Recent content by Ian Woods

An upgrade is a step up in performance to what you already have for that purpose. In some cases it may be an upgrade because of quality etc.

BUMP.

This is the kind of waist pouch that I have used for years, but my one is green, this one may be a bargain for someone.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395353718443?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qkPhUGFVRse&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FKVbC7l4S7S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY This...

My orvis guide pack arrived today, it's a bigger version of my orvis passage. Crazy money for a bag, but if it lasts like my passage and is as comfy to wear then ot's well worth the expense. I've tried it on and it feels great, strange how the others I have go over my left shoulder, but this one...

That does look gimmicky, it sticks out too far and I know it would be an hinderance for me. For years now i've been using a ESP pouch same as John has mention he uses.....they are very good. A couple of months back I got a drennan specialist waterproof version which has a zip up lid. The lid...

I have a pair of the above, unused and boxed which i'm selling for a good friend of mine. He bought them about 6 months back and never even bothered to try them on. He had a day up on conniston yesterday but when he got the wellies out they don't fit him, so they have never actually been used...

Crackin fish Richard 💪🙌🏽

I used to carry my bits and pieces in a waistcot, and carry a cotton neck bag full of maggots round my neck. That was ok for a spell, but then I wondered WTF my neck was wrecking me 🙄. It took a while, but I finally gave up on that idea lol. Nowadays I carry a small'ish bucket with several pi...

I've just clocked those rucksacks, they look ok if you want a rucksack, but they are nothing like the slings i'm talking about.

I have one of those drennan roving sling bags and find it to be naff, there isn't even a retaining strap so everytime I bend over it slips round....total crap imo. I did try going down the shoulder bag route, I fou d the best one to be a orvis, then the crane bag from aldi's, but, I couldn't get...

I get what your saying, i think some of their stuff has gone downhill, but the sling bags are still sound...imo. Regarding the waterproofing, it's only a few quid for a tin of spray on scotchguard/waterproofer. For my medium sized ones I have placcy bag for life from liddle to put the bag in...

When I go float fishing for barbel I often walk several miles of river whilst doing so. Because of this I like to take as little as possible, but not so little as to be stuck for something. For years I searched for the best thing to carry my gear in, trying waist pouches, small rucksacks, fly...

The browning sphere spliced rods were designed to handle larger fish.

In all honesty i've had lots of red letter sessions when fishing for chub and barbel using a number of different rods. I remember my first outing whilst using the first 13 6 sphere I got, I had a number of chub, but this was first fish I caught on the day... So obviously they catch fish...

We'll, i'll just have to bow to your superiour knowladge.....lucky i've got a couple of spliced rods 😉🤣👍.