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It is true but unfortunately i can't defend Graham this time.
I hope people don't tar all the anglers who fish this stretch with the same brush.It is a personal decision on Grahams part to continue to fish the stretch and obviously you can only catch the fish that are in it.My personal choice would have been to leave the stretch after catching the record the first time but each to his own.
Nearly all the anglers i have spoken to on the banks of adams mill would take the decision to move on after catching a record fish.
Graham is a good angler who enjoys his fishing at the mill but luck or fate has to play a massive part in the captures of this fish.There have been hundreds of angling hours put in at the mill by many really competant anglers in perfect conditions since the travellers last visit to the bank which was around 2 months ago(and it was'nt reported to the press),it has managed to avoid capture throughout this period so anyone who thinks this fish is a mug or that its like fishing a goldfish bowl is wildly mistaken.The fact is that there has'nt been any fish on the bank for nearly 3 weeks at the mill.
The perception of the anglers and the fishing on adams are not at all accurate on the whole and situations like this don't do the fishery a lot of good but as has been said before its Graham's decision to continue to fish it and nobody can make him leave the syndicate if he enjoys it.
There are very few occasions when you can actually target this particular fish because its not daft and rarely shows itself so people who think its hounded day in day out are wrong.It tends to get caught 5 times a season on average so fish swimming around in alot of stretches on most rivers up and down the country are on the bank more regularly than these Ouse fish,only we don't all recognise them each time.Also remember Adams Mill is day fishing only,no nights so they are not pressured 24 hours a day like alot of other stretches of river.
I'm sure Graham will be in for a bit of stick over this latest capture and maybe its deserved,but please don't dis-regard the beauty of the biggest barbel in the country just because the same angler has caught it again.Its a fine fish in mint condition that has been looked after by everyone that has been lucky enough to catch it,which to me is the main thing.