Recent content by Cliff Turner

Lovely video but made me sad thinking about how the river has declined to its current state :(

had a few hours on the maggot feeder yesterday, blankety blank !

i think you can get away with a golf umbrella or similar when roving, you can just hold it while the rod is in the rest, if you're moving swims regularly you're going to be in and out the rain anyway.

If I may say gents, they are all good quality baits and I doubt very much if one outfishes the other, I honestly don't believe barbel or carp are that fussy, location and presentation are more important imo.

the middle Severn

wishing you a speedy recovery Simon.

Colin, have a look at the Cadence range too

i have both the 11' and 12' 1.75s and contrary to most I prefer the 12'. The 11' is much more tippy in its action whereas the 12' bends more through the rod which I prefer.

I had a look on YouTube and tried a few of the suggestions, Im going to give the perfection loop a go first.

I've been using Drennan Supplex in 10lb for a few seasons, very good abrasion resistance.

I use the palomar for attaching swivels but not for a loop ?

thanks for all the replies gents, lots of options there to look at/try out.

I did think I may have been over tightening the knot, I do wet with saliva first, maybe a more gentle touch required !!

I've always used a figure of eight loop knot to create the loop to attach my hook link to a quick change swivel. Today I lost a fish first cast with a newly tied hook length when the line snapped just below the knot, this made me think and realise that just below the loop is almost always where...

The Trent is more productive but the Severn is in much prettier countryside... both good options.