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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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    Wellies

    Yes Chris I am sorry if my posts appear misleading I only meant to mention I have friends not into fishing , paddle borders and kayakers and wild swimmers that use the products mentioned on neoprene. That use silicone spray or similar.Yes I’m sorry I know paddle borders and wild swimmers, I’m...
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    Wellies

    I know Ian no offence intended but James posted about silicone and neoprene wellies. You mentioned rubber wellies first in the post.
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    Wellies

    Not sure rubber and neoprene coatings are the same,probably wrong though.
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    Wellies

    I think it helps with the waterproofing of the outside nylon material, I know some people using wet suits spray the outside with back to black silicon spray. Not sure on the implications for water quality. I know some others use Ballistol oil in spray form.
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