T14:58:55.379+00:002012-11-14T14:58:55.379+00:00At first I thought the first and the last photos w...At first I thought the first and the last photos were the same fish but on studying the pics the fins are very different, no quibbling here on weight either so fair play to the chap, jealousy is a terrible thing. (now I must get back to work!)Joe Chattertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543822195713862313noreply@blogger.com