It's a bit of free for all pal. Thompson when under years ago

@@merkinmitchell lol just thinking about taking it back up again as I go into retirement and wondered what the closest walking point was from where I live and often walk down there and wondered who as rarely see anyone

If I can help. Just ask pal

15lb line is what I use. 6lb line is idiotic for a barbel. That line breaks half way through a barbel scrap that fish could potentially go belly up. I'd love to see you catch a 13lb 6oz barbel on the tidal trent with 6lb line!!!! Recipe for disaster mate!!! Barbel welfare is paramount to me!

@@chrisynwa4716 hello Chris, I have never fished the trent only the middle severn, Teme and Warwickshire avon and have never caught bigger than 10ib 6oz but in the last 45 years have caught many hundreds of barbel all using same main line strength and when using maggots a 4lb hook length and drennan super spade 16s,using my Preffered bait of luncheon meat is 6ib direct to size 8. I play the fish rather than haul it out thereby reducing the risk of crack offs but concede it can tire the fish more but I ensure the fish is rested prior to release, don't ever match fish and don't use a keep net either. I enjoyed your video Chris and noted the SVR hoot.

If you get chance to do a Winter Chubbing video on the Severn, it would be appreciated. Love to see videos on local waters.

Cheers mate enjoyed doing it

Yes mste it is. We was using 5 inch roach on a float pal. About 2 ft deep

Thank you John

Same here. Should be good by the weekend (fingers crossed ) thank you for the kind words

Rob Mitchell mate your lads doing really really well 👍 It’s great to see the next anglers in the making

@@BlackCountryPiker he really loves it.

Rob Mitchell brilliant, even better it’s something you can both make lovely memories with. My daughters are the same but with my work hours mean I can’t get out with them very often 😢

Rob. Just watched this video for the second time. What a session, the barbel seemed to be queueing up to be caught it seemed. I notice you did not reply to my last post. Am struggling on Warks Avon for barbel this winter after all the floods we have experienced, I’ve no doubt it has affected the Severn as well!

Thank you very much harry

Not really pal. Thank you for the nice word

@@merkinmitchell you're lucky, you should try fishing a Manchester canal😕

@@philhatton9289 that bad is it?

@@merkinmitchell ,you have no idea mate. Its virtually finished fishing on the cuts apart from a few lure anglers. Fishing a match is basically impossible in most places. There are few spots where the towpath is wide enough to fish a pole without a cyclist or jogger getting in the way

Definitely be up for that pal and thank you

Thank you

No thanks needed I hope to bump into u one day I live in cressage trying to master that stretch 😭

Thank you bro. Means alot mate that :)

Great aren't they bro

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you ian

Thank you pal

Be lovely to have you and the lads up again :)

Definitely some big one around.

Definitely looks that way

Thank you pal

At the moment they are wanting some grub but soon will slow down .

Thank you bro. Might do one today

Thank you pal always welcome down here

Thank you phil

Glad you enjoyed pal