No confirmation this fish was caught by rod and line method.
“This roach was like nothing I’ve ever seen before - the tip of its tail nestled in the crease of my elbow with the rest of it stretched all the way to the tip of my middle finger,” said Dan.“All of my biggest fish came in one manic spell, when I’m sure that a shoal of really big roach just moved in over the feed and pushed the smaller fish out of the swim.Dan’s roach, which was caught using 6lb Drennan Supplex mainline and a size 12 hook, beats his previous biggest from the River Ebro by 4oz. This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the There have been many ambiguous record claims over the years. Wilf Cutting had a 3lb 10oz roach from Hornsea Mere, way back in 1917. The colossal roach fell just one ounce short of the official 4 lb 4 oz record held by Keith Berry from Northern Ireland in 2006. While it is impossible to be certain, I would be surprised if a bigger genuine roach has ever been caught in Yorkshire. I’ve also seen fish topping at first light that have really blown my mind,” he added.“To catch a fish that looked so young, healthy and with so much more room to grow is a perfect proof that this fish is just a glimpse of what is swimming around in this river. After coming tight to the pike, Nilsson skillfully played the fish for 15-20 minutes on 12-pound test and only a couple inches of wire leader. I believe it was the British Record at the time of capture. Big as it is, he reckons it could be just the tip of the iceberg. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it holds a 6lb roach.”*Dan runs a roach fishing guiding service on the River Ebro. Over the years, doubts have been raised about the true weight of the fish, as the photos don't appear to show a fish of nearly 50 pounds. Is this the picture of the biggest ever roach landed on rod and line anywhere in the world? Here are a few of those that never made the record list, with the reason why in bold: The venue produced many big roach to 3 lb 12 oz in the 1980s and now a new era of huge roach has come through. To enquire about trips, email him at: The biggest British carp ever was found dead at the venue being tipped to produce the next bona fide home-bred … World carp record rises from 108 lb to 112 lb 14 oz (51.2 kg)!
These fish are classed as a significant risk to our native species and if caught must be removed immediately to protect the wider environment and should be reported to the Current records not supported by any photographic evidenceAmbiguous record claims (no venue given /not accepted / expunged)Current records not supported by any photographic evidenceAmbiguous record claims (no venue given /not accepted / expunged)
“I’ve fished the Ebro for 15 years and have seen some truly huge fish that have been caught in nets and used as deadbaits for the catfish that could have easily been over 5lb. 6 lb 4oz Perch caught by … Specimen angler and fishing guide Dan Sales banked the huge 4lb 7oz fish from the River Ebro in Spain. The immense new World carp record catch was made by Dutchman Michel Schoenmakers on Friday, November 23, 2018. The latest giant came from top Suffolk syndicate Homersfield Lake. Is this the picture of the biggest ever roach landed on rod and line anywhere in the world?Specimen angler and fishing guide Dan Sales banked the huge 4lb 7oz fish from the River Ebro in Spain.The Herts-based rod caught the specimen, which is 3oz bigger than the current British record, during a two-day session on the river, where he kicked things off by introducing 20kg of groundbait, laced with particles.After moulding the mix into 120 large balls, Dan and his fishing partner Paul Goldsmith formed a huge bed of feed, which pulled in the venue’s vast shoals of big roach.By the end of the first day their feederfished sweetcorn hookbaits had accounted for around 60 fish to a best of 2lb 13oz, but nothing could have prepared Dan for what happened the following morning when he banked roach weighing 3lb 9oz and 3lb 11oz followed by the potential record breaker.