Since catching an 18lb 3oz personal best barbel from the River Trent back in October, Tony Kay has been pulling his hair out waiting to get back on the river after the recent floods.
Finally, with the levels dropping, he was able to do that in style this last week.
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“On the first night I had fish of 11lb 15oz and 12lb 10oz before a screaming take at dawn resulted in this 16lb 1oz fish," he told us.
“A few days later I returned and hooked another big barbel. An epic battle followed before a 15lb 10oz fish lay in the net.
“Two big barbel in two trips can’t be bad!”
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