Recent content by Neil Blood

A local dairy farmer told me regarding bulls, its simple, if there’s a bull in a field stay out of the field as even the most placid of bulls can turn on you in an instant! I have no problem with cows, but I do follow the above rule.

In that case it was you Tim 🙂👍🏼

During the last couple of weeks I’ve bought both the 13ft Avenger and the 12 - 14ft Avenger. As per my previous post, the 13ft Avenger just blew me away, so the second rod was purchased too. I’m not an angler who is looking to go out trotting for Barbel every week. If I wanted to do this and in...

I have some Kev Baynes rods. He did his own specialist range of rods No 1, 2 and 3. These were built on Harrisons blanks and in some cases unique to him, so he claimed. Originally and 20+ years ago, he was also building on Sportex blanks. These Barbel rods were very highly regarded; however he...

Took delivery of a 13ft Avenger mid week, used it on the Upper Severn in Wales yesterday and in a snaggy swim. 7lb line on the pin with 5lb hook length to a size 16 super spade hook. Had 7 quality Chub to just under 5lb. No monsters or Barbel, but the rod just blew me away. As noted in a...

As said above, stand your ground. Also make noises and wave your arms around and they should just stop! Putting bulls and cows with calves to one side, I typically find the biggest problem with regular cows, is when you encounter a herd, which isnt used to puplic interaction in the their field...

Yes bought stuff from them. Isn’t this part of Decathlon in France?

In my lure fishing for Perch and Chub, I always join the braid to the fluorocarbon leader with a back to back grinner knot, which has never let me down. Last week and in an attempt to see how strong the knot is, I did six turns on each end connecting 15lb Drennan Gravel Braid to 12lb Gardner...

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This is the big stuff, but very expensive for 15KG https://blakesbaits.co.uk/product/huge-hemp-match/ Personally I’m happy with the hemp, I buy from here: https://maltbysstores.co.uk/products/hemp-seed?_pos=1&_sid=1bd2e6c21&_ss=r Not the biggest nor smallest grain size, but its fine 👍🏻

They stocked them into the River Dane last year. Non-native species to the river and part of it is a SSSI. Previously they’ve knocked back club Barbel stocking consents. Cant fathom the E.A decisions sometimes.

I’m currently fishing the Upper Severn in Wales, I need rope/dog spike, weed slasher and handsaw. No one is fishing it, bank access terrible. I’m 6’4” and some of the vegetation is taller then me! Very challenging but I love, it’s like having your own personal stretch of river! I also bailiff a...

Bit of a rum bugger Stef Horak and used to enjoy his writings in CAT (the last great fishing mag available at the news agents). Surprised he got away with writing some of it, including once doing something very rude with a sock, and after a curry, tiling a very small room, which was fitted with...

This Drennan 10ft Specialist Quiver rod is rated to 10lb line. Had a play with one in the local tackle shop and has good power reserves lower down: https://www.drennantackle.com/products/rods/specialist-rods/specialist-quiver-tip-rod-10ft/

Ok with you now 👍🏻 Of interest, when I approached Nutrabaits asking why they had no recommended base mix Barbel recipes on their website, they advised to elevate the levels of liver powder 🙂