A couple of short trips for Barbel while I had a few days off work. One on the River Trent and one on a small river near home. I've started a campaign on the Trent to hopefully top my Barbel PB, but I must admit I prefer the stalking tactics on the smaller rivers for catching Barbel.
Thanks to #Vortex baits and #Carp Scene
Rods - Korum Opportunist xtnd, 10ft, 2.25lb test curve.
Reels - Fox EOS 7000fs
Line - Nash Bullet mono, 10lb
Baits - Vortex baits CKO boosted hook baits, Red pepper spice groundbait
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