Not a flattie

[Lynnzer]

Was on the way out to throw lead into the sea but couldn't get bait so turned round and went to Durham with a spinning rod.
First decent fish I've caught this year.... barbel on a toby lure.
Hooked through the dorsal fin mind you nevertheless a first barbel for me.

Yeah, OK it ain't a flattie and should be in the freshwater forum.......

[fish fingers]

cracking fish mate welldone good scrappers

[Uncle_Filthster]

On the continent there are anglers that fish for some of the barbel species with lures when they are feeding on minnows and fry

http://youtu.be/JvTzQCTvZzw

[Lynnzer]

cracking fish mate welldone good scrappers

That's what I always thought. When I hit into it, it felt like I'd hooked a bit of old carpet. I was just going to pull it free and then it just started to move very slowly and I thought, "hell there's a fish on there".
It didn't make any dash off upstream or anything but just pulled in sort of deadweight with some backward and forwarding near the bank staying deep all the time.
1st barbel though so I'm chuffed about that.

[Lynnzer]

On the continent there are anglers that fish for some of the barbel species with lures when they are feeding on minnows and fry
http://youtu.be/JvTzQCTvZzw

Amazing video. He doesn't even wind the lure in, just lets it sit in the flow.
That's a lesson learnt

Off beach fishing today though.