Recent content by John Newman

That seems a high TC for tench fishing!

I have the first 10 days of the season off work, so the world is my oyster, unfortunately along with many others I imagine.

All anglers should join the Angling Trust because they are the only voice we have got in dealing with official bodies whether government or otherwise. Claiming membership because your club is affiliated is not an excuse because the AT only get about £1 per member. Individual membership costs...

Handle - Drennan Twistlock. Needs keeping maintained though or one day you will have trouble locking it. Net - currently, I would say the Korum rigid spoon 30 inch. Of all the nets I have owned I would use my old Shakespeare triangle net, with a solid metal spreader, exclusively if I could find...

It is very simple to make your own and there are plenty of videos on YouTube. Once you have tied some up then keep them on foam winders, coiled up in clear plastic bags or buy a Gardner Rig Bin. Choose hooks and line you know are good quality and pay attention to making good knots.

I have the 12ft 1lb TC which I use for chub fishing and it is excellent. I bought it direct from James Robbins at one of his Cadence roadshows as a package with a CS10 reel. I notice they are offering the package again making the rod and reel combo a bargain...

I would think the explanation is congentital rather like scoliosis in humans.

Another vote for the Bank Tackle wide gape barbless (10s & 8s). Also a good source for swivels, PVA bag clips etc. For float fishing I use Kamasan Animal spades mostly size 8 for cubed meat. Look for ebay sellers doing deals on multi packs e.g. 5 x packs of 10 hooks if you cannot get them...

In the past I have ground up Wotsits and Quavers to add to paste and liquidised bread. I also keep all the end pieces of wedges of parmesan in the freezer and once I have a decent quantity grate them finely and add that to liquidised bread

Yes, I have one of these. My main motive for buying it was because I can carry it set up in a quiver without the faff of a three piece although having used my three piece 15ft rods I now find I can cope with those set up, having sorted my technique for packing them away. It is an OK rod...

I get the feeling some twin tip rods only get used with one tip, usually the quiver section. I must have 5 such rods including a John Wilson rod that has 4 tip sections. This means the manufacturer is pricing the rod at a higher price than say a "Quiver rod" or "Avon Rod" that comes with just...

I think a lot of this is driven by a potential claim for £200 million quid that is being handled by a company that, if successful, will benefit to the tune of 30% of the compensation.

Looking at the Daiwa website it states suitable for 3-10lb lines which seems a very wide range. Also described as being for "Mainstream" float fishing and I don't really get what they mean by that. £699.99 is a heck of a lot of money too! The weight is 220 grams which puts it about the same...

As I think you know Rich, I bought a 13ft Power Tamer last year but didn't ever get to use it due to the float fishing season getting cut short due to early autumn floods, being away on holiday etc. Perhaps we should do a comparison session with our various rods?