The Record Eel | Steve Ricketts | Drennan Specialist
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- Steve Ricketts has caught one of the most incredible fish around breaking a near 50 year record. The 'big fish mindset' is something he possesses in spades, but caught the 11lb 3oz record at a time where he felt his best fishing was behind him. On top of this, he caught it all on camera.
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Thats probably the greatest angling achievement you could possibly achieve.Very well done
So proud of you grandad!
Very fitting that the eel record has fallen to a dedicated eel angler, good on ya Steve Ricketts 👏👏👏
What a magnificent Eel - more to the point, what a genuine, honest guy...well done.
what an incredible fish! So glad it fell to an eel angler rather than an accidental catch.
What a lovely modest man and someone who genuinely deserves this from the eel gods ❤
Fantastic achievement! The Eel record is probably the most difficult Coarse record to break. Congratulations Steve.
No question, no doubt , no argument, this is THE greatest achievement in specialist fishing in the UK . Well done Steve . I wish you would get your books reprinted 👍
Wow, congratulations Steve, a fantastic achievement, I’m sure the late great John Sidley is looking down and smiling 👍
Amazing story... I have to admit, as a kid, I hated the slimey beasties. Then, when you read about their life cycle, you gain a respect that they have managed to survive despite all the odds stacked against them and that they can grow to such a massive size...
This is the best and most beautifull angling video I have ever watched. I could have listened to Steve all day. Thank you
Some people believe reports of serpentine "lake monsters" are huge eels that have lost the instinct to breed, and stay in a water growing bigger. Whatever, it's almost certainly true that much larger eels exist than have been caught. Steve's dedication deserves a fish like this.
Unbelievable fish, caught by a true genuine angler, well deserved
Fantastic video. What an achievement.
The greatest fish this country has ever seen, Epic!! Absolutely deserved, Well done Steve 🎉❤
A true specimen hunter. Fantastic achievement. Congratulations.
An incredible fish and so nice that it was caught by design by someone who has dedicated their angling life to eels. I’m a sea angler but I understand the magnitude of this achievement, huge respect to you
Fantastic Steve. I’m so pleased for you. All the years of dedication paid off.
Give the man the Drennan cup now.😅
Like catching a ghost, or a live Bigfoot, or proving that aliens do exist...
That eel is on that level ...
Like a 110 lb carp ,5lb roach...That fish could be 60 years old or more ...
The girth on it ...blimey 12 inches...unreal.fish...
Well done sir 👏 👍...
I believe you when you say there's bigger ones out there too...
an honour to watch that
Amazing story of an amazing fish caught by an amazing genuine angler, good for you Steve you deserve your moment in Angling history 👍🎣
Steve that is an incredible angling achievement. WOW WOW WOW!!! The late John Sidley would have given you sincere congratulations as i'm sure all eel anglers will do too. Respect for your dedication to such a wonderful quarry. Regards Brad from north lincs. WELL DONE.
Magnificent fish and at least as importantly a tale magnificently told. Brilliant!!!
Incredible achievement and so just it fell to a top angler and eel enthusiast by design and not by accident. Well done Steve; well deserved 👏👏
Man he really likes eels
I love how unexpected this was in these days of targeting known fish.
Nice one, Steve.
Well done uncle Steve we are all so proud of you, but you know can do better. 😊
Aaah the eel gods are the most subtly capricious of all the fish gods.
..I've had some, foward swimming eels, suddenly shooting for significant distances ..over the last two years. Instead of the usual back wards pulling...
Me- a tight line to a barbless hook...is my technique..
Love those dark solid eels most of all.
Well done with this mighty capture
I really enjoyed this Steve...fascinating. Yes, you have certainly put in the hours. You deserve every success 👍
What a fantastic achievement! As a teenager I used to stay with family in Wales over summer holidays. Buy a licence to fish the little stream in the village. Only when it flooded could you find anything decent other than a few small trout and loads of little eels. Once summer, lots of rain on the mountains turned the littl stream into a muddy torrent. Lots of locals fishing the day I caught the record eel 🙂4lb of a monster! Luckily there were plenty of people to see it, including a bailiff who weighed and measured it for me. That same day I caught a nice 2.5lb trout. Not very popular with the locals but the trout sure tasted good. That was back in the 70´s, a recent visit down memory lane discover that the little stream is all neglected and overgrown with more rubbish than you would think humanly possible 😞Such a shame 😞
Brilliant 👏.. Well done Steve you going down in history
Hang on...... Are you telling me the eel record has been broken.... That's been a long held record.... Well done.
Great that’s it was caught by a angler with such a love for Eels.
A brilliant story, congratulations!! Passion is so important, my Mrs would say the same….cheers
What a top bloke and he definitely deserved that record!!!!
Not a more deserving man to hold a record..10 lb plus eel the holy grail ♥️♥️
What a fantastic achievement for a very humble gentleman. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy
A long time coming from 1978 but wow,absolutely brilliant, what a fish
Well done 👌🥂
Simply amazing achievement. It was an Eel that started me fishing, Well done Steve Ricketts. Great video by the way
I doubt there's a more worthy British record holder in the land! Fantastic achievement!!! 👏
Nobody deserved that fish more, what a catch. Saw the previous record in its case, it looked huge. Fortunately this one went back to its watery world unharmed. Well done Steve.
Sensational video. And what a guy, hell of a story teller. They're the moments that keep you going. Whether or not it happens is almost by the by. But being in the game, and we're always in the game, that's what counts. Well done that man
Well done Steve Ricketts amazing capture. I have both your books, absolute Legend 👍
Brilliant Steve...really enjoyed that 🎣 life long dedication 👏🏻👏🏻
Steve - congratulations! - what a fish!
I daren't think of how it fought - I caught my biggest eel (ironically!) in 1978 and it weighed 2lb 4oz - I thought I'd hooked a trampoline and someone was jumping up and down on it!!
I've lost bigger (whilst match fishing), but that's the way it goes.
Again, well done - awesome catch.
Lovely film and what a great achievement - well deserved! 😀🎣
What an achievement!!! Huge congratulations fish of a lifetime!!! Well done that man👍👍
The Eel has got to be the most elusive fish that you can catch especially the bigger ones I’ve picked up a few up 4lb whilst fishing for Zander on the canal systems I’ve always been fascinated by them since I was kid when fishing with my uncle who hooked a monster on feeder fished worm
What a fantastic video a fantastic watch thank you 🎣👍🏼
What an amazing, amazing feat Steve.
I'm blown away.
Massive well done.
Apologies on behalf of all Carp Anglers for that comment..
I guess if you're blind to it, then you're REALLY blind.
What a truly fantastic creature.
Brilliant to see it go back so strongly.
Happy to be "the one" who said there's a bigger one in there if it cuts you slack with your wife!!😂
The passion.... 👌🏻
Stunning achievement sir..thats probably the most enjoyable video I've watched on you tube💯..good to see the record fall to a genuine eel angler..well deserved 👍👍👍
Lot of nice eels down that part of the country. Was walking behind the windsurfing lake and saw a couple of massive eels in the river just swimming along.
Lots of water to go at and not a lot of people fishing it!
Fantastic achievement, well done
Just love his attitude….a joy to watch
What a fabulous achievement Steve, stuff of dreams.
Fair play to you Steve...a very well deserved achievement....caught by design by a true specialist.
Absolutely brilliant video…what a great guy, really interesting….and what a fish!!!
Love the Passion…… very well done fella.
An absolutely enthralling video......Amazing dedication...as for the fish, bloody hell !!!
What a humble fella.....Nice one dude !!!
Awesome ! Keep catching the monsters
Great character! Enjoyed the video, thanks
Amazing story. Amazing fish. Well deserved 👏🎣❤️😊
Well done Steve, that eel is older than all of us!
Not true but it is very old.
What a brilliant video by such a modest man who loves his sport
Brilliant watch. Fantastic achievement. Well done 👏🏼
Firstly Congratulations on such a fantastic achievement "CHAMP" 🏆 You're dedication and commitment has rewarded you with the ultimate prize 👍 and Secondly your excellent video has given me a truly different outlook of EEL Fishing" I've always tried avoiding them because of the difficulty of keeping them calm so I can unhook them, But now after watching your video I feel lot more confident in being able to handle them, I have caught EELS up to a couple of pound whilst Barbel Fishing so once I've gained enough information I think I'll give EELS Fishing a go 👍
Amazing fish and a great video 👍🏻
Brilliant film and a fantastic achievement 👏🏼
12 inch girth. That's incredible!
Well done mate 👍👍 but they still give me the goosebumps....😨😨 great watch
Well done mate... brilliant fish 👍👍
What a video fabulous thank you
Well done Steve, great dedication towards that species.
Best angling achievement I’ve ever seen on RUclips without doubt.
Congratulations from the Netherlands! Love the joke at the end😂
Nice guy
Amazing fish! Congratulations!!
Great, really pleased for you
Well done sir, and really enjoyed this video
If you want monster eel's you should try Bristol city docs. You might have to poach the best spots near the town centre because fishing is restricted to a small area now, before this happened way back in the 1980s there was no restrictions and I caught several 3lb plus .I was dropping bits of bread down the dock side near a cafe and eels where making there way up the wall to out compete each other when an absolute beast that I took for a conger came up and engulfed the next bread ball ! This water is very big and very deep.i am sure there is a lot of woppers in there.
Well done what a great achievement fantastic fish 👏🏻👏🏻
Very informative and interesting video. Well done sir in your achievements and long May they continue for you.🎣
Well done mate belter of an eel 👌🏻🎣
Simply stunning fish 😎
Absolutely superb 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Absolutely amazing what a great achievement. 👍
What a fish and thank you for a great story...
What a great fish, well done!
That's just massive well done mate
fantastic! thanks
Well earned and well done
Epic fish👏👌
I fished for eels until they nearly vanished in the 80's and was certain that the decline in Eels was pretty much responsible for the Signal crayfish plague.Eels are the only creatures that are able to reach them in the banks. To know that they have recovered to this degree is so good to hear. Your an inspiration Steve ps all of the biggest Eels I've caught have had almost unnoticeable bites.
Fantastic achievement, very deserving after a lifetimes effort on the species. Huge congratulations to you. Eel has to be one of the hardest species to get a true specimen capture and I bet it will be a good while before we see this bettered. Congrats again
Real angling well done pleasure to watch
Top drawer Drennan
Great story - well done you deserve it.
Well done. Amazing achievement 🎉
Unbelievable fish, well done.
Fair play mate. You deserve it and more 👍
Congrats from the Netherlands 💪🏼