Having started fishing the Trent over a year ago, Dean Bradshaw has had some great results with the venue’s barbel, but none better than this 18lb 4oz fish.
He was fishing a double 12mm boilie hookbait when he had a screaming take early in the morning, and he picked up the rod and line continued to peel from the reel. Eventually, he had the fish under more control, but its sudden lunges kept him on edge. When he got a glimpse of the fish, Dean admits that he started to shake, but in what felt like slow motion, he safely had it in the net.
Well done Dean!