Deceptive Size
When to weigh and when not to weigh a Barbel that is the question. Ken's fish on the front, congratulations Ken on your doubles, does not look a double. I personally would have called it at 8ish and...
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Pile on the agony my friend You saw the rod moving via connection to a barbel Quite agree with the "holding" principle Got called into work tonight as well Still here thanks Tony In Arcadia habito
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Oi Oi Big Fattie,oh no sorry Tone Biggun said it could of been a Big Flattie did'nt read it right Can't seem to convince anyone it was a fish mate. You know I would like to believe you but the fight...
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Guess it's the same thing with size Dave. Only you really know the truth. I know i hooked a fish and the wind ups are good but just not quite good enough. I can understand you looking for a bite...
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My PB for the taff was 9.14 before this I took a pair of doubles. I desparately wanted that fish to be a double, as it was my first ever barbel. But all in good time and I have a clean conscience...
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photographs are deceptive,i always try to holod my fish close to my body (for my own record) fish held at arms length ruin the photo (imo) i'm sure kens fish is exactly the size he says i have...
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Well I have to say that I am no expert when it comes to weighing big fish as I have only had the one double, 10lb 4oz, I caught this fish last year after landing several 9's that I was sure were...
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Its all very deceptive isnt it! Ive just dug up 3 images of fish all in a fairly tight weight range, but the different sizes they appear to be are quite remarkable in my opinion 1 2 3 10.10, 10.8 and...
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Nice fish and photos Darren.No2 would have got my vote for the biggest. Having said that No3 looks like me short and fat, it goes to show, it is all about the angle that the angle the picture is taken...
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Yeah I thought number 2 would be the biggest. They are all really nice fish. A question that you can tell me to sod off for asking if you'd like, aren't you slighty worried about having the barbel so...
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Nope, not in the slightest! Ive never ever had any problems with fish wiggling when they are being photographed, except bream and grayling. Even so, I am totally in control of the fish, should it...
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Cheers, that's cool, I'm still learning as this is my first season of actually catching barbel. I think I find it weird that when they are rested they behave more like pike than carp, quite boistrous....
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Yeee-aarrgh Darren, is number 1 the largest ? I reckon it is because of the "giant fingers" photo syndrome Regards Karlos
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Here are a couple of pics of me with the same Great White.... No unhhoking mats were harmed in the making of this movie....
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The first ones definately bigger! By the way, I think I recognise that swim Regards, Darren "Words must be weighed, not counted"
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tom i think it is very irresponsible of you to hold a blow up fish near a rose bush the poor thing could have been deflatingly harmed mike
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Great Whites are yet another species available to the Severn angler. They run up river this time of year looking for Des Taylors and other large, immobile and vulnerable land mammals that may come...
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Hi all Hi Mole I,ve just come back from a trip to Holland, when the Hurdy Girdy's take a picture of a fish they always hold it right up to the Camera, hence the fish always looks huge, I have never...
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Mmmmmmmmmm, Had this on The Kennet the other week ! My M8 had a 9 dead 1st cast (rightly guesstimated), a new P.B. later he had another which I and the angler in the next peg guesstimated at 9ish. On...
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