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  1. Lawrence Breakspear

    Drennan super specialist

    Brilliant rods, I have the 1.5 tc version, what a bargain for £30!
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    Bad barbel pics

    A pre digital self take of a very special large lower Severn barbel in the late 1990"s with its headless captor i. e. me, then realising that was your only frame left on your Olympus 35mm trip camera ...😥
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    A conflict of interest?

    The EA (and possibly the Angling Trust (AT) , however they the AT will neither confirm or deny this despite being asked on numerous occasions) also invest their work place pensions into 7 out of the 9 water companies, another perfect example of a conflict of interest, there is little integrity...
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    Float rod for Trent barbel

    Drennan 13ft Tench
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    Feel angry, sad and frustrated

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/10/environment-agency-pension-fund-criticised-for-owning-stakes-in-uk-water-firms
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    Rolling fish question

    They could well be avoiding capture by not taking the baited hook that's hard on the bottom and feeding off the feeder spills either mid water or inches below the surface... Try a small hair rugged polly ball or Cork ball with as many maggots super glued to it, we used to call this the Medussa...
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    Feel angry, sad and frustrated

    No need for that Joe, it's about an opinion, yours is different to mine, I respect your view, since the formation of the AnglingTrust the pollution and predation situation has progressively got worse on their watch, the basis of the formation of Fishlegal ( AnglingTrust) is clear in their...
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    Feel angry, sad and frustrated

    Their words, not mine, I would say they have failed wouldn't you? https://fishlegal.net/about/about-fish-legal/
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    Feel angry, sad and frustrated

    Its no mystery as to why the water companies pollute our rivers with raw sewage, effluent or Chemicals ... Its all about profit, returns on investments, shareholder dividends etc., the more they clean up the discharges the more it costs, the less they spend the more their investors capitalise...
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    River Severn near Worcester

    Sorry mate, it used to be...
  11. Lawrence Breakspear

    River Severn near Worcester

    Kempsey AA stretch at Kempsey ....
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    Martin Bowler leaving Drennan

    MS of the AT ?
  13. Lawrence Breakspear

    Meat fishing a nearside slack

    Meat reacts to water temperature in both ways, a water temp of 20c can make the meat soft ( I use SPAM) whereas a water temp of below 15c hardens the meat off I don't use big meat when water temp falls below 10c, I use smaller pieces i.e. oxo cube size on a hair, the Barbel can suck the meat...
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    Meat fishing a nearside slack

    The best thing to stop the hook pulling through it a small piece a pva nugget on the bend of the hook before you pull it back into the meat, within 20 seconds of being in the water it dissolves and the bait is still on the hook and the hook is in the same position...
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    Meat fishing a nearside slack

    Drennan Continental boilie hook is the one you want...size 2 or 4...
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