Recent content by Mike Thompson

Andrew, carry them in your bag, they weigh very little. Then slip them on your boots or wellies when you get near the area you are planning to fish. I'm in my 70's and can still pull them on my boots whilst still wearing them.

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A quiet stretch on the Yorkshire Derwent.

Hi all, Just a heads up. Bank Tackle are offering a 15% discount on hooks until midnight Sunday. Just use code HOOK15.

Nice one Richard, you too Lewis. To improve filtration buy a bunch of watercress from the supermarket. Take off the elastic band and push the stems into the gravel. It will root in a few days and cover all the gravel in a few weeks. Great water purifier, tastes good and when it gets too big, cut...

Thought that might be the case ! The front tubes of the chair are much longer than the legs. So provided the tube thickness was increased, you could make much longer legs and add the mud feet. Are the legs plain tubing or is there a groove or indent ? If just plain tube the modification would be...

Neil, Can you take a picture of the front legs with them fully extended. I modified my JRC easily with some aluminium tubing.

What you doing in my swim Kevin ? 😁.

Lets have some input into new Korum products for May. My suggestion is for barbel waders. They would have little wings just above the ankle to give stability in fast water. Just like a formula 1 car.

Jim, I have both 11' Trevor West and 11' Torrix. Their actions are very similar.

Good to see you out again Graham. How is the shoulder now ?

Is this your new local David ?

I have the Gardner, but it is heavy, so purchased the Tackle Box 3Mtr which has proved very robust.

Mark, Why not ask on here if anyone has a 1.75 Torrix they are willing to sell. All my best rods were purchased second hand from bfw members at about half the price of new.

Does anyone know the difference between the f.s. River Tamer and Barbel Tamer. Or did they just change the name in the hope of selling more ? I have two 11' x 1.5tc barbel tamers which were made several years apart. The early one has a smooth Matt finish, the newer one the ridged gloss finish...