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Recent content by Alexander Shepherd

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    Best pellets

    I’ve used sonubaits cheese garlic and their spicy sausage pre drilled hook baits in 14 mm and I think 8 mm both caught me barbel from the Kennet and lower Severn.
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    Storm sticks/banksticks

    Used dinsmore syndicate spiral point cam locks for years. Robust and a range of lengths available if they haven’t been discontinued.
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    The Tackle Box specialist landing net handle 1.6 to 3m

    I have both , but rarely need either , the drennan is lighter but the TB version to me seems more robust. I’d re buy the TB handle over the drennan but if image and brand matters buy the drennan.
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    Ross water Closure. Update.

    Air temperature has dropped, not sure water temperature follows as quickly.
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    Hereford river wye stretch

    Isn’t it £95 if not living in HR post code ?
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    Chris brown bank sticks

    I spoke to him last year when I ordered some bits and he hoped his son was going to take over the business. Not sure if that has happened.
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    Who to support

    The rivers everywhere seem to be in decline due to pollution,abstraction,predation etc. Who do I try to support/fund an answer ? Which political party ? Angling trust and fish legal seem to be getting negative press but who is fighting the cause for angling, by that I mean all angling sea,trout...
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    Harrison Torrix 12ft 1.25lbs T.C

    Unfortunately Harrison no longer list the 11 foot 1.25 lb torrix on their website it looks like it’s discontinued or perhaps now only available as a special order.
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    Baitworks new bait

    I thought the bait was meant to be made with water not eggs according to the website , if you want to use 200 gram of base mix can’t you just divide the liquid levels by 5 ?
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    What bait?🤔

    Sticky baits krill or krill active if it’s available.
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    Back rod rests

    John Robert’s butt grips or Gardiner tackle dual butt grips. Be careful if Googling butt grips , not recommended on work computers.
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    ‘Bitetimes to lifetimes’.

    According to his website barbel fishing world is a trust retailer of his books. Google Tom Bankes Angling hopefully a retailer near you Derek.
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    River Tripod

    Weights about 2 kilos without any alarms fitted.
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    Hemp

    Perhaps it’s the shipping cost , France is much closer than China. Is Chinese hemp superior in some way? £130 does seem expensive.
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    Hemp

    Hinders of Swindon have Chinese hemp on their web site but not in 25 kg sacks.
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