Baiting in a slack pays off with 16lb 2oz river trent barbel

Baiting an area of slack water on the middle River Trent helped Stephen Hall bank this new personal best 16lb 2oz barbel. 

The 3FootTwitch-backed angler arrived to his swim at 5:30pm and fed a large helping of hemp and crushed Redemption boilies, before casting out a single Redemption boilie over the top.

He said: “At 8:15pm I had a huge pull on the rod tip. I’d never felt a fish like that before – the strength, power, and stubbornness of this fish was incredible. When I got her in the net I was blown away.”