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Ian Grant

Ian Grant

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    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant replied to the thread Korum omega rods.
      Korum ? .... I know personally two people who've had Korum Barbel rods snap inexplicably on them, and I've had a quiver rod snap just...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Neil Blood's post in the thread Korum omega rods with Like Like.
      These rods on launch were bigged up, big time by Korum “Best of the Best”, yet you struggle to find any angler recommendations for them...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant replied to the thread Unhooking mats......
      Well there are mats, and then there are mats, some mats aren’t necessarily better than lush grass, but I suppose any old crap mat on top...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant replied to the thread Unhooking mats......
      If you don't have to follow club or syndicate rules, common sense is all that's needed. If you know the type of ground in the swims...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Neil Blood's post in the thread Beavers, again. with Like Like.
      I absolutely love all things rewilding, but when we have no real wilderness to begin with and all land is owned by someone, then animals...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Julian Griffiths's post in the thread Beavers, again. with Like Like.
      I beleive they create more wetland type habitats by their dam building, which has shown that it's a positive thing for...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Terry Simner's post in the thread Indigenous Species in southern rivers - barbel with Like Like.
      Only those connected directly to the Europe continent via Doggerland (circa 8,000 years ago)
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Tim Marks's post in the thread Bread with Like Like.
      That roughly squares with my experience - lots of bread fishing for roach and I’ve hooked 1 barbel (on the B Avon) in all that time. It...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant replied to the thread Bread.
      In a word no ! over maybe 100's of sessions fishing for chub, and Roach..... It's all I use for Roach ! I've never once had a Barbel...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant replied to the thread Are we losing our Sixth Sense?.
      it's been a while since I posted last, but this thread got me going ! .... so hi all I'm still here 😁 . 'Our sixth Sense' I think is no...
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Ben Marr's post in the thread Are we losing our Sixth Sense? with Like Like.
      Right place, right time....needs to be learnt, imo.
    • Ian Grant
      Ian Grant reacted to Mike Hodgkiss's post in the thread Are we losing our Sixth Sense? with Like Like.
      From my experience ' success ' in angling is down six factors , not in any order of importance : 1- Confidence 2-Persistence 3-the...
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