THIS week’s Angler’s Mail cover star, Pete Reading, gives a masterclass in tactics for bigger barbel inside the magazine.
And to prove his special small pellet methods work, Pete caught the huge whopper – seen on our cover – to order!
You’ll be impressed by the Tackle Up feature and learn loads. And as a bonus – why not watch Pete in
BARBEL fans had better watch out this summer as the nation’s favourite river species are in danger.
A new fish welfare warning has gone out as we have now had the official driest start to the spring and summer for 70 years, and our rivers are set to get even lower again.
And barbel experts have appealed for ultra cautious fish care
ALL-ROUNDER Steve Collett had two amazing consecutive days sport in totally different disciplines which is virtually unheard of any more in this age of specialised angling.
Steve showed he’s not a one trick pony by bagging two stunning double-figure barbel in bright afternoon conditions and followed it up the very next day with a 300 lb-plus match-winning carp bag.
And amazingly the
Here’s a simple but effective rig to catch barbel in the summer. The rig incorporates 12 lb fluorocarbon main line, a 10 lb fluorocarbon hook length and a size 10 hook with a hair-rigged boilie. Fluorocarbon has two main advantages when barbel fishing – it is almost invisible in water and also pins itself on the deck.
The rig is completed
ANGLER’S MAIL magazine this week reveals how a club IS satisfied by a new midlands barbel record, scaling 17 lb.
The huge fish could have actually been even heavier and the captor opted for the ‘lowest weight’ it could have been!
