Learn To Barbel Fish - The Tidal River Trent

🎣 In this AD learn to fish, Phil shows you a how to catch lots of barbel big and small! Join him as he explains, location, bait, rigs and much more!

Hardware:
Advanta Barbel Twin Tip Fishing Rod

Shimano Baitrunner X-Aero RA Reel

Korum Spod Fishing Boppers

Delkim TXI-D Bite Alarm Presentation Set

Drennan Super Specialist Extendable Twist Lock 3m Landing Net Handle

Advanta Folding Specimen Landing Net Green Mesh

Advanta Camo Specimen Unhooking Mat

Advanta Screw Point Storm Poles

End Tackle:

Korda Krank Fishing Hooks, Size 10

Korda IQ2 Extra Soft Fluorocarbon Hooklink

Korda Supernatural Braid

Korda Big Grippa Swivel Fishing Lead

Bait:

Sticky Baits The Krill Active Shelf Life Boilies

Sticky The Krill Pellets

Dynamite Baits Frenzied Hempseed Feeder Jar

00:00 - Intro
1:00 - Baiting Up When Barbel Fishing
3:08 - What Hardware To Use When Barbel Fishing
3:57 - What Rig To Use When Barbel Fishing
6:08 - Morning Update
6:28 - Best Conditions For Barbel Fishing
8:32 - Why It's Best To Use A Baitrunner Reel when Barbel Fishing

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[guggsdusty]

What a great little video! This exactly how a video should be ! Excellent

[richpeas]

another great AD video, some nice barbel Phil & great sunset shots Amanda. Very helpful with the links to the tackle being used 👍

[Liamedwards_angling]

Always look forward to a specimen series episode, great video AD and great angling from phil ✌🏻

[darrenmartin]

What a great video. I'm on my way to starting barbel fishing what is the best time of year to fish for barbel??

[leem]

Hi Phil, another good video but do have a question im sure you can help with! Ive been getting into river fishing a bit over the last year and last few weeks had some success on the Severn but dont feel im optimising my fishing due to my casting as i dont think my lead and hookbait end up where i want them. Im casting say 2/3rds across the river into a steady flow and i feel the lead down to the bottom but by the time i put it on the rest and look up its settled about 20 foot downstream 😄 it doesnt appear the flow has pulled it towards me and the lead holds bottom once settled so its big enough - what am i doing wrong? I do let some line out once the lead hits the bottom so is it potentially a bow in the line giving the impression the lead has moved when it maybe hasnt? Apologies for the essay 😁

[jaycfc]

Hello Phil
Are the bait boppers designed to only open when they hit bottom, or like other spods do they also open when hitting the surface ?
Thanks mate
Jason

[borderlands]

This is definitely off topic but concerns barbel. I fish a small, snaggy river with some good barbel. I own barbel rods from 1.5 lbs to 3 lbs from Korum, Daiwa and Shimano, and all of them are tip action to varying degrees. This is the opposite of what I require for hit and hold tactics, as the tip is quickly overwhelmed as the barbel makes for the nearest snag, while the rest of the rod is underpowered or too beefy. The result is snagged fish, or torn mouths. The only rod that works perfectly is my 30 year old Silstar 2 lb carp rod. This cheap rod is very long in the tooth, with a horrible foam handle and nasty reel fittings, but the action is spot on - a 90 degree arc from butt to tip ring - which acts as a big spring against a running fish. I'm happy to spend good money on a true through action, modern rod, but can't find anything that matches those requirements. Any advice?