Welcome to the bfw league table! This part of the site contains a comprehensive list of the biggest barbel that anglers have caught this current season (2005/2006), including details such as, which river it was caught from, what bait was used, weight of the fish, date is was caught and photos.

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Name

Weight

Bait

 

Comments

 

Location

Date caught

Picture

Stuart Court 17lb 7oz Pallatrax Whisker
Gt Ouse July 2005
Mick Upson 17lb 2oz Pellet
RR
Kennet 12/11/05
Del Burton 16lb 2oz Elips
Gt Ouse 31/07/05
Paul Hale 15lb 12oz BFW Bait
Gt Ouse 24/09/05 See Picture
Martin Yateman 15lb 9oz Activ8 Paste
PB
Gt Ouse 09/03/06
Jason Murray 15lb 8oz Pellet
PB
Trent 05/11/05 See Picture
Martin Green 15lb 2oz Lobworm
Ivel 03/11/05 See Picture
Dave Hills 15lb 2oz Meat
PB
Trent 10/08/05
Charlie Parker 15lb 2oz Boilie
Thames 08/08/05
Vanessa Shenton 15lb BFW Elips
2nd Ever Barbel!
Thames 15/10/05
John Marshall 14lb 15oz Pellets
2nd 14lber this season
Gt Ouse July 05
Steve Morgan 14lb 13oz Boilie
PB
Kennet Nov 05
David Cresswell 14lb 12oz BFW Elips
PB
Kennet 01/07/05 See Picture
Phil Nixon 14lb 11oz Boilie
PB, 2nd 14lb'er this season!
Great Ouse 24/09/05 See Picture
Steven Lewis 14lb 9oz Pellet
RR
Teme 29/07/05
Jason Bird 14lb 8oz Boilie
PB
Gt Ouse 09/03/06 See Picture
Rob Perry 14lb 8oz Meat
PB
Lower Severn 21/10/05
John Cook 14lb 7oz Paste Wrapped Boilie
PB
Loddon 22/09/05
James Worley 14lb 4oz Luncheon Meat
PB
Kennet 02/02/05 See Picture
Mark Elt 14lb 4oz Pellet
Great Ouse 02/07/05 See Picture
Stephen Dedman 14lb 2oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Kennet 28/06/05 See Picture
David Woolf 14lb 1oz Maggot
PB & Second ever barbel
Lea 06/11/05
Tony Crampton 14lb 1oz Paste
Medway 20/06/05
Kevin Pawsey 13lb 15oz Home Made Boilie
New PB by 5oz. eighed on 2 sets of scales - could not get it to go 14!
Kennet 16/09/05 See Picture
Dean Jenkins 13lb 14oz Pellet
PB
Taff 16/10/05 See Picture
Stewart Howes 13lb 12oz Boilie
Great Ouse 04/09/05 See Picture
Gerald Hemming 13lb 12oz BFW Elips
PB
Teme 09/07/05 See Picture
Matt Brown 13lb 10oz BFW Elips
New PB
Trent 16/07/05 See Picture
Mark Passingham 13lb 8oz Fishmeal Paste
PB
Kennet 27/09/05
Brent Baker 13lb 8oz BFW
PB
Kennet 13/08/05 See Picture
Guy Baxendale 13lb 8oz Boilie
PB
Thames 20/09/05
Mark Worbey 13lb 8oz BFW Elips
Great Ouse 21/07/05 See Picture
Graham Dear 13lb 7oz Meat
PB
Lower Severn 27/10/05 See Picture
Malcolm Clarke 13lb 7oz BFW Halips
PB
Taff 26/09/05 See Picture
Dan Pinkham 13lb 7oz Elips
PB
Kennet 07/09/05 See Picture
Christopher Tribe 13lb 6oz HNV Boilie
Great Ouse 04/07/05 See Picture
Nick Jones 13lb 5oz Meat
PB - 1st Barbel!
Thames 12/11/05
Wayne O Sullivan 13lb 5oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Ribble 05/03/05
Paul Sene 13lb 4oz 21mm Halibut Pellet
PB - Caught on last cast of the day
Hants Avon 20/08/05 See Picture
Shaun Ayres 13lb 4oz 21mm Halibut Pellet
PB
Dorset Stour 01/08/05 See Picture
Mike Iacono 13lb 3oz Pellets
PB
Bristol Avon 04/07/05
Stuart Munday 13lb 2oz Elips
First Ever Barbel
Lower Severn 31/10/05
Will Wilkinson 13lb 2oz Squid & Octopus Boilie
PB
Gt Ouse 21/08/05  
Rob Angel 13lb Paste
PB
Bristol Avon 22/07/05
Ken Franklin 13lb BFW Bait
PB
Taff 14/10/05 See Picture
Kevin Kemp 13lb Homemade Boilie
PB
Teme 23/07/05
John Spencer 13lb Cheese
PB
Teme 27/08/05
Allen Thornborough 13lb Meat & Hemp
PB (Poss RR)
Tees 17/06/05
Brian McGeough 13lb Pellet
Season Best
Severn 28/09/05 See Picture
Nick Tuckey 12lb 15oz
River PB
Wensum August 2005
Stephen Hutchinson 12lb 15oz Halibut Pellet
Hants Avon 11/08/05 See Picture
Warren Ward 12lb 14oz BFW Halips
PB
Kennet 13/09/05 See Picture
Des Norris 12lb 12oz BFW Waka
PB
Hants Avon 07/10/05 See Picture
Mike Lane 12lb 11oz Meat
Teme 21/06/05 See Picture
Darren George 12lb 10oz Pellet
PB
Lower Severn 01/10/05 See Picture
Adrian Gibbons 12lb 8oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Trent 15/09/05
Brad Oakley 12lb 8oz
Thames 07/08/05 See Picture
Clive Shipman 12lb 8oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Bristol Avon 31/07/05 See Picture
Stewart Bloor 12lb 8oz Boilie
Dove July 05 See Picture
Tony Smith 12lb 6oz Boilie/Paste
PB
Bristol Avon
Christmas Day 25th Dec 05
See Picture
Craig Bell 12lb 5oz Pellet
Ribble 19/08/05 See Picture
Robin Wilson 12lb 4oz Worm
Lea 28/08/05 See Picture
Malcolm Hallissey 12lb 4oz BFW Elips
PB
Severn 20/06/05 See Picture
Chris Jarvis 12lb 3oz Pellet
Upper Trent 08/05 See Picture
Scott Ashwin 12lb 3oz Meat
1st barbel of season
Colne 18/06/05 See Picture
Steve Henson 12lb 3oz Boilie
PB
Bristol Avon 04/08/05 See Picture
Mark Thompson 12lb 2oz BFW Waka
PB, First Medway Double
Medway 10/01/06
Dave Riach 12lb 2oz BFW Monster Crab Waka
PB
Hants Avon 12/11/05 See Picture
Ian Phillips 12lb 2oz BFW Halips
PB First Double
Severn 28/10/05 See Picture
Craig Gardiner 12lb 2oz Pellet
Kennet 07/10/05 See Picture
Paul Curtis 12lb 2oz Pellet
Teme 18/09/05
Ian Tucker 12lb 2oz Elips
RR
Loddon 30/08/05 See Picture
Peter Webb 12lb 1oz Elips with paste wrap
PB
Kennet 09/10/05 See Picture
Gary Corfield 12lb 1oz Pellet
Swale 31/08/05 See Picture
Daniel Tilley 12lb 1oz Luncheon Meat
PB
Soar 27/06/05
Mick Abdy 12lb Pellet
PB
Ribble 16/10/05  
Paul Webster 12lb Elips
PB
Warks Avon 27/10/05 See Picture
Loui Henson 12lb 0oz Boilie
First ever barbel - PB
Bristol Avon 31/07/05 See Picture
John Fishlock 12lb Halibut Pellet 14mm
PB
Taff 03/10/05
Rodney Copeman 12lb Pellet
Lea 14/07/05 See Picture
Steve Pearson 11lb 15oz Pellet
PB
Trent 04/10/05
Tony Hollingbery 11lb 14oz Hinders Elips
PB
Bristol Avon 18/07/05
Mark Thompson 11lb 13oz BFW Waka
PB
Warks Avon 09/09/05
Colin Rowland 11lb 12oz BFW Frankfurter Waka
Kennet 26/07/05
Rob Thompson 11lb 11oz Pellet
PB
Soar 13/09/05 See Picture
Daniel Windmill 11lb 11oz Boilie
PB
Trent 10/10/05 See Picture
Lee Swords 11lb 10oz Dynamite Baits Boilie
Season PB
Tidal Trent 28/07/05
Stuart Royle 11lb 8oz Pellet
First Double
Upper Trent 19/01/06
Geoff Mason 11lb 8oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Bristol Avon 12/11/05  
Stephen Scaysbrook 11lb 8oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Soar 05/10/05 See Picture
Steve Williams 11lb 8oz Meat
1st Double from new stretch
Lower Severn 10/09/05 See Picture
Darren Goulder 11lb 8oz Maggot
PB
Lea 22/07/05 See Picture
Matthew Gardner 11lb 8oz Meat
Equal PB
Avon 27/06/05 See Picture
Richard Gosling 11lb 8oz Maggots
PB
Mole 16/06/05 See Picture
Dean Pettitt
11lb 8oz
Sweetcorn
PB
Upper Trent 16/06/05 See Picture
Stephen Drane 11lb 6oz Elips Pellet
PB
Kennet 05/07/05 See Picture
Simon Hands 11lb 4oz Pellet
Trent PB
Trent 13/08/05
Richard Beadle 11lb 4oz Meat
PB - First ever barbel after 3 years of trying!
Tees 20/07/05 See Picture
Jason Bird 11lb 3oz Boilie
Gt Ouse 04/11/05
Paul Fletcher 11lb 3oz Angling Lines Special Boilie
New PB on new bait
Trent 26/07/05 See Picture
Andrew Edwards 11lb 2oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Severn 24/09/05
Lewis White 11lb 2oz Fishmeal Boilie
Lower Thames 01/09/05
Martin Stevens 11lb 2oz Boilie
PB & 1st Double
Kennet 23/09/05
Cheesey 11lb 2oz BFW Elips
Swale 11/08/05 See Picture
Neil Sarkar 11lb 2oz BFW Monster Crab Waka
PB
Severn 28/07/05 See Picture
Dave Carlton 11lb 2oz Elips Pellet
Dove 16/06/05
Nathan Gledhill 11lb Maggot
Severn 21/09/05
Ryan Lippitt 11lb BFW Waka
PB
Warks Avon 20/09/05 See Picture
Michael Fellowes 11lb Meat
PB
Ribble 15/08/05
Nathan Walter 11lb Halibut Pellet
PB
Lea 12/08/05
Neal Taylor 11lb Boilie
PB
Bristol Avon 06/08/05
Daniel Steel 11lb Pellet
PB
Wear 16/06/05
Adrian Gibbons 11lb Halibut Pellet
PB
Trent 14/07/05
Richard Faulty 11lb Halibut Pellet
PB
Kennet 26/09/05
Andrew Dickinson 10lb 14oz BFW Halips
Trent 22/01/06 See Picture
Raymond Crewe 10lb 14oz Meat
Lea 17/06/05
Kevin Wilson 10lb 13oz Pellet
Swale 30/06/05
Rhys James 10lb 10oz BFW Monster Crab Waka
PB
Warks Avon Oct 05 See Picture
Steve Naylor 10lb 10oz Halibut Pellet
PB
Trent 04/10/05