Barbel scores high on looks and weight
Ashley Burton’s pristine 14lb 3oz Severn barbel.
Pictures of big barbel don’t come much better than this cracking 14lb 3oz fish from the in-form River Severn.
The river was carrying a touch of colour and a little extra water, and under these favourable conditions Ashley Burton decided to trundle a piece of meat along the riverbed.
A rig made from 20lb braided mainline and a size 4 Drennan Specialist Barbel hook saw the specialist from Leicestershire win the battle with another Severn double weighing 10lb 5oz.
“It was simplicity itself – I just pinched a couple of shot on the line to keep it all down and it worked a treat,” said Ashley.