Recent content by Jim Gregory

I forgot to mention , 7 yrs later and I'm still using JBs super milk, and will always, as long as it's available. Not for homemades tho.. But for my paste, be it scopex squid or krill.

I personally don't think it makes any difference . Shelf or fresh home made, they both catch the same amount of fish.. .. They really aren't that fussy, especially Barbel and especially if they are hungry..I keep old spam in my pellets and it goes rock hard eventually , a bit like pepperami ...

Hi Gary, you might want to get commissioned a Brolly pole made from solid aluminum with a screw spike in the end , like the nash one I have... They are solid and your Brolly is going nowhere..

I'm patiently, hoping and waiting and hoping more, that they make an 11ft blank , 10 ft 6 , or even a 10ft blank, now that would be very interesting... 12 ft rods, don't really hold a place in my armoury... I feel I get a better playing action from shorter rods , they feel to have a little...

Hi Rob , what's the internal diameter, I'm wondering if my commissioned 4 piece avon would fit, the sections are 890mm. Jim

Sounds to me like Terry Edmonds hasn't found the best way to seat an alps reel seat.. Maybe he needs a bit more experience... I'm not sure of any top end rod builders that won't guarantee a rod built by themselves with an alps reel seat incorporated... Mine certainly will.

Mine are in there respective bag, ready for spring.. 😜. Hahaha 🤣 🤣 🤣

Sorry I've just realized it was a kings weir thread. Trent rant over...😃

Just as an example regarding weights I was fishing the trent at Newark on the old River last season, using 4oz on my inside rod in the slack, it stayed out for a couple of hours before I caught a chub using 15mm boilies on both rigs.. My outside rod holding well in the flow between the slack...

Wow , Steve, Looks like a river fish too. Excellent job 👌

If it's in the fields, andit's warmer water than running previously, and air temps are rising, I'll run to the river. No I won't , both knees are knackered 🤣🤣.. But if you do , make sure you know the lay of the land really well and always let someone know where you are;

That's a shame to hear Steve. Good luck in any new ventures you may be pursuing..👍

Yes Rob they were very good and a real players rod with a good progressive action. I then bought a pair of Hardy Marksman 11 ft 6 Avon's , and they were okay when the bottom 3rd of the rod started to work. But the top 2/3rds were way to soft... If you find another I'd be very interested, as I'm...

Wowsers, I had a pair of these before I moved onto all the Hardy range in 2006, If I remember correctly they were a very through action , a proper players rod, and they caught me plenty of chub and barbel on the Derbyshire Derwent.. They were purchased from tansley car boot sale for 30 quid ...

Winfield?😜