Just thought i'd share a couple of pictures with you guys, had one of those special fishing moments yeaterday when everything just sems to "click". Needless to say i'm still playing the whole thing over in my head with a idiots grin on my face.

The pictures:





And because i KNOW you'll want to know :wink: :



Cheers,


Graham

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Is that lead wire covered in epoxy/bug bond?
Nice catch by the way.

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Great looking Barbel there Graham , Bet put a bend in the Fly Rod ,
Well Done


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Spencer

That is superb Graham! I know you've been waiting a while for that magic Barbel moment and it looks like the wait was worthwhile...

Catching a Barbel on the fly is something I really hope to emulate at some point soon.

Well done!

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That is a stunning fish.

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Thanks all

Graham, the fly is indeed just lead, painted white then with glass paints to your taste, not my idea but a good one!

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Brilliant catch, what was the target species?

nice fish Graham ..........around 6/7lb mark???

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The caught fish was with another barbel, the fly cast ahead and trundled to both, the pictures say the rest although the full story is on the blog

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Bruce, the only scales to hand went to 7lb which bottomed out, 8-9lb I guess, certainly felt like it!

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