Recent content by David Craine

V. good rods I have the 2.75 version for floodwater fishing , a bit old fashioned by todays standards but IMO as, if not more capable than many rods costing 3 times as much . Funnly enough I pair them up with a pair of Okuma Longbow baitrunners , almost budget reels and must be 20 plus years...

Bad news re the hamstring incident Cliff , happened to me in my younger days . Ouch ! If you have an Apple Iphone you can just use “ find my friends “ if your phone is twinned with your wifes phone. We had a slightly different incident where my wife was out and the car broke down , she called...

I have a pair Gary, good solid dependable rods . Used them on the Ribble / Trent/ Severn / Teme / Wye when in flood for a number of years and never let me down. I do not bother with the Quiver top sections though. I have refused offers for mine as I like them, they do the job intended . A bit...

A good result , but I am sorry to put a downer on things . For me the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and until there is a noticeable , verifiable and lasting improvement to Costa Beck, and hopefully a few other rivers to start with , then it is all just hot air . Who will enforce the...

I have had Barbel on Cheese Paste when after Chub, so I would think that nothing is off the table where a hungry fish is concerned . David

Pm incoming . David

Hi Stuart , I almost exclusively use cane for most of my freshwater fishing . Cane rods are nowhere near as fragile and delicate as some would think ., but if you do take the plunge and buy, do not store them near any radiators or other heat source, that is a kiss of death for them unless you...

https://riveractionuk.com/high-court-ruling-declares-farming-manure-as-waste-in-major-victory-for-river-action-in-its-fight-against-industrial-scale-poultry-production-in-wye-valley/ Hopefully things will improve but no doubt there will be many a hiccup along the way . Daveb

I had one just like that at Dewhurst Farm, that is also the Ribble for those who do not know. It must have been about 15 years ago , it seemed fit and healthy despite its deformity , it would have been about 5 lbs if memory serves me correctly , it will be somewhere in my diaries no doubt . Dave

The upper River Bain in Lincolnshire . David

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A sunny but cold morning on the Trent , ever hopeful ! David

I have a table at the Redditch tackle fair every year ,there is a chap there that has a few Hexagraphs for sale, the fair is in May , so may be a bit late for your purposes, but I will make a visit to his table and see what he is asking for comparable, if not identicle rods for you . You...

One of them Mike . I have quite a bit of ‘ water’ to explore within about a 30 mile radius of home . A bit of everything really . Sea,river, pond, mere etc . Plus, any number of species to target as well . I just need the time really . I never seem to stop these days. David

River Witham at Stixwold No, the Pike werent playing here either . David