Recent content by Ian Woods

Lol, Richard, i'm not telling anyone what kind of hooks to use "where have you got that from"? If you go back to my post you will see that I simply pointed out the fact that barbless hooks do not all just drop out on command, many stay firmly fixed and bed further and further in. As I said...

I use a folding abu net, similar to this snowbee one. I clip it onto my belt whilst wading .... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233716782987?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=TtyHeAFUSNe&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FKVbC7l4S7S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I also have one with a solid...

Only recently whilst bailiffing a still water water I had to struggle through undergrowth etc along a narrow banking in order to get to a carp which was tethered to an overhanging branch via a.....guess what.....a barbless hook! Anyhow, the theory that a barbless hook will just drop out of a...

The hook falling out in a landing net is totally different to it falling out of a fish tethered in a snag. I have caught fish using barbless hooks 😉.

All the talk of hooks dropping out and preventing tethered fish is "imo" wishful thinking by anglers. Thinking that way kind'a relives your consciense I suppose. In reality, if a fish is tethered the chances of the hook (any hook) coming free is a very slim one. I have caught lots of fish...

Unless i'm hair rigging a bait I prefer to use the same hooks as I use for float fishing, which is drennan super spades. Their actual size is more akin to how I imagine a hook to be.

Apparently there's a chance of seeing them again tonight.

I do, the river I fish is a mass of rocks and boulders, so having a line with good abrasion resistance is a major factor.

I use 6lb daiwa sensor through my specimen accies. The 6lb sensor breaks above the 6lb, possibly over 7lbs and it is quite abrasion resistant. Personally I wouldn't use any heavier line than the 6lb sensor, i'm quite sure the rod would snap well before the line on a straight pull so pointless...

An upgrade is a step up in performance to what you already have for that purpose. In some cases it may be an upgrade because of quality etc.

BUMP.

This is the kind of waist pouch that I have used for years, but my one is green, this one may be a bargain for someone.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395353718443?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qkPhUGFVRse&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FKVbC7l4S7S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY This...

My orvis guide pack arrived today, it's a bigger version of my orvis passage. Crazy money for a bag, but if it lasts like my passage and is as comfy to wear then ot's well worth the expense. I've tried it on and it feels great, strange how the others I have go over my left shoulder, but this one...

That does look gimmicky, it sticks out too far and I know it would be an hinderance for me. For years now i've been using a ESP pouch same as John has mention he uses.....they are very good. A couple of months back I got a drennan specialist waterproof version which has a zip up lid. The lid...

I have a pair of the above, unused and boxed which i'm selling for a good friend of mine. He bought them about 6 months back and never even bothered to try them on. He had a day up on conniston yesterday but when he got the wellies out they don't fit him, so they have never actually been used...