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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    I'd welcome that, because people are using the term without apparently explaining what they mean by it. Unless they do, it's hard to...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    (Sorry, this appears to be partly duplicated.) How does that put 'pressure' on the fish? And @neil. You can argue all you like about...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    Yes Gavin, but how does that put 'pressure' on the fish? .
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    Looks like we're opening a can of worms, but I'd be interested to hear how we define 'angling pressure'. Anyone? .
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Ben Marr's post in the thread Scales with Like Like.
    I had a set of flyweights that were awful, cheap, nasty and inaccurate, so they got bined. I don't weigh a lot of fish so just bought a...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread Scales.
    Has anyone tried the Reuben Heaton Microweigh 8000?
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Graham Tremble's post in the thread First time on the Wye with Like Like.
    The Teme… The Teme and it’s lack of Barbel had nothing to do with angling ‘pressure’ in my opinion . Over a very short period of time...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread First time on the Wye.
    I think river management is the least of our worries, especially for the Wye. Agricultural run-off (aka chicken sh1t) is the worst...
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Graham Tremble's post in the thread First time on the Wye with Like Like.
    I think friendly, enthusiastically helpful tackle dealers are an asset to us all. Most ‘visitors’ just want a few ‘pointers’ so that...
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Richard Bruton's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    As we are on the subject, had a simply lovely day roving for chub on the Hants Avon. Sunny all day with temps up around 24 degs...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread Surprise visitor.
    I doubt that would be a serious fight - just jostling for territory. Neither bird would risk injury when there's nothing to be gained...
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Paul Bullinger's post in the thread Surprise visitor with Like Like.
    Whilst watching my static rod tip on the River Wye last week my attention was taken by this large insect that decided (unlike the...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread Surprise visitor.
    I was joined by a peregrine, for about two hours on the Avon, near Bidford, yesterday. It swept over the river several times and twice...
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    Kevin Steele replied to the thread New Drennan Barbel Rods.
    I had a carrier section breakage earlier in the year - or rather my friend had one, on a rod I sold him, and he's not local to the...
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    Kevin Steele reacted to Neil Blood's post in the thread New Drennan Barbel Rods with Like Like.
    I think they’ve improved the lacquer finish on the full range of SS rods? I bought the Duo rod in Oct 2021 and the finish appears to...
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