Colin's Sussex barbel is a record breaker

By Steve Penticost
Published 13th Jan 2020, 08:36 BST
Updated 13th Jan 2020, 10:59 BST
The record barbel caught in SussexThe record barbel caught in Sussex
The record barbel caught in Sussex
A Petworth and Bognor Angling Club member, Colin Smithson, has broken the British record for barbel.

His 21lb 2oz monster took the honours by just one ounce – breaking a record that had stood since 2006.

Smithson, a long-term member of the club, caught the fish during a short afternoon session at one of the club’s waters and at first thought he had hooked a big mirror carp he seen rolling in the swim earlier.

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