Recent content by Bob Watson

Bought the big cheese base mix from him/there a year or two back, just browsing the tincaberry range now, the tench should be waking up on my syndi', I usually go down the maggot feeder route but last season didn't produce as good as previous seasons for one reason or a suspected other. I'll...

Nutrabaits cranberry nutrafruit was a good bait for me, carp and tench loved it. Not sure if you can still get it but never seen it for years. Also the meaty marine stick mix in a tin.

I have what I believe is the original model, a solid black plastic base and the rest similar to what Richard labelled the later model. Just heading out to watch Boro' v Millwall, I'll post a pic later.

This one?

Bought my 123 in 1993 along with a Silstar tradition match 13' for trotting the Anker around Atherstone when I moved back to the midlands for a year. I thought that rod was the absolute dogs dangly bits after using an old thing I had as a schoolboy for years.

I have a 123M that I used to use all the time, it still has concept 2000 line on it, nowt wrong with them!

If you want a fishing rod and not an ornament, Dave Lumb, not knocking any others (I can't, having no experience of them) but Dave makes a good rod, he'll build it to your preferred spec regarding rings, Cork etc. I've had quite a lot of rods made by Dave and all are excellent.

What exactly are you looking for out of FC line? If it's the "invisibility" factor, don't get sucked into the hype, it's just as visible in any lake or river water than any other line, insofar as, when it's been immersed for a while, it looks like a marine washing line with all sorts of...

Market place is good if you use a bit of common sense, cash on collection or before posting. I sold a motorbike on MP a few years ago, the lad came, looked, bought the bike subject to test ride, transferred me the money on the understanding that if he damaged the bike he bought it, if he didn't...

As far as I'm concerned it was a very negative comment, also quite hypocritical as is your last sentence in your quote above. Does your quarry have any say in the matter when you drag it form its' natural habitat? Is the grass Ian laid his fish on any more of a sharp object than the hook in...

I've been looking in since the "negative" post, waiting for a response by, hopefully Ian but also any other member. All I can say is; well restrained Ian!

Yeah, I saw that a while back. I reckon with modern CNC machining, it would take a really bad machinist to knock out a reel that didn't perform modestly well. Taking into account most of them, including that one, are bearings.

Just had a spin of the NGT in my local shop. I don't know if I'm missing something but it seems perfectly usable to me and if the bearings aren't up to much for longevity, a simple fix down the line. It's light as a feather, no drag but a thumb would solve that and a positive feeling ratchet.

Been looking myself, my old daiwa apron has seen better days. 2 or 4?

I'd value it a tenner................ I'll give you £20 😊