Bit of advice barble rods and reels

[Nicepix 5,650]

Don't get hung up on rod choice. I fish for barbel with anything from a 1lb tc 10 foot cane rod to a Travel Avon to a 12 foot 2lb tc carbon rod. The fish don't know or care what you are using.

 

[Bangersanmash 2,911]

Just now, W. Katchum said:

The pits also have a stretch a river pal, not been myself but know a few who have an said it’s good fishing, bit of a track to get down but you can get down in it, an the bailiff meant to be a decent lad who will help, I keep meaning to go have a look but not been yet, will do tho 

Get your self down you'll find lads just follow the smell lol 

[Bangersanmash 2,911]

3 minutes ago, Nicepix said:

Don't get hung up on rod choice. I fish for barbel with anything from a 1lb tc 10 foot cane rod to a Travel Avon to a 12 foot 2lb tc carbon rod. The fish don't know or care what you are using.

 

One thing I've never fished centre pin a might give it ago next year. My old man's got the Leeds Centre pin reel 

[neil r 1,859]

3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Have you used the torrix? Or taking a leap of faith let me know if you decide to sell an I’ll check me piggy bank at time, no promises tho

I’ve not used them but know someone who is an uber tackle tart and has multiple free spirit hi s barbel and specialist rods and once he tried the torrix’s he’s had a few sets built to replace the hi s’s and if he says they are better I’ll take his word for it 

[Councilestatekid 1,896]

3 minutes ago, neil r said:

Which club are you in . Prince albert control a lot of the lower river and radac have a few stretches too . Wigan/st Helen’s share elston and there’s day tickets on woodcutters farm in ribchester , radacs ribchester front , the tickled trout/ gregsons farm by the m6 and below half penny bridge down to London road bridge is free on the right bank . 

My Prince albert is due anytime and it's the Calder the club has its burnley I joined just to fish the big res

[Bangersanmash 2,911]

1 minute ago, W. Katchum said:

I got other spots in me sights before I’ll get there I think

As Arkwright would say the sound of the drums the Jamaican ginger cake plenty of it at side of the river  

[Bangersanmash 2,911]

2 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

That’s bad ain’t it

Lol

[neil r 1,859]

2 minutes ago, Councilestatekid said:

My Prince albert is due anytime and it's the Calder the club has its burnley I joined just to fish the big res

When you get in the the Albert give me a shout and I’ll take you round and show you some of the stretches . You’ll be struggling on Pendles stretches for barbel , I’ve never heard of one that far up but I have had them on hyndburns stretch behind the abbey . A fair few of the barbel you see on the ribble groups on Facebook are off the free stretch , don’t be put off going down the deeps because of the scare stories , I’ve never had a problem down there and neither have any of my mates 

[Bangersanmash 2,911]

A good stretch at marsh gate behind the nic in donny. A lad I see fishing wharfe showed me some pics but wouldn't let on to the where abouts the was hiding out. He's one of them lol

[Councilestatekid 1,896]

1 minute ago, neil r said:

When you get in the the Albert give me a shout and I’ll take you round and show you some of the stretches . You’ll be struggling on Pendles stretches for barbel , I’ve never heard of one that far up but I have had them on hyndburns stretch behind the abbey . A fair few of the barbel you see on the ribble groups on Facebook are off the free stretch , don’t be put off going down the deeps because of the scare stories , I’ve never had a problem down there and neither have any of my mates 

Cheers mate appreciate that yea the scare stories don't bother me pal ive heard dont go certain places people will take your stuff  they'd only try once haha ive fished lakes where people have said same thing and never had a problem if anything met some sound lads. I'm not on Facebook so havnt seen the pics but seen a few nice ones a few lads I know have caught biggest just short of 12lb 

[neil r 1,859]

7 minutes ago, Councilestatekid said:

Cheers mate appreciate that yea the scare stories don't bother me pal ive heard dont go certain places people will take your stuff  they'd only try once haha ive fished lakes where people have said same thing and never had a problem if anything met some sound lads. I'm not on Facebook so havnt seen the pics but seen a few nice ones a few lads I know have caught biggest just short of 12lb 

It doesn’t bother me either . As long as I can leave the car somewhere reasonably safe I’ll fish anywhere . 
The ribbles got some surprisingly good fish of all species . Aswell as big barbel there’s big chub , roach , pike and perch and it wouldn’t surprise me to see the dace record go on there , I’ve had some huge dace when I’ve been barbel fishing and they are not uncommon 

[Councilestatekid 1,896]

2 minutes ago, neil r said:

It doesn’t bother me either . As long as I can leave the car somewhere reasonably safe I’ll fish anywhere . 
The ribbles got some surprisingly good fish of all species . Aswell as big barbel there’s big chub , roach , pike and perch and it wouldn’t surprise me to see the dace record go on there , I’ve had some huge dace when I’ve been barbel fishing and they are not uncommon 

Yea im same.ive caught perch before but only small as a kid and same with roach but never caught a chubb or dace so be good to hook into a few different fish  

[neil r 1,859]

1 minute ago, Councilestatekid said:

Yea im same.ive caught perch before but only small as a kid and same with roach but never caught a chubb or dace so be good to hook into a few different fish  

In February this year a bloke piking just up from us had a 4.2 perch on a dace lively on an Albert stretch and a couple of weeks later a bloke had a 4.3 on the next peg on a lure from the deeps . There’s loads of chub , mostly. 2-4 lb but 6+ er's are caught fairly regular . I should weigh the big dace and I’m kicking myself for not weighing one I had in the summer , if it wasn’t a at least lb it wasn’t far off 

[Councilestatekid 1,896]

8 minutes ago, neil r said:

In February this year a bloke piking just up from us had a 4.2 perch on a dace lively on an Albert stretch and a couple of weeks later a bloke had a 4.3 on the next peg on a lure from the deeps . There’s loads of chub , mostly. 2-4 lb but 6+ er's are caught fairly regular . I should weigh the big dace and I’m kicking myself for not weighing one I had in the summer , if it wasn’t a at least lb it wasn’t far off 

That would have been a fair dace I thought owt over about 6/7oz would be classed as a big dace over here 

[neil r 1,859]

21 minutes ago, Councilestatekid said:

Yea im same.ive caught perch before but only small as a kid and same with roach but never caught a chubb or dace so be good to hook into a few different fish  

That’s the 4,3  . I never knew he’d caught it at the time until a lad came to ask me if I’d catch him a lively and told me . I’d heard him celebrating but I was hammering the dace on the float so didn’t even bother looking what they were doing