HOW TO GUARANTEE A BARBEL WRAP ROUND

[rushy]

Get yourself a little "bit box" - fill it with a dozen brand new swivels and a dozen quick release beads. Top it off with a pack of pellet stops and a pellet drill. Looks really good and you've got everything to hand in one tidy little box.

Go fishing for a short session. Cast in with a lump of meat on and after ten minutes take the bit box out of your pocket. Flip the lid open and put your right index finger and thumb into the box to take out the drill in anticipation of drilling a couple of pellets while you wait for a bite ..............

Now look up at your rod which should be dissapearing into the river as the butt slides past your leg

Throw the bit box and twelve quids worth of contents over your shoulder and try to save the rod from going down the river

Spend the next hour on your hands and knees trying to find your bits in the long grass

Ah well, Barbel lesson number 48 learned

[ronny]

Haha class! Bet your still there now picking it all up ya tight Yorkshire get

[Steve T]

Does the box have to have tackle in it? If it has to have tackle in it can you recommend the cheapest nastiest brand that is guaranteed to catch fish.

[harry]

or rest cup of hot beverage on yer knee bite comes 4get drink miss bite only did it once.newton kyme on wharfe bout 20 yrs ago still remember like it was yesterday.by the way rushy a dozen swivels wer u find them lol

[Eddie]

Does it still work if you just throw your tea, sandwich or box of bits on the ground at start of session and then concentrate on rods, could be on to a new tactic. Forget prebaiting this could be the next big thing in barbel fishing lol.

[johnboy66]

No No lads you all DOING it wrong,

now listen carefully !!! are you listening.

right then set your rod up swing your bait in let it settle,

(wait for it) now walk up the bank look left look right no one looking unzip your trousers for yes a jimmy wiggle, now have a look at your rod.

now do you 1/ forget the zip on your trousers and run down the bank for your rod and fish.
or 2/ zip your trousers up pee finished or not run down the bank grab your rod and loose the fish you choose.

now is that the way to do it or what, it always happens when you go for a pee LOL

[wally]

That method works well at farveiw as well Rushy.

[Steve T]

Aug 7, 2014 20:54:12 GMT johnboy66 said:

No No lads you all DOING it wrong,

now listen carefully !!! are you listening.

right then set your rod up swing your bait in let it settle,

(wait for it) now walk up the bank look left look right no one looking unzip your trousers for yes a jimmy wiggle, now have a look at your rod.

now do you 1/ forget the zip on your trousers and run down the bank for your rod and fish.
or 2/ zip your trousers up pee finished or not run down the bank grab your rod and loose the fish you choose.

now is that the way to do it or what, it always happens when you go for a pee LOL

I dont know why but after reading this I get the mental image of a stampeding elephant, going to have to get my brain washed.

[rushy]

Got this little beauty today - nearly pulled the rod in - look forward to catching him again when hes 9 pound heavier !!!!

[ronny]

Sticklebacks don't grow to over 9lb dave

[av1nbarb3l]

just seen this thread what a laff you know them barbel have a sick sence of humour they just wait for the right moment and wham your in and yes just when your not ready lovely little barbel mind dave i get just as much out of catching little uns as big uns at least you know the next generation of big uns are there

[Eddie]

I have found a way to guarantee you don't get a barbel wrap round!
First plan to go fishing in the morning, not too early because you're probably going to stay till almost dark. Next get a bag or two of frozen hemp out to defrost, set the rods up, I put a braid hook length on one and fluorocarbon on the other, you can leave the rest of the gear locked in the shed and just grab it in the morning.
This is the crucial bit, give the shed keys to the lovely wife because she fancies an afternoon doing a bit of gardening. Just set the alarm and get a decent nights sleep and ready to go!
Just pick up the shed keys get the gear loaded and off I go first trip in three weeks.
Keys not in usual place, I know Steph will have left them in her pocket, no, so they have been misplaced no problem soon find them.
To cut a long story short, have been looking for keys all day and never got anywhere near a river, o well nevermind, we had a BBQ instead. Quote of day "could I have locked the keys in the shed" bless her she was getting a bit rattled by then! DIY shop in morning for a new hacksaw, I already have one and an angle grinder that would make cutting the locks off a lot quicker, but they are locked in the shed!lol you have to laugh, well I did anyway.

[johnboy66]

Aug 31, 2014 19:07:56 GMT Eddie said:

I have found a way to guarantee you don't get a barbel wrap round!
First plan to go fishing in the morning, not too early because you're probably going to stay till almost dark. Next get a bag or two of frozen hemp out to defrost, set the rods up, I put a braid hook length on one and fluorocarbon on the other, you can leave the rest of the gear locked in the shed and just grab it in the morning.
This is the crucial bit, give the shed keys to the lovely wife because she fancies an afternoon doing a bit of gardening. Just set the alarm and get a decent nights sleep and ready to go!
Just pick up the shed keys get the gear loaded and off I go first trip in three weeks.
Keys not in usual place, I know Steph will have left them in her pocket, no, so they have been misplaced no problem soon find them.
To cut a long story short, have been looking for keys all day and never got anywhere near a river, o well nevermind, we had a BBQ instead. Quote of day "could I have locked the keys in the shed" bless her she was getting a bit rattled by then! DIY shop in morning for a new hacksaw, I already have one and an angle grinder that would make cutting the locks off a lot quicker, but they are locked in the shed!lol you have to laugh, well I did anyway.

haha good stuff I remember my dad dropping me off for a days fishing then going out for the day, got all set had some lunch then HO nuts where`s my bait I`d left it at home.

spend over 2 hours looking for worms in farmers field hoping I didn't get caught, looking under stones nothing so packed all away and just watched the world go by until my dad came to pick me up.

no fishing but a grand day overall, didn't and haven't done that again,

my dad just laughed  his socks off so that made me laugh too.