All our yesterdays..........what a net !!!

#2

Wow that's awesome

#3

its harold the german

MrV · #4

Looks like a net of Roach off the Inny. Don't know the angler, but I think the record for a match came off the same stretch and was about 300lb

#5

Trent and Mersey Canal, Rugeley

Sillees River? Fished it a few times

#6

It's kingfisher's old mate the southern ace John McCartney. Top angler in his day

joffmiester · #7

you only have to look at the photo well laid out net of fish great photo thats when angling papers had reporters on site

was this weight beaten in the same week by mick burrell and from the same peg

#8

If a picture like that appeared in the weeklies today there would probably be an eruption frm the anti's.

joffmiester · #9

If a picture like that appeared in the weeklies today there would probably be an eruption frm the anti's.

true

at least we return them

#10

you only have to look at the photo well laid out net of fish great photo thats when angling papers had reporters on site
was this weight beaten in the same week by mick burrell and from the same peg

Pete Burrell Joff

#11

Wasn't Pete an essex county angler at the time?

#12

Yes Lee he was mate.

#13

There's a picture of PB with that record net posted amongst this section somewhere.......

grover · #14

god knows how many fish in the net? but if it was a 5 hour match he must've had shed loads of bites!!!