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    Ben Marr reacted to Ian Woods's post in the thread Chasing chub.... with Like Like.
    I had a session after the chub last wednesday and had 30 plus fish, first dozen were approximately 2 to three pounds, the rest were...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Paul Rogers's post in the thread Chasing chub.... with Wow Wow.
    Sorry for the blurred front on image. Well as I am not catching barbel this season, and only just starting to get Chub. I thought I...
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    Ben Marr replied to the thread Acolyte users??.
    I dug out an old Youngs 13 ft trotter the other day for a friend to borrow, that came in a good quality hard tube and cost about £40...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Tom Casey's post in the thread Grayling with Like Like.
    Fished locally yesterday afternoon into dark , float fishing with corn or meat on the hook . I managed 4 grayling over a pound on corn...
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    Ben Marr replied to the thread Coming over from Ireland to fish the Wye. (Bucket list trip) . Any info appreciated.
    Much will depend on the level when you are fishing. If it's well up could be a question of just trying a lump of meat anywhere you can...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Ian Woods's post in the thread Acolyte users?? with Like Like.
    Almost an "occupational" hazzard that you'll break the tips......after using them since a few months of them being realeased and have...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Joe Winstanley's post in the thread How far North do barbel live with Like Like.
    These spate rivers in Scotland which originate in upland areas are just too acidic to support coarse fish like barbel. They are only...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Derek Funcks's post in the thread Lidl garlic sausage with Like Like.
    🤢 🤮🥴 Disgusting stuff, can't believe the fish like it. Never mind humans. 🤢🥴🤮
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    Ben Marr reacted to Joe Winstanley's post in the thread First time on the Wye with Like Like.
    The demise of the water-crowfoot will be almost entirely attributable to declining water quality, notably increased phosphate and...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Graham Tremble's post in the thread First time on the Wye with Like Like.
    If you guy’s don’t mind me deviating from the original thread a tad…… The Teme… The river in 90’s had angling pressure, floods, low...
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    Ben Marr replied to the thread Scales.
    I had a set of flyweights that were awful, cheap, nasty and inaccurate, so they got bined. I don't weigh a lot of fish so just bought a...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Tim Marks's post in the thread Scales with Like Like.
    There have been several recent ‘scales’ threads on here. FWIW I carry a pair of £5 eBay digital luggage scales as they are tiny and...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Richard Isaacs's post in the thread Another pb with Like Like.
    cheers. I’ve thrown in a lot of hours to get something that big on the float out of there. Those lazy big girls tend to not fuss with...
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    Ben Marr replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.
    https://vintagefishingtackle.co.uk/product/okuma-martin-bowler-4-1-2%E2%80%B3-centrepin-reel-2/ This suggests only the spool is...
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    Ben Marr reacted to Richard Isaacs's post in the thread Piscario centrepins with Haha Haha.
    I don’t see anything to gain from having a centrepin reel made from titanium. I can totally understand why they are a grand a piece as...
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