“I’ve fished this river many times and I think this might just be the fish of a lifetime”
An after-work evening session on the Warwickshire Avon proved fruitful for Jason Astolfi, who caught this monster barbel.He had already caught a few chub that evening, when as he was just settling down, he got a one-toner on the alarm.
“I knew it was my PB just from the way it was bullying line from the spool, I knelt down and carried on playing the fish with just the moonlight as my aid.” He told us.
Two other anglers witnessed the capture and confirmed the weight of the fish as 16lb 3oz.
“I’ve fished this river many times and I think this might just be the fish of a lifetime – here’s to many more!”
Well done Jason!
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