Small pellets for big barbel

YOU don’t always need big baits to catch big fish, as Pat Dower proved by banking a 17lb 7oz tidal Trent barbel on double 8mm pellets.

The West Yorkshire rod fed just a few pellets in PVA bags to tempt the fish, alongside nine others including seven doubles.

“It was a champagne session for sure,” Pat said.

Pat Dower’s 17lb 7oz barbel from the River Trent