Recent content by Daniel Jeffery

Fantastic fish, well angled Richard.

From my experience, prices are about the same although depends on what you’re after. The crashed yen should help though. You’ll find a wider range of stuff from Shimano, Daiwa etc, stuff that I didn’t even know Shimano made, lots of crazy bits and pieces. Bear in mind the Japanese market is...

Lea Valley pits definitely compete with FG in the headbanger stakes.

I think it’s one of those things that can be very rewarding but if you’re not careful a real soul-crusher. I fish Fishers Green on and off and it sits somewhere between challenge and absolute nightmare. I’ve mentioned elsewhere I recently fished it 17 times for zilch (apart from the odd minnow...

Some good info above, I’m almost tempted to go back lol. Just looked at my diary and it’s actually almost 11 years since I’ve been there. Last trip I was carp fishing. I was getting bothered by bream, switched to double 20 mm boilie and still caught bream. Amazing what the bigger ones will...

It’s been a long time since I’ve fished it (almost 10 years 😳) but back then, number 1 used to be a good bet for big bream. I used to fish it on the bend (more or less opposite where the channel between 2 & 3 is) fishing toward the island. Ball in as much bait as I could carry on the tube (gb...

As mentioned above, the problem with the Gardner Specialist XL 4m handle is that the collar at the business end is a weak point. The outer collar is glued and pinned to the handle (good) but the threaded part that connects to the net is a separate insert, not pinned just a knurled press fit...

Yeah saw that too. There seem to be two main stories going around about the lack brown sensor, factory fire or tightening of Japanese regulations. I might start selling it on the street corner in little bags.

The pike too. Last fish I caught at KW on double red maggot lol

It’s a bit tricky due to all the splits in the river between river (proper) Lea and Lee Navigation. Bear in mind KW itself is at a split between Nav & River. Above is the Nav, then the weir and split into river Lea and Nav: I think the nearest upstream gauge is Rye Bridge at Hoddesdon. Here...

If you’re struggling to find luncheon meat that’ll stay on, maybe a cube of saucisson sec would work. Should definitely stay on the hair lol. For something softer maybe saucisson cuit à l'ail. A barbel angler I used to know in France always used cheese (Comté).

Some of this, tiny amount, like one drop for a pint of maggs. You’ll smell like Grandma’s perfume/toilet air freshener all day.

Certainly agree on that. I’ve fished FG 17 times over the past 14 months for two chublets, one perch, a couple of minnows and a crayfish. I was sort of glad to hear Simon say in that video he knows other very good barbel anglers having 20 or 30 blanks.

I dunno, you’d be surprised. Last season there were a few 20s being reported, including James Crosby’s record 22lb 1oz in Nov. I phoned up in Feb expecting it to be busy and got a swim for the next day. When I fished it I was the only one there. (Didn’t blank! Caught a pike and a millers thumb...

Two feeder fillers I’ve used with success with worm on the hook come to mind. First is wormery compost mixed with a little sticky groundbait. The well riddled compost is high attraction/low feed. It has lots of interesting small stuff in it (pot worms, larvae, eggs, etc). The gbait helps to...