I’ve watched thousands of barbel videos on RU-vid but only just found your channel. I like your relaxed but informative style, great advice and useful tips. Subbed and look forward to more 😊
There's some very good information in there Rob. Very nicely presented and excellent film quality. I totally agree about your view on tackle selection. I don't know what people do with their 5 oz and more leads! Wish I was there now but no chance now til winter. 👍
I'm booked on the Wye in two days time and it is really tanking through. I thought I had no chance whatsoever but you've really given me hope. I just wish I had watched your excellent video before I bought those 5oz feeders this afternoon.
Love this video. Glad you put away the myth that you need mega heavy weights to hold bottom in floods (trent aside). It's all about peg choice as you say. I remember Tony Miles telling me years ago he was fishing the Severn in full spate and he was holding bottom with 2.5 oz lead.
Quality n happy New year 🙏 tight line's brother. I know my stuff but even watching this and clear explanations I learned brother n that's what angling is all about 🙏
All on the downstream rod nice one Rob good to see them coming out. You cant beat it when you get one that you cant get off the bottom. Usually doubles that just plod them smaller ones scream off.
RobsAngling.. aka The barbel anglers bible! Brilliant videos and full of info for us newbies. 1 question please..would you ever consider using a short length of lead core to prevent abrasion near the feeder/lead in snaggy swims?
Hi Paul, I wouldn’t recommend that myself. A good quality abrasion resistant mono for mainline and then a fluorocarbon hook link would always be my recommendation as will be fine. Tight lines 👍🎣
A good tip is with ‘known’ fish holding areas simply fish two or three pegs down. I was at Arley earlier for a walk, and it’s as red as the flooded Teme gets at the moment.
Try fishing that swim with 1.75s when the waters topping the bank they'll be bent round like you've got a fish on Rob. Although the waters up when you check the levels its within normal range, it needs anofher 2-3 foot on it to be in flood. Nicely done though its a great stretch.
@@RobsAngling thats a great swim where you was when the rivers up nice steep bank the Barbel tuck themselves into the edge. Last year just a bit further up you could see where they had come up into the field and started digging after the water breached the banks and receded back. Also as you walk past the 2 white markers from the farm about 20 yards or so past the 2nd white marker just before a thicket of willows overhang the river before the boundary gate, good area for flood Barbel again nice steep bank into a deep edge just before the trees.
My fav Angling Blog. Sharing your river-craft knowledge is fantastic Rob. Years of experience being passed on. The vast majority of viewers will already 'have' that same knowledge. The new anglers will really appreciate you passing these tips on....Well done pal.
On a small river I fish the barbel are in the main flow or move into the main flow because fishing the slack caused by a over hanging tree doesn't get me the bites.
Well informative vid pal as per .. I watched it while I'm twitch less on the avon with only 2 bream to my name .. and my sons just landed a pearl at 15.2... on my vortex and my ground bait so technically my fish I think 😅😅
Hi, you selected the swim due to the bush slowing down the flow etc, fully understand that but then you seemed to be casting way downstream of the aforementioned bush. Could you explain ?
Hi Adam, I had my upstream rod near to the bush initially.. I moved both rods further down the slack during the session as the bites were all coming from the downstream area 👍🎣
@@adamstocker7648 I was catching about half way down the slack and 1-2 rods lengths out from the bank on that specific day. The level will likely be different one day to the next though so no day is ever the same 👍🎣
You see how your having to hold your rod almozt 2 ft up the butt section and the rod is bent pretty much to your hand shows that 2lb tc plus may have been beneficial especially when you dont want a prolonged fight with the Barbel as they are in that slack for a reason, that is to rest. Its also pretty deep in that margin and you coukd do with a bit more power to get them up off bottom.
Hi Rob some brilliant tips. I'm always anxious fishing flodded river. I won't be now I've watched this. I've also switched to vortex baits. What u catch on cko?? Frankfurters??
Nice vid rob, we’re down at Hampton Loade at the unicorn in a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed it’s not too flooded but this vid will help choosing a swim
