Apologies if this has been done before but...

Cannock angler and the one that got away.... well eaten. - Sunday Mercury

Going by that picture it looks well shy of 5lbs.........

Agreed, if that's 5lb I'll eat my hat.

saw this in the Angling Times a couple of weeks ago. Apparently the guy has been getting a hard time on other forums, people calling him a murderer etc,

Tbh I didn't think that was a 5lber, but I wasn't there so who knows.
I'll see if I've still got the A.T about.

Sean

yeah its always hard to tell from pictures what size a fish is sometimes they look a lot bigger and sometimes a lot smaller but its ashame it was not returned.

Dunno, the angler looks a big unit, and the grayling looks like it's got some girth to it...

Here we go, taken from the AT aug 10
By Steve Partner.

He's not a murderer,he was just unlucky.

What would you have done if you landed a potentially record breaking fish, only for it to die in your hands?

Just ponder that question for a second or two. Really think about it. Because I reckon when you do you'll come to a different conclusion to all those who have been quick to hammer Dave Williams, the angler who lived out this exact scenario last week.

And you'll soon realise that he not only didn't have a choice,he also had to cope with one of the worst things imaginable for an angler.

For those who need a reminder of what happened, here are the facts. The midlands based angler was fishing on the river Severn near newtown in Wales,when he hooked and landed a grayling that he reckoned to be 5lb.

The fish,which if genuine (that's a debate for another day) would have set a new national best by nearly 12ozs,was deep hooked and despite Daves best attempts,went belly up.

So he took it home and ate it-an act that not only removed any chance he might have had of entering the record books,


Part two in a bit

not seen this before so I have no info on the circumstances; I would have not tried to get the hook out if it was deep (i mean cant see the hook deep), if the fish seemed otherwise ok, i'd put it back and hope for the best.

it does not look like 5lb though and who on earth would eat it with chips ffs

Good job he wasn't filmed dumping it in a wheely bin.

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Looks nearer 3lb than 5lb to me.

Cheers Craig