Recent content by Lee Poultney

I remember fishing Barton around 1993 with a stick float and caster. Catching some lovely roach (remember them?) and chub when on several occasions I hooked and lost something decent. I was quite young then and didn't associate the river with barbel but have no doubts looking back that they were...

Indeed, your detailed perch photos enabled me to break my PB several times in the last two years although the carp can be a pain at times. Many thanks. Maybe I can get your autograph if we bump into each other?

Unfortunately for you, your reputation as a person far outweighs that as an angler.

Cool story.

What about posting pictures that blatantly give stretches away then creating a post like this. Funny old world isn't it?

Why is the BS's view taken as gospel? Aren't they just fellow barbel anglers that decided to join a club? Every river needs to be judged on its own merits and I'd imagine all the rivers have dropped significantly in temp over the weekend and with it DO levels will have increased. What this past...

Ok, so having identified the issue what is the solution?

Does it really matter?

I'm a big advocate of keeping casting to a minimum. Every time you cast, you alert the fish to your presence and if you're after big fish that will most likely be a big factor. I think you need to know your water and population though and when the fish are most likely to arrive and feed. If...

I've always visited Grasmere with a lure rod and nabbed a few pike. Good fun and idyllic at dawn before the crowds appear.

Warks Avon before Warks Avon now

Don't think we'll see it broken unless a new, albeit unsustainable haven that is only fished by a privileged few ever exists again.

Are we asking which river will produce THE record or which river will break its own record?

Many years ago I toyed with the idea of joining but then I thought, what's the point?

I have a set. The first set ate batteries like they were going out of fashion but I sent them back to RH. They replaced them FOC and gave me a cheque for £10 to cover my batteries. The second set have been going strong with the same batteries for two seasons so no problems. I've also tested the...