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I don't think it's really that time of year and this is more of a tactic for next summer, but has anyone here had decent bags of Barbel on the float?
Reading the AT I heard of this catch this Summer near me.
www.anglingtimes.co.uk
It says he had 10 tins of meat with him so I presume was feeding meat.
And searching for that article I came across this.
www.anglingtimes.co.uk
That says they didn't feed at all and caught a lot of fish.
So which is it? To feed or not to feed? To me I'd probably feed at least to start with and feel my way in.
But I don't have any confidence in that I'd catch anything float fishing for Barbel. You can always hope for a red letter day but I imagine on most days it is quite hard work?
It's something I will at least try next summer, probably fishing a speci waggler on the Severn.
Reading the AT I heard of this catch this Summer near me.

140lb of barbel...on the float! — Angling Times
Robert Mitchell, from Bridgnorth, has fished the River Severn all his life but recently enjoyed his greatest-ever session, landing over 140lb of barbel…on the float!
It says he had 10 tins of meat with him so I presume was feeding meat.
And searching for that article I came across this.

350lb of Severn barbel taken... on float gear! — Angling Times
Two friends shared in the biggest haul of barbel of the season when they banked 350lb of fish on float tackle . Armed with just two tins of meat apiece, West Midlands-based Dan Jones and Tom Shakespeare used their local knowledge of the middle reaches of the River Severn to great effect when the
That says they didn't feed at all and caught a lot of fish.
So which is it? To feed or not to feed? To me I'd probably feed at least to start with and feel my way in.
But I don't have any confidence in that I'd catch anything float fishing for Barbel. You can always hope for a red letter day but I imagine on most days it is quite hard work?
It's something I will at least try next summer, probably fishing a speci waggler on the Severn.