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    The best thing you’ve seen whilst fishing

    I’ve only ever managed one. Doesn’t happen that often and normally when it does my phone is in my bag and the second you move no matter how slowly to grab your phone they fly off. I happened to have my phone in my hand for this picture. Shame my boot is in the picture but I didn’t want to move...
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    The best thing you’ve seen whilst fishing

    Continuing with the moles I was fishing at arley once when I suddenly felt something by feet. Looked down and the earth was moving and 2 moles came out and had a fight in between my feet before retreating back underground. Maddest thing I’ve seen was whilst fishing at bewdley there was a pigeon...
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    River reports

    I’ve been catching sod all lol
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    Upstream or downstream if fishing in a group?

    Are we talking all 3 on the same peg or on 3 pegs next to each other? Either way I’d probably rather be downstream unless i knew the pegs and knew which one was best lol. If all on same peg the middle would probably be my last choice
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    Fox digital scales calibration

    Had some fox digitals years ago. After 2 years they started weighing all over the shop. Weigh a fish 3 times and get 3 wildly different weights. Contacted fox and they said I’d have to post them to them with a cheque for £35. Decided to just put that money into a new set of dials instead.
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    SOLD Vass-Tex 700 Edition Thigh Wader

    If someone else wants them mate you can let them have them it’ll be my loss. Don’t want you missing out on a sale but thanks though
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    SOLD Vass-Tex 700 Edition Thigh Wader

    Sweet. I’ll message you next week if you haven’t sold them
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    SOLD Vass-Tex 700 Edition Thigh Wader

    These still for sale mate? Might have them next week providing I get paid and my car doesn’t cost me a fortune to repair
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    Daiwa 20 GS BR LT 5000C

    Had no issues with mine other than one time I had the runner on and got into a fish, lifted the rod up and flicked the runner off and it didn’t deactivate. I tried reeling and the line kept peeling off. In the end I flicked the bait runner back on then off again and it disengaged. Only happened...
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    Still a place for a lump of luncheon meat

    I use size 4 Nash claw pulled through the meat with a long needle and twisted 90 degrees with a bit of grass to stop it pulling straight out. You’re never going to be able to cast it too far but as long as you’re gentle on the cast it won’t come off. If I’m happy with where I’m cast I’ll leave...
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    Water temp

    Agree really. If you’ve made the effort to go to the river you might as well fish. I generally go by the rule of if I want to fish and the air temp when I get there is going to be 3 or 4 degrees or above I’ll go. I don’t mind if it’s going to get colder while I’m there I’ll just pack up if I get...
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    Best pellets

    Personally I think if your using halibut pellets then halibut pellets are halibut pellets no matter which brand you buy. Never noticed any difference in catch rates whatever brand I use. I tend to use robin red pellets the last few years but more often than not I’ll use a big chunk of meat...
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    Cows

    Can remember fishing the teme years ago with a couple of mates and as we was walking back to the car after it got dark we came across a couple of guys hiding behind a tree on the bank surrounded by cows lol. One of my mates was from a farming family who just laughed and marched straight through...
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    New Age Of Barbel Fishing

    Problem with the building trade is it got saturated with foreign labour that kept the prices low for so long. A couple of years after the brexit vote there was noticeably fewer foreigners on site and prices went up a bit as people couldn’t get the labour but even still what we get paid today is...
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    Floor seat

    Got a couple. Used to take one floater fishing so I could have a sit down if I wanted whilst travelling as light as I could. Couldn’t sit on it clipped up like a seat used to just have it flat. Now I just use one to put my bag on if it’s muddy. Has also been used as an emergency landing mat when...
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