Recent content by James Berry

I would not bother with those cheap nasty models because they do not have a adjustable drag and run on cheap bearings you can not beat a true pin that has has a strong ratchet and adjustable drag, for 45.00 pounds you can pick up a good JW YOUNGS TRUDEX other good models that cost a bit more...

The picture clearly shows which net is best for resting Barbel after capture thanks

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A 30 inch net is about right for big chub or Barbel fishing on rivers like the wye. it is all so a good idea to have a alloy or carbon spreader block honestly those nets are a Joke for big Barbel fishing.

A 30 inch pan net is not big enough to rest a double figure Barbel you need a minimum 36 inch to 40 inch triangulated net,they give plenty of space for a Barbel to rest and recover,on occasions I have rested fish for three hours of more before they were ready to go. I have caught Barbel to...

I had to have another look it appears to be some Junk left on the bank or old farming machinery

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Neil I think usually people are caught by surprise and only get phone pictures or videos,I had seconds to pick my phone up zoom and shoot,the reason I did that was I saw something that was not a usual sized cat and not a dog The theory is that people use to keep exotic animals as pets and when...

I was fishing last night on a Thames trib in Oxfordshire,it was just coming in to dusk and I looked up through the trees on the far bank and saw a animal stealthily walking through the field,it was way too big to be a normal cat,its tail was quite thick dragging on the grass,and it was jet black...

When link ledgering you want your rig balanced against the flow of the river so you are in control,no point in trying to fish it in a raging flood,in such conditions get below a snag or the inside of a bend,cast out,pay out slack line and let it settle,if balanced correctly a lift of the rod or...

thank you to mike window for the rods and to Roger Simmons meet up soon

my quiver tips plug on to the rod blank and so do the tip rings,you must have just quivers that plug into only one sleeve then,anyway you can make something quite easily,with old rod parts,some whipping and rod finish,mine dont look pretty but they do the job.

Hello I use these rods myself and make up my own quiver tips,are you talking about the beatalight holder if so its just a match style ring whipped to the quiver

Rod is now sold to Rob Francis thank you