Recent content by John Newman

I have caught a fair number using float fished corn on the Trent. One day I was getting my home prepared hemp out of the freezer and came across a bag of frozen sweetcorn I had partly used. I chucked it in the bait bucket with a view to adding it to the loose feed. Having mixed some with the...

Does it have to be standard Sensor? Hyper Sensor seems to be widely available. I use Hyper in the higher breaking strains as it has a bit lower diameter.

I concur with Alan's suggestions. Get everything cleaned and dry off. I find a cotton bud useful for cleaning the hole inside the spool. I bought a bottle of "Pin Oil" from Garry Mills at a show but hair clipper or sewing machine oil should do the same job. The end float screw should allow...

Can you not be referred to an NHS Eye Clinic?

Having spent about £8 a pair for the ones I am using I like the look of this.

I know this has come up before but having now had cataract operations in both eyes over a four year period I now feel ready to commit to some prescription polarising sunglasses in the expectation that my vison should now be stable. High street opticians don't as far as I am aware offer frames...

I have a core range of hooks I used for the various types of fishing I do. My way of storing my stock is in of those useful tackle boxes Angling Direct (AD) sell which have dividers that can be put in various positions. When I need hooks I generally buy them on Ebay as a lot of sellers will...

When we were young we used to fish an old clay pit so made a small ball of clay and wrapped it around the line between the reel and first rod ring.

Blimey this one has hit the spot! Posted this evening and 6 pages of comments. I will read them tomorrow.

Something I have always hoped would happen occurred a couple of weeks back. I had a young kingfisher land on my rod but unfortunately it didn' hang around long enough for a photo. A few years back I was admiring the agility of a grey squirrel leaping from branch to branch in a tree where I was...

Whenever money is involved, scruples go out of the window! A heck of a lot of venues only allow keepnets for matches which does seem unfair for pleasure anglers and the argument for match anglers only keeping fish for 5-6 hours could be countered by pleasure anglers stciking to the same time...

I tend to fish daylight just into dark and have always been very careful not to shine the beam from my headtorch across the water. However on a number of occasions when I have been packing up in the dark I have turned my torch on and started gathering my things together while leaving my rod...

I have Merrels too but which are very supportive for the ankle, good grip from he soles and comfortable all day, however, just staring to let water creep in after 3 years. In fairness I have never re-waterproofed them and I should do it now the dew is settling in the mornings,

Another vote for Andrew Burt's floats. The "All Round" float is what I use most and comes in 4.5, 6.5 ans 8.5 gram sizes. The "Big Float" has a larger option at 11.5 gram. These floats are very visible at distance (catalogue attached but may be out of date so check with Andy for current...

There are a few Trent groups on Facebook. As a start, I suggest join them and pick up info from there.