64 lb UK sturgeon is world record for fish caught on pole tackle

Jason Le Bosquet (right) needs a hand from Neil Grantham to display the huge 64 lb sturgeon he landed on a Garbolino pole.

A POLE seen recently in Angler’s Mail magazine’s red-hot Product News pages has landed probably the biggest fish on a pole – a 64 lb 4 oz sturgeon to Garbolino and Bait Tech consultant Jason Le Bosquet.

Jason, a previous UK Champion, used his brand new Garbolino G MAX Power Legion Pole to land the 6 ft monster which is believed to beat the previous world’s largest pole caught fish by 8lb.

It came when he was attending the Garbolino Club Angler of the Year Qualifier at Lindholme Lakes near Doncaster. With the fishery full due to the competition Jason was forced onto Lindholme boss Neil Grantham’s one acre garden lake which had rarely ever been fished.

Fishing on his top 4 kit with a double worm hook bait, 10-12 Green Garbolino Bazookarp hollow elastic, Garbo Line 0.20mm main Line, with 0.18mm hook length with a size 12 Gamma Power hook and a float which he designed himself for shallow F1 fishing, a Garbolino DCX4!

Jason had been told there were three big sturgeon in the lake and joked to Lindholme owner Neil Grantham that he would get one out if he hooked it!

Little did he know what was to come and after an hour plus battle the fish was coaxed into a keepnet as it was far too big for any of the landing nets on the fishery!

Jason, no stranger to catching big carp on the pole, commented: “I can’t really believe what has happened to me today, to see a freshwater fish that big is amazing but to actually catch it myself on the pole blows me away! It just shows what you can get out on balanced tackle!”

Garbolino UK boss and England International Darren Cox who was there at the time along with several others commented: “I have witnessed many top angling performances in my life time but Jason’s achievement landing such a huge fish today on the pole is right up there with the very best.

“There are very few anglers have the skill to land such a massive fish like that, amazing, it was certainly a good test for our new Garbolino G MAX Power Legion pole too!”

THE POLE THAT CAUGHT IT – AS SEEN FIRST IN THE MAIL!

Angler’s Mail Product News said the new G MAX range has raised the bar and models are sure to sell well, with prices from £975.

Speaking recently to Angler’s Mail, Garbolino boss Darren Cox said: “They’re built on the highest quality 900Gpa carbon-fibre available to the industry and a hybridised mandrel configuration, taking the best of everything we have learned over many years.

“They’re poles which have the strength, rigidity, balance and durability to fish with total confidence knowing they are up for the job, wherever you are fishing!” added Darren.

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