Another Trent pb barbel for James

One week after landing a new personal-best barbel, James Thomson upped the ante with the capture of this 16lb 9oz fish.

The 32-year-old operations administrator from Lincoln followed up a 14lb 9oz fish in his previous session by slipping the net under the latest giant, which he tempted on a Jason Haywood MPX boilie from the River Trent. 

James, who also banked five other barbel to over 14lb during the same session, is enjoying what he called ‘his best-ever season’ after netting eel, rudd and zander personal bests.