Catch my first barbel

[thezoo]

HELLO RIVER SEASON IS COMING SOON AND I REALLY WANT TO CATCH A BARBEL ANY TIPS ON TACKLE BAIT TIMES OF THE DAY ..I WAS THINKING OF USING MY FEEDER ROD BUT NOT SURE WOT REEL ,LINE,RIGS ,TATICS, SANDWICH FILLING ,COFFEE OR TEA ..CHEERS 4 ANY HELP...

[Maddison_Twatter]

I dont have loads of experience catching barbel but I would say adapt to suit your venue. I fish the trent which is deep and quite fast flowing. I use a heavy feeder rod with a bait runner reel as the barbel can take you rod in if you are not careful. the reel is loaded with 12lb mono leading to a 3 to 4 oz feeder filled with small pellets plugged with ground bait with a 2- 3 foot hook length baited with pellet or something similar, the idea being the current creates a nice stream of feed past your hook bait. some people free line luncheon meat and let it roll with the current as the barbel find this less suspicious than a stationary bait. I think key feeding times for barbel would be dusk and dawn as low light conditions give them more confidence to feed. I would go for cheese sarnies and a can of lager in the summer dont do tea or coffee lol

[mithrandir]

I would agree with all of the above, except cheese sweats on a hot day, so I go for a nice cornish pasty, and coffee every time for me, strong and black because it can be a long wait for Barbel.

you need to keep a eye on the rod tip, barbel will often play with a bait, you do not always get the end hooping round and off they go, and I would advise going gentle on the reeling in, I remember one fish that took the bait, and then all of a sudden the line went solid, so mouch so that I thought I was snagged up , but I just held it for a minute and then it started to plod upstream, and this was on the fast flowing river severn near warwick.

Good luck on the quest, Barbel are a hard beast to master.

[BoldBear]

Originally Posted by thezoo

HELLO RIVER SEASON IS COMING SOON AND I REALLY WANT TO CATCH A BARBEL ANY TIPS ON TACKLE BAIT TIMES OF THE DAY ..I WAS THINKING OF USING MY FEEDER ROD BUT NOT SURE WOT REEL ,LINE,RIGS ,TATICS, SANDWICH FILLING ,COFFEE OR TEA ..CHEERS 4 ANY HELP...

Hi thezoo,

Really good advice above from Mithrandir and Maddison_Twatter.

Heres a link to another post on this forum which I hope will also be of use to you:
<barbel fishing>

Also have a look at these two articles which may also be of help to you:

<Your first barbel> is aimed at someone wishing to catch ther first Barbel from a small river or stream.

<choosing a swim for barbel on a small river or stream> contains a few tips when choosing swims.

Best of luck with your first Barbel and tight lines

Keith (BoldBear)

Just a quick note: I think that maybe this post should be in the Barbel section of the forum

[thezoo]

hello and thanks for advice last one really help thanks next time ill put in right section but had just done 12hr shift and was not looking thanks again keith and rest you ...