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    Hooks.

    Hooks are a very personal thing I know that. Last season I used the Gardner Target Specimen in size 10 and found it excellent. It's a small hook for its size and I found it just right for much of my fishing as I tend to use fairly small baits. It's very strong and having pulled a double figure...
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    Bank Tackle Backlead Adaptors.

    I know the common method of overcoming drifting weed and other rubbish when fishing at short range on rivers like the Hampshire Avon is to stick the rod top under the water and wait for the reel to spin. Fair enough. It certainly works. All the same I prefer to watch the rod top if at all...
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    Centrepins in the rain.

    Yesterday on the Avon (Hants) it rained.....and rained. Centrepins don't really work for me when it's really wet. I find they grate when you wind and are hopeless for trotting. The ratchet pawl on my new JW Youngs river specialist slipped and rendered the ratchet useless as well. Luckily, I took...
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