Recent content by Neil Blood

According to the NFU….. “all farmers are guardians of the countryside” 🤣

I did read somewhere that the Guru Barbel rods were built by Daiwa?

Yep hooks look good. I always liked the original Drennan Barbel hook, although the straight hook point was prone to turning over occasionally.

Best Chub hooks ever made IMHO. Many moons ago the BFW shop ordered me a load from Harrison Rods, who were the Owner importer.

I find the vast majority of stuff on Youtube to be amateurish, product placement mad or both. I’m also finding the latest Matt Hayes content to be a little dated in its style. My recommendation is take out a one month subscription to Fishflix, as the content from Martin Bowler is awesome and...

Message sent Joe

Of interest there’s a complete new range of Drennan Specialist Hooks due to land, including a new Barbel Hook with a beaked point. Current choices: Barbel - Korda Wide Gape. Meat - Original Partridge Barbel hook Chub and Perch - Kamasan B983 Specialist.

I may now actually consider an Acolyte 13ft Specimen or 12ft 2 piece Carp Waggler? As the river season is coming to an end, I’ll puchase something for next autumn, when my Perch season starts again. My other go to Perch rod is a 15ft Acolyte Plus, but its too long for certain tight swims...

This is an old thread! Anyway, I received some of this last week in blue cheese flavour and it stinks: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323232261867?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=o0Y33dnnQaG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&var=513394184847&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It’s horrible as per my previous posts above

I only just realised that there’s this option from Free Spirit in 13ft: https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/free-spirit-float-rods/19980-free-spirit-tamer-power-float-rod.html Any opinions please, based on what I want it for?

That floppiness is the problem with the Drennan, when laying on close to cover, as when you hit a good fish, the top two thirds of the rod bend right round before hitting the more powerful lower butt section. You’re effectively giving the fish a meter start before you’re anywhere near in...

Does anyone have experience of this rod: https://tacklebox.co.uk/darent-valley/tackle-box-darent-valley-13ft-2-piece-specialist-float-rod/ I want a 2 piece 13ft float rod, to be used for laying on for Perch with lobworms, which are occasionally taken by big Chub and Barbel. I’m not looking for...

Yep Scotland is far more wild than England and Wales, but even Scotland doesn’t have true wilderness. In 2021, NatureScot issued licenses to remove 120 Beavers from Tayside alone, 87 of which were killed under license. Also in England, you dont see the RSPB all over the Beaver success story...

That’s the one Steve, PM on its way 🙂