Disclaimer: This fish was caught before March 15th 2025!
If you are going to beat your PB, what better way to do it than on the final day of the season. Ashley Burton ended the season on a high when he banked this superb 17lb 6oz barbel in the final few hours of the season!
“As the end of the season was looming, I decided to finish work early and head to the Trent for a final evening session on the river.
“On arrival, the banks were relatively quiet, and I dropped into one of my son’s favourite pegs, as he was at school.
“I had the rods out at 4pm with luncheon meat hookbaits, and had just sat back to watch the world go by when the right-hander was away!
“I hooked a powerful fish that went across the current, rather than downstream, and I wondered at first if it might be a carp.
“But, as it neared the margin, I realised it was an enormous barbel! At 17lb 6oz, it’s a new PB by 1lb, and I added two others of 11lb and 11lb 3oz.”
