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  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread What banksticks/ storm poles??.
    For storm-poles the Korum screw ones are good as they come with a small detachable handle which really allows you to drive the bankstick...
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Paul Richardson's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    I was privileged to see a peregrine in a dogfight with a buzzard last week on the Severn Also green & less spotted woodpeckers ...
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Paul Bullinger's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    I've always maintained "it's not JUST about the fishing". We are privileged to see these things
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Kevin Steele's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    I was joined by a peregrine, for about two hours on the Avon, near Bidford, yesterday. It swept over the river several times and twice...
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Paul Bullinger's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    Whilst watching my static rod tip on the River Wye last week my attention was taken by this large insect that decided (unlike the...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    Yeah some of the swims are a bit dodgy. I thought Woody was super helpful. He got my phone, opened up Google maps and “pinned” exactly...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    Put us on a place called Warham. Friend I was with had three fish in three casts !!! We’re going to join HDAA next season for sure.
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread Why Korum, why?.
    Can I ask what legs you used for this tripod please ? I got a Trakker tripod for the Wye last weekend and within 2-mins it had fallen...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt posted the thread First time on the Wye in Barbel Talk.
    Just come back from four days on the Wye with a mixture of the Fishing Passport and HDAA day ticket. The Creel - Had my first Barbel of...
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Alan Rose's post in the thread Specialist Videos with Like Like.
    I think we have to acknowledge the mixed blessing of the internet, and YouTube in particular. Unfortunately, the ease with which you can...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt reacted to David Maddison's post in the thread Specialist Videos with Like Like.
    Regarding youtube videos on Barbel Fishing I'd say there are probably more "Carbelling" style videos out there than the 'Traditionalist'...
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    Gavin Burt reacted to Alex Dalton's post in the thread Specialist Videos with Like Like.
    Then there is the kidology of legends in thee own back yards flogging some product . I fished a session recently near a know it all who...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread Specialist Videos.
    Horses for courses IMO. Last Friday I went for a few hours after work with an 11ft rod and my pin, a rod rest and landing net. This...
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread Spanish Barbel.
    I’d message the guy in this video and Lee Swords.
  • Gavin Burt
    Gavin Burt replied to the thread Spanish Barbel.
    I fished the Guadiana earlier in the year for Barbel but the Portuguese side of the river (it runs from Spain). Ideally you want a...
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